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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN BEE SD 16·NCES 173297006136

Glen Hill Elementary School

1324 Bloomingdale Rd, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 · (630) 260-6141 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Illinois public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
209 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8020%
Grade 17920%
Grade 27118%
Grade 37619%
Grade 49223%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (92).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
11328%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
16942%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
195%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
7820%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
154%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
19248%
Female
20652%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Glen Hill Elementary School→Glenside Middle School
Based on grade levels within Queen Bee SD 16. 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
58.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 10 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2558.6%38.1%
2023-2442.0%27.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Hill Elementary School

Glen Hill Elementary School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Glen Hill Elementary School this school39852.5%45.1%
Winnebago Elementary School
Bloomingdale
34346.6%47.7%
Western Trails Elementary School
Carol Stream
32056.9%43.9%
Carol Stream Elementary School
Carol Stream
39661.4%43.9%
Timber Trails Elementary School
Hoffman Estates
36346.8%47.3%
Robert Frost Elementary School
Mount Prospect
53257.9%26.2%
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 Glen Hill Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn DuPage County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.1%#734 of 1,925#79 of 112
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
38.1%#1,025 of 2,077
▼ 130
#115 of 141
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.6%#725 of 2,077
▲ 16
#93 of 141
▲ 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
398#1,011 of 2,419#73 of 163
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.2:1#609 of 2,035#49 of 146
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.7%#166 of 2,042#18 of 146
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
52.5%#1,228 of 2,132#31 of 123
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.8%#585 of 615#55 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 2024-25
Enrollment
398
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 500
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2539832.712.2:153% (209)
2023-2441131.413.1:158% (240)
2022-2338432.211.9:153% (205)
2020-21439N/AN/AN/A
2017-1839528.314.0:144% (175)
2015-164582518.3:145% (205)
2010-115002222.7:139% (197)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Hill Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (395 to 398); teachers up 16% (28.3 to 32.7).

About Glen Hill Elementary School

Glen Hill Elementary School sits in Glendale Heights, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 4, with 398 students enrolled.

Queen Bee SD 16 is responsible for 4 schools, Glen Hill Elementary School included, with 1,608 students in all.

At Glen Hill Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 42%. It is also 28% White, 20% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of DuPage County is roughly 16% Hispanic. Glen Hill Elementary School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school has about 12.2 students per teacher and 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in DuPage County average 34%.

The allk12 Grade for Glen Hill Elementary School is B. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

On BeatsExpectations, Glen Hill Elementary School is 3.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.

Recent Census Bureau figures for DuPage County show that the median household income is $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Glen Hill Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in the county.

The nearest public school is Queen Bee School, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Glen Hill Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment at Glen Hill Elementary School declined 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 439 to 398 students.

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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 Hill Elementary School
District
Queen Bee SD 16
Address
1324 Bloomingdale Rd, Glendale Heights, IL 60139
Phone
(630) 260-6141
County
DuPage County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
398
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
209 (53%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
173297006136
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Queen Bee SD 16
Other schools in Glendale Heights
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Frequently asked questions

About Glen Hill Elementary School
How many students attend Glen Hill Elementary School?
Glen Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Glen Hill Elementary School serve?
Glen Hill Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glen Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glen Hill Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Glen Hill Elementary School?
Glen Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 42% Hispanic, 5% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Glen Hill Elementary School in?
Glen Hill Elementary School is part of Queen Bee SD 16.
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