Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0Glenwood’s public schools score below 84% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Glenwood, 6% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Glenwood, 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.
Glenwood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1475 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Glenwood’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 13% of tested students were proficient in reading and 6% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Brookwood School District 167 spends $21,043 per student and Bloom Township High School District 206 $22,240, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Glenwood’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Illinois school districts, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glenwood, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Glenwood · depends on your address
Longwood Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 364 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hickory Bend Elem School
Grades K–4 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Glenwood · depends on your address
Longwood Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 364 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hickory Bend Elem School
Grades K–4 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Glenwood · depends on your address
Longwood Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 364 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hickory Bend Elem School
Grades K–4 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Glenwood · depends on your address
Longwood Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 364 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hickory Bend Elem School
Grades K–4 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Glenwood · depends on your address
Longwood Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 364 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hickory Bend Elem School
Grades K–4 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Glenwood
Brookwood Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 231 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Glenwood
Brookwood Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 231 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Glenwood
Brookwood Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 226 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Glenwood
Brookwood Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 226 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Glenwood · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
10th grade in Glenwood · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Glenwood runs its own schools through grade 8 (Brookwood School District 167). From grade 9, students attend the Bloom Township High School District 206, shared with Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, Crete, Ford Heights, Lynwood, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights and Steger. Its elementary school is in Glenwood. Parts of Glenwood (15% and 4% of its land) are served by Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 and Homewood School District 153 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Glenwood
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Glenwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Glenwood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | C− | Brookwood School District 167 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Chicago Heights | C | Chicago Heights School District 170 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Lynwood | C− | Sandridge School District 172 PK–8 · Sunnybrook School District 171 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Homewood | B | Homewood School District 153 PK–8 · Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 9–12 |
| Thornton | D | Thornton School District 154 PK–8 · Thornton Township High School District 205 9–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Bloom Township High School District 206 with Glenwood for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Glenwood
5 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 Glenwood’s schools
Are Glenwood’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Glenwood children attend score below 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Glenwood in?
Two districts: Brookwood School District 167 runs grades PK–8, and Bloom Township High School District 206 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, Crete, Ford Heights, Lynwood, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights and Steger.
Where do Glenwood kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bloom High School and Bloom Trail High School.
What is Glenwood’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Bloom Township High School District 206 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Glenwood spend per student?
$21,043 in Brookwood School District 167 and $22,240 in Bloom Township High School District 206 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Glenwood 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.