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Enrollment
672
Middle
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALL CHATHAM CUSD 5·NCES 170492004497
Glenwood Intermediate School
465 Chatham Rd, Chatham, IL 62629 · (217) 483-1183 · Sangamon County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
151 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 5 | 350 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 322 | 48% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Ball Chatham CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
67.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
45.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.9pp 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 46 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 45.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 32.9% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Glenwood Intermediate School
Glenwood Intermediate School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Intermediate School this school | 672 | 22.5% | 52.8% |
| Glenwood Middle School Chatham | 735 | 22.7% | 51.0% |
| Old Quarry Middle School Lemont | 856 | 19.7% | 74.2% |
| Liberty Middle School Edwardsville | 888 | 19.3% | 55.8% |
| Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School Mahomet | 812 | 23.3% | 67.0% |
| Lincoln Middle School Edwardsville | 736 | 25.7% | 47.8% |
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 Glenwood Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #163 of 578 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #182 of 640 ▲ 23 | #3 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #213 of 640 ▲ 112 | #5 of 17 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #156 of 691 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #537 of 558 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #350 of 560 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #506 of 581 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #303 of 440 | #11 of 13 |
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
672
-68 (-9%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 687
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 | 672 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 22% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 37.1 | 18.5:1 | 24% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 44.5 | 16.3:1 | 24% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 36 | 20.1:1 | 22% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 33 | 22.4:1 | 19% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 16% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (725 to 672); teachers up 3% (36 to 37).
About Glenwood Intermediate School
Glenwood Intermediate School is a middle-grades school in Chatham, Illinois, reachable at (217) 483-1183. Classes run from 5 through 6, and the school has 672 students. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 45% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in Ball Chatham CUSD 5 totals 4,516 students.
White students are the majority at Glenwood Intermediate School, with 78% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 78% of residents are White. Glenwood Intermediate School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 37 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.2:1. That is higher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 22%. That is 26 points below the 48% average for public schools in Sangamon County.
Test results at Glenwood Intermediate School are 5.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.8% actual, 58.5% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Sangamon County show that the median household income is $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Glenwood Intermediate School is one of 77 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Glenwood Intermediate School is Glenwood Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Glenwood Intermediate School is ahead of the 43.2% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Glenwood Intermediate School is Suburb: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 672, a 9% decrease from 740 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Glenwood Intermediate School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ball Chatham CUSD 5
- Glenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,484 students
- Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Chatham Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Other schools in Chatham
- Glenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,484 students
- Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Ball Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Chatham Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Other Glenwood Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Glenwood Intermediate. Glenwood Intermediate School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Glenwood Intermediate SchoolCanton, OH · 817 students
Nearby schools
- Glenwood Middle School0.2 mi · 735
- Ball Elementary School1.4 mi · 552
- Glenwood High School2.1 mi · 1,484
- Glenwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 573
- Chatham Elementary School2.9 mi · 500
- Edwin A Lee Elementary School4.5 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Glenwood Intermediate SchoolHow large is Glenwood Intermediate School?
Glenwood Intermediate School enrolls approximately 672 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Glenwood Intermediate School serve?
Glenwood Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Glenwood Intermediate School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Glenwood Intermediate School.
How diverse is Glenwood Intermediate School?
Glenwood Intermediate School reports a student body of 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenwood Intermediate School?
Glenwood Intermediate School is overseen by Ball Chatham CUSD 5 in Sangamon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.