Briar Glen Elem School

Briar Glen Elem School is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in Wheaton, Illinois, operated by CCSD 89, with 523 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 37% above typical.

CCSD 89 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,260 students; Briar Glen Elem School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Briar Glen Elem School records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Briar Glen Elem School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at Briar Glen Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Briar Glen Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.1%, the actual is 64.7%, a residual of +9.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for DuPage County indicate median household earnings sit near $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Briar Glen Elem School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

The closest other public school is Glenbard South High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Briar Glen Elem School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 66.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Briar Glen Elem School's enrollment has increased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 523). Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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