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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180345000467
Glenwood Leadership Academy
901 Sweetser Ave, Evansville, IN 47713 · (812) 435-8242 · Vanderburgh County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Indiana public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
328 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 57% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
7.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
11.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
8.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Leadership Academy
Glenwood Leadership Academy's state test result (8.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Leadership Academy this school | 436 | 75.2% | 8.4% |
| Lowell Elementary School Indianapolis | 466 | 72.5% | 33.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School South Bend | 383 | 71.8% | 16.7% |
| Pine Elementary School Michigan City | 396 | 73.5% | 30.3% |
| Success Academy Primary School South Bend | 610 | 75.6% | 18.2% |
| Franklin Square Elementary School Jeffersonville | 524 | 76.3% | 19.5% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Glenwood Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Vanderburgh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #965 of 983 | #22 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #944 of 986 | #20 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #972 of 986 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #523 of 1,079 | #16 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #36 of 991 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #16 of 996 | #2 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #83 of 1,058 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #188 of 353 | #5 of 6 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
436
+81 (+23%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 436 | 40 | 10.9:1 | 75% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 43 | 10.3:1 | 81% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 39.1 | 10.6:1 | 88% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 39 | 9.1:1 | 84% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 93% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 39 | 10.3:1 | 94% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 37 | 9.2:1 | 95% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 81% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Leadership Academy.
About Glenwood Leadership Academy
Glenwood Leadership Academy is a public elementary school run by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp in Evansville, Indiana. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 436 students in 2024-25.
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp has 38 schools; together they serve 21,589 students.
The largest group at Glenwood Leadership Academy is Black students, at 37%. The remaining students are 24% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 6% Pacific Islander. Census figures show Vanderburgh County is about 9% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Glenwood Leadership Academy scores 74%.
Staffing at Glenwood Leadership Academy comes to 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1. Glenwood Leadership Academy counts 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Vanderburgh County.
Among Indiana public elementary schools, Glenwood Leadership Academy outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Glenwood Leadership Academy is 13.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 8.4%. Predicted: 22.3%.
In the wider Vanderburgh County area, median household income comes to about $61,648, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Vanderburgh County counts 44 public schools with about 22,423 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Lodge Community School, is the closest to Glenwood Leadership Academy. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Glenwood Leadership Academy. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Glenwood Leadership Academy ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased 23% over 4 years, reaching 436 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.1:1 to 10.9:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Glenwood Leadership Academy, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Vanderburgh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,117
Census ACS
Median income
$61,648
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
22,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in Evansville
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- William Henry Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,332 students
- Francis Joseph Reitz High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,087 students
- North Junior High SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- McCutchanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Nearby schools
- Lodge Community School0.7 mi · 510
- Culver Family Learning Center0.8 mi · 172
- Benjamin Bosse High School1.1 mi · 868
- Washington Middle School1.2 mi · 331
- Fairlawn Elementary School1.3 mi · 450
- Lincoln School1.4 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Glenwood Leadership AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Glenwood Leadership Academy?
Glenwood Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Glenwood Leadership Academy serve?
Glenwood Leadership Academy serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Glenwood Leadership Academy have?
Glenwood Leadership Academy employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Glenwood Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at Glenwood Leadership Academy are roughly 24% White, 20% Hispanic, 37% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Glenwood Leadership Academy?
Glenwood Leadership Academy is overseen by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp in Vanderburgh County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.