Glenwood Middle School

Set in Chatham, Illinois, Glenwood Middle School is a roomy intermediate school, part of Ball Chatham CUSD 5. It serves 735 students across grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 59% larger than the state mean of about 462.

Glenwood Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Ball Chatham CUSD 5, a district that teaches 4,516 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Glenwood Middle School logs that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Sangamon County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glenwood Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.4%, the actual is 51.0%, a residual of -7.4 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sangamon County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Sangamon County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students), Glenwood Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Glenwood Intermediate Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glenwood Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.4%.

Glenwood Middle School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 743 students in 2018 compared to 735 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 78% to 73%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.