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Enrollment
732
Middle
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN BEE SD 16·NCES 173297003415
Glenside Middle School
1560 Bloomingdale Rd, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 · (630) 260-6112 · DuPage County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
396 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 5 | 166 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 183 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 26% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Based on grade levels within Queen Bee SD 16. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
30.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.8% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 22.9% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Glenside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #243 of 578 | #33 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #351 of 640 | #44 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #274 of 640 | #35 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #117 of 691 | #13 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #189 of 558 | #20 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #48 of 560 | #7 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.6% | #21 of 127 | #1 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
732
+140 (+24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.0:1
% White
25%
was 19%
% Hispanic
43%
was 50%
% Black
6%
was 6%
% Asian
23%
was 22%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 732 | 60.5 | 12.1:1 | 54% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 56.9 | 13.5:1 | 56% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 56.7 | 13.6:1 | 48% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 45.4 | 13.0:1 | 41% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenside Middle School.
About Glenside Middle School
Glendale Heights, Illinois, is home to Glenside Middle School, a large middle school. It reports enrollment of 732 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts enrollment 58% above the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
Queen Bee SD 16 includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,608 students.
About 43% of students at Glenside Middle School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 25% White, 23% Asian, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. DuPage County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 27 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 12.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Glenside Middle School, which has 60.5. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Glenside Middle School is about 54%. The 34% average for public schools in DuPage County is 20 points lower.
Glenside Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.5% is 6.2 points above the 40.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is DuPage County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $112,096 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in DuPage County number 277, with about 138,557 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Queen Bee School, is the closest to Glenside Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Glenside Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Glenside Middle School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Glenside Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment figures show a rise of 140 students from 2017-18 to 2024-25. Meanwhile, the Hispanic share shrank from 50% to 43% of enrollment.
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
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 Queen Bee SD 16
- Americana Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Glen Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Queen Bee SchoolElementary · 77 students
Other schools in Glendale Heights
- Americana Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Glen Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Queen Bee SchoolElementary · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Queen Bee School0.2 mi · 77
- Americana Elementary School0.4 mi · 401
- Glen Hill Elementary School0.7 mi · 398
- Reskin Elementary School0.8 mi · 294
- Marquardt Middle School1.3 mi · 754
- Black Hawk Elementary School1.4 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Glenside Middle SchoolHow large is Glenside Middle School?
Glenside Middle School enrolls approximately 732 students in grades 05-08.
Is Glenside Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glenside Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Glenside Middle School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Glenside Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Glenside Middle School?
Student demographics at Glenside Middle School are roughly 25% White, 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 23% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Glenside Middle School in?
Glenside Middle School is part of Queen Bee SD 16.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.