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Enrollment
935
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOMBARD SD 44·NCES 172346000104
Glenn Westlake Middle School
1514 S Main St, Lombard, IL 60148 · (630) 827-4500 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
286 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 297 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 300 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 338 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lombard SD 44. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.1% | 28.1% |
% 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Glenn Westlake Middle School
Glenn Westlake Middle School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Westlake Middle School this school | 935 | 30.6% | 47.2% |
| Glen Crest Middle School Glen Ellyn | 723 | 26.6% | 56.0% |
| Monroe Middle School Wheaton | 716 | 34.1% | 66.8% |
| Richard Ira Jones Middle School Plainfield | 851 | 22.4% | 60.4% |
| Chiddix Jr High School Normal | 597 | 30.8% | 48.1% |
| Jefferson Jr High School Naperville | 832 | 29.1% | 63.8% |
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 Glenn Westlake Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #234 of 578 | #31 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #253 of 640 ▲ 24 | #39 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #372 of 640 ▼ 22 | #44 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 935 | #39 of 691 | #6 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #197 of 558 | #22 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #153 of 560 | #20 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #455 of 581 | #25 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #227 of 440 | #16 of 37 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
935
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 1,058
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 | 935 | 76.7 | 12.2:1 | 31% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 967 | 74.2 | 13.0:1 | 30% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 967 | 73.5 | 13.2:1 | 29% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,055 | 77.6 | 13.6:1 | 31% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 1,002 | 65 | 15.4:1 | 28% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 1,019 | 68 | 15.0:1 | 29% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 1,058 | 65 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenn Westlake Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,055 to 935); teachers down 1% (77.6 to 76.7).
About Glenn Westlake Middle School
Glenn Westlake Middle School is a large middle school with an address in Lombard, Illinois. The school counts 935 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 102% above the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.
Lombard SD 44 operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,989 students.
White students are the majority at Glenn Westlake Middle School, with 59% of enrollment. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 76.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.2:1. On average, middle schools in Illinois have 13.0:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 31% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in DuPage County average 34%.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Glenn Westlake Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Glenn Westlake Middle School is 53.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.2%.
Census estimates describe DuPage County this way: the median household income is $112,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, DuPage County has 277 public schools and roughly 138,557 students.
The next-closest public school is Manor Hill Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Glenn Westlake Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.5% on proficiency, and Glenn Westlake Middle School is below that at 47.2%.
Locale data from NCES put Glenn Westlake Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 921 to 935, a small change.
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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 Lombard SD 44
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Manor Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Pleasant Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
- Park View Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
Other schools in Lombard
- Glenbard East High SchoolHigh · 2,311 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Westmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Schafer Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Manor Hill Elementary School0.1 mi · 285
- John Schroder Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 159
- Glenbard East High School0.9 mi · 2,311
- York Center Elementary School1.3 mi · 163
- Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School1.4 mi · 381
- Westfield Elementary School1.5 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Glenn Westlake Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glenn Westlake Middle School?
Glenn Westlake Middle School enrolls approximately 935 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Glenn Westlake Middle School serve?
Glenn Westlake Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Glenn Westlake Middle School have?
Glenn Westlake Middle School employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Glenn Westlake Middle School?
Student demographics at Glenn Westlake Middle School are roughly 59% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Glenn Westlake Middle School public or private?
Glenn Westlake Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lombard SD 44.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.