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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 89·NCES 174050004078

Glen Crest Middle School

725 Sheehan Ave, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 · (630) 469-5220 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL723 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Illinois public middle schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-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 middle schools

Enrollment
723
Middle
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
192 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 624434%
Grade 723032%
Grade 824934%
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%
White
42859%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
12417%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
345%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
8712%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
487%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
39555%
Female
32845%

School pathway

Feeds from
Park View Elementary SchoolKG–05Westfield Elementary SchoolKG–05Arbor View Elementary SchoolPK–05Briar Glen Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within CCSD 89. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
67.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2567.0%46.7%
2023-2462.1%40.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Glen Crest Middle School

Glen Crest Middle School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Glen Crest Middle School this school72326.6%56.0%
Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus
Hawthorn Woods
69723.4%70.7%
Glenn Westlake Middle School
Lombard
93530.6%47.2%
Richard Ira Jones Middle School
Plainfield
85122.4%60.4%
Franklin Middle School
Wheaton
52525.7%71.5%
Heineman Middle School
Algonquin
72421.3%60.6%
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Glen Crest Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn DuPage County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#128 of 578#25 of 43
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.7%#171 of 640
▼ 21
#29 of 51
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#217 of 640
▼ 51
#33 of 51
▼ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
723#126 of 691#14 of 51
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#415 of 558#46 of 48
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.9%#157 of 560#22 of 48
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
26.6%#482 of 581#28 of 43
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.0%#52 of 127#4 of 10
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
723
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 789
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257235014.5:127% (192)
2023-247014515.6:125% (173)
2022-2370248.214.6:122% (155)
2020-21710N/AN/AN/A
2017-1865744.214.9:118% (116)
2015-166254813.0:119% (116)
2010-117075014.1:10% (0)
2000-019235317.4:1N/A
1990-917894417.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Crest Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 10% (657 to 723); teachers up 13% (44.2 to 50).

About Glen Crest Middle School

Glen Crest Middle School is one of the public schools in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It is a large middle school. The school has 723 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 56% higher.

Glen Crest Middle School belongs to CCSD 89, a district of 5 schools and 2,260 students.

The share of White students at Glen Crest Middle School is 59%, a majority. It is also 17% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 50 full-time-equivalent teachers at Glen Crest Middle School, giving a ratio of 14.5:1. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. By family income, 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among Illinois public middle schools, Glen Crest Middle School outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

Glen Crest Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.0% and a predicted 56.2%.

In DuPage County, the median household earns about $112,096 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across DuPage County, 277 public schools serve about 138,557 students.

Measured in a straight line, Park View Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Glen Crest Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 56.0% is below the 61.8% average for nearby schools.

The federal government classifies Glen Crest Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.

The school's size has been steady, with 710 students in 2020-21 and 723 in 2024-25.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.

DuPage County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Glen Crest Middle School
District
CCSD 89
Address
725 Sheehan Ave, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Phone
(630) 469-5220
County
DuPage County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
723
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
192 (27%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
174050004078
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CCSD 89
Other schools in Glen Ellyn
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Frequently asked questions

About Glen Crest Middle School
How large is Glen Crest Middle School?
Glen Crest Middle School enrolls approximately 723 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Glen Crest Middle School serve?
Glen Crest Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Glen Crest Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Glen Crest Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glen Crest Middle School?
At Glen Crest Middle School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Glen Crest Middle School in?
Glen Crest Middle School is part of CCSD 89.
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