Glendale Heights’s public schools outscore 59% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Glendale Heights, 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.
Glendale Heights’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 31% and math 28% 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 Queen Bee School District 16 $20,157, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six 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 Glendale Heights’s grade
B: better than 59% of Illinois school districts, #370 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glendale Heights, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Glendale Heights · depends on your address
G Stanley Hall Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 343 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Glendale Hts
Winnebago Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 343 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Bloomingdale
Queen Bee School
Grades PK · 77 students · 26:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Glendale Heights · depends on your address
Marquardt Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 754 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Glendale Hts
Glenside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 732 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Glendale Heights · depends on your address
Marquardt Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 754 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Glendale Hts
Glenside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 732 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Glendale Heights · depends on your address
Marquardt Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 754 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Glendale Hts
Glenside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 732 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Parts of Glendale Heights (12% and 3% of its land) are served by Glen Ellyn School District 41 and Community Consolidated School District 93 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Glendale Heights
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Glendale Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Glendale Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Glendale Heights | B | Queen Bee School District 16 PK–8 · Marquardt School District 15 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Bloomingdale | A− | Bloomingdale School District 13 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Lake Park Community High School District 108 9–12 |
| Carol Stream | B+ | Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Addison | C+ | Addison School District 4 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Glenbard Township High School District 87 with Glendale Heights for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Glendale Heights
12 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 Glendale Heights’s schools
Are Glendale Heights’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Glendale Heights children attend outscore 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #370 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Glendale Heights 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 Glendale Heights are served by Glen Ellyn School District 41 and Community Consolidated School District 93.
Where do Glendale Heights 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 Glendale Heights’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 Glendale Heights spend per student?
$25,306 in Glenbard Township High School District 87, $20,157 in Queen Bee School District 16 and $24,231 in Marquardt School District 15 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Glendale Heights 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.