Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRYSTAL LAKE CCSD 47·NCES 171135004457
Glacier Ridge Elementary School
1120 Village Rd, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · (815) 477-5518 · McHenry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
103 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
49.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 37.6% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Glacier Ridge Elementary School
Glacier Ridge Elementary School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Ridge Elementary School this school | 360 | 28.6% | 51.4% |
| Park View Elementary School Glen Ellyn | 390 | 32.3% | 64.8% |
| J W Riley Elementary School Arlington Heights | 319 | 34.8% | 53.9% |
| Lowell Elementary School Wheaton | 283 | 30.4% | 70.2% |
| Sycamore Trails Elementary School Bartlett | 424 | 24.5% | 62.4% |
| Bower Elementary School Warrenville | 406 | 31.5% | 69.9% |
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 Glacier Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #549 of 1,925 | #23 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #673 of 2,077 ▼ 73 | #19 of 44 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #691 of 2,077 ▼ 202 | #25 of 44 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #1,207 of 2,419 | #39 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #116 of 2,035 | #2 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #881 of 2,042 | #22 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #1,810 of 2,132 | #33 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.9% | #32 of 1,461 | #1 of 31 |
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
360
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 668
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 | 360 | 36.2 | 9.9:1 | 29% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 36.2 | 10.8:1 | 28% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 37.2 | 10.7:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 53.2 | 12.1:1 | 22% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 53 | 11.4:1 | 22% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 9% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glacier Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (642 to 360); teachers down 32% (53.2 to 36.2).
About Glacier Ridge Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in Crystal Lake, Illinois, Glacier Ridge Elementary School is part of Crystal Lake CCSD 47. The school had 360 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Glacier Ridge Elementary School is part of Crystal Lake CCSD 47, where 12 schools serve 6,889 students.
A majority of students at Glacier Ridge Elementary School, 68%, are White. Next come 13% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 80% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Glacier Ridge Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Its teaching staff equals 36.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Around 29% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Glacier Ridge Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Glacier Ridge Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 55.0%. Glacier Ridge Elementary School scores 51.4%, 3.6 points below that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in McHenry County, median household income is about $104,802, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 89 public schools operate in McHenry County, serving about 50,123 students.
The closest public school, Woods Creek Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles from Glacier Ridge Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Glacier Ridge Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Glacier Ridge Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 387 to 360.
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McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crystal Lake CCSD 47
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Lundahl Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Richard F Bernotas Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Coventry Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
Other schools in Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Crystal Lake South High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Prairie Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Lundahl Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Richard F Bernotas Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
Other Glacier Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Glacier Ridge Elementary. Glacier Ridge Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Glacier Ridge ElementaryDublin, OH · 559 students
Nearby schools
- Woods Creek Elementary School0.4 mi · 489
- Indian Prairie Elementary School0.9 mi · 496
- Lincoln Prairie Elementary School1.4 mi · 479
- Crystal Lake South High School1.6 mi · 1,279
- Harry D Jacobs High School2.1 mi · 2,056
- Heineman Middle School2.3 mi · 724
Frequently asked questions
About Glacier Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Glacier Ridge Elementary School?
Glacier Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
Is Glacier Ridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glacier Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Glacier Ridge Elementary School have?
Glacier Ridge Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Glacier Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Glacier Ridge Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Glacier Ridge Elementary School?
Glacier Ridge Elementary School is overseen by Crystal Lake CCSD 47 in McHenry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.