Glen Crest Middle School

Set in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, Glen Crest Middle School is a large intermediate school, run under CCSD 89. It instructs 723 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Glen Crest Middle School sits 56% above that benchmark.

CCSD 89 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,260 students. Glen Crest Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Glen Crest Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Glen Crest Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.2%; this one delivers 56.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for DuPage County indicate median household income runs about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Glen Crest Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Park View Elem School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glen Crest Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.8%.

Glen Crest Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 10%: 657 students in 2018 compared to 723 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 11% to 17%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.