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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 89·NCES 174050004077
Briar Glen Elementary School
1800 Briarcliffe Blvd, Wheaton, IL 60189 · (630) 545-3300 · DuPage County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
149 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 124 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Briar Glen Elementary School→Glen Crest Middle School
Based on grade levels within CCSD 89. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.1pp since 2023
Math
67.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.1% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 51.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Briar Glen Elementary School
Briar Glen Elementary School's state test result (64.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briar Glen Elementary School this school | 523 | 28.5% | 64.7% |
| Hoffman Elementary School Glenview | 481 | 26.0% | 70.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Wheaton | 458 | 32.8% | 69.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary Plainfield | 536 | 21.8% | 69.7% |
| Conley Elementary School Algonquin | 598 | 23.4% | 63.8% |
| Mackeben Elementary School Algonquin | 522 | 22.8% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Briar Glen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #214 of 1,925 | #40 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #268 of 2,077 ▲ 10 | #58 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #322 of 2,077 ▲ 51 | #59 of 141 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #459 of 2,419 | #28 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,975 of 2,035 | #144 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #578 of 2,042 | #62 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #1,811 of 2,132 | #78 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.1% | #52 of 615 | #3 of 57 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
523
+48 (+10%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 523 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 28% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 24 | 22.4:1 | 29% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 26.8 | 19.8:1 | 25% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 24.9 | 15.6:1 | 20% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 17% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 30 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 27 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briar Glen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (387 to 523); teachers up 9% (24.9 to 27).
About Briar Glen Elementary School
Briar Glen Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Wheaton, Illinois. It serves 523 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Briar Glen Elementary School is one of 5 schools in CCSD 89, which enrolls 2,260 students in total.
Briar Glen Elementary School is 58% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Briar Glen Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 19.4:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 28% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Briar Glen Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Briar Glen Elementary School would score about 55.1%. It scores 64.7%, 9.6 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for DuPage County show that the median household income is $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. DuPage County is home to 277 public schools and about 138,557 public school students.
The school nearest to Briar Glen Elementary School is Glenbard South High School, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Briar Glen Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Briar Glen Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 523, a 10% increase from 475 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Briar Glen Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CCSD 89
- Glen Crest Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Park View Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Arbor View Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Westfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
Other schools in Wheaton
- Wheaton Warrenville South High SchoolHigh · 1,864 students
- Wheaton North High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Wiesbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Glenbard South High School0.9 mi · 1,090
- Lincoln Elementary School1.1 mi · 458
- Arbor View Elementary School1.3 mi · 313
- Park View Elementary School1.5 mi · 390
- Edison Middle School1.6 mi · 635
- Whittier Elementary School1.8 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Briar Glen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Briar Glen Elementary School?
Briar Glen Elementary School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-05.
Is Briar Glen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Briar Glen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Briar Glen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Briar Glen Elementary School is approximately 19.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Briar Glen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Briar Glen Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Briar Glen Elementary School in?
Briar Glen Elementary School is part of CCSD 89.
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