Schiller, Alfred A.,House · Photo: Teemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0Glen Ellyn’s public schools outscore 87% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Glen Ellyn’s districts is 48%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Glen Ellyn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Glen Ellyn’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 407 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Glen Ellyn’s, its schools beat 82%, lower than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 41% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Glenbard Township High School District 87 spends $25,306 per student and Glen Ellyn School District 41 $20,239, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Glen Ellyn’s grade
A: better than 87% of Illinois school districts, #98 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glen Ellyn, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Glen Ellyn · depends on your address
Forest Glen Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 581 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Briar Glen Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 523 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Wheaton
Arbor View Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 313 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Glen Ellyn · depends on your address
Hadley Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,143 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Glen Crest Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 723 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Glen Ellyn · depends on your address
Hadley Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,143 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Glen Crest Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 723 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Glen Ellyn · depends on your address
Hadley Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,143 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Glen Crest Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 723 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Parts of Glen Ellyn (2% of its land) are served by Lombard School District 44 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Glen Ellyn
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Glen Ellyn vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Glen Ellyn’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Ellyn | A | Glen Ellyn School District 41 PK–8 · Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Wheaton | A− | Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Lombard | B+ | Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Carol Stream | B+ | Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
All 3 neighbors share Glenbard Township High School District 87 with Glen Ellyn for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Glen Ellyn
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Glen Ellyn’s schools
Are Glen Ellyn’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Glen Ellyn children attend outscore 87% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #98 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Glen Ellyn in?
Glenbard Township High School District 87, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 7,810 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Glen Ellyn are served by Lombard School District 44.
Where do Glen Ellyn kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Glenbard West High School, Glenbard East High School, Glenbard North High School and Glenbard South High School.
What is Glen Ellyn’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Glenbard Township High School District 87 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Glen Ellyn spend per student?
$25,306 in Glenbard Township High School District 87, $20,239 in Glen Ellyn School District 41 and $20,006 in Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Glen Ellyn families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.