Glenwood Elementary School
Chatham, IL · Ball Chatham CUSD 5
Regular public school · Grades K - 4 · Suburb, midsize
426th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 80%▲ Improving
1401 E Plummer Blvd, Chatham, IL 62629
(217)483-6704NCES ID 170492006196Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Glenwood Elementary School 426th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 80% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 68th in 2019 to 80th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4
Hispanic (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2022) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 609 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2011, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2011 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 81.5% | 69.1% | ▼ 12.4 pts | |
| Black | 6.5% | 9.2% | ▲ 2.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.7% | 8.2% | ▲ 3.5 pts | |
| Asian | 5.7% | 7.6% | ▲ 1.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.6% | 5.4% | ▲ 3.8 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts |
Typical home value $309K in zip 62629 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2007
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Glenwood Elementary School
- #241Chatham Elem SchoolBall Chatham CUSD 5 · 1.6 mi away241st of 2,105
ELA 72% ▲5 · Math 70% ▲11Compare - #244Ball Elementary SchoolBall Chatham CUSD 5 · 3.6 mi away244th of 2,105
ELA 73% ▲6 · Math 68% ▲9Compare - #1645Southern View Elem SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 5.1 mi away1,645th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▼41Compare - #1062Sandburg Elem SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 5.2 mi away1,062nd of 2,105
ELA 50% ▼17 · Math 35% ▼24Compare - #1449Hazel Dell Elem SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 5.6 mi away1,449th of 2,105
ELA 43% ▼24 · Math 21% ▼38Compare - #1208Lindsay SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 5.6 mi away1,208th of 2,105
ELA 49% ▼18 · Math 29% ▼30Compare - #1653Laketown Elem SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 5.6 mi away1,653rd of 2,105
ELA 29% ▼38 · Math 23% ▼36Compare - #1680Black Hawk Elem SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 6 mi away1,680th of 2,105
ELA 34% ▼33 · Math 17% ▼42Compare
What school district is Glenwood Elementary School in?
Glenwood Elementary School is part of the Ball Chatham CUSD 5 district in Chatham, Illinois.
Is Glenwood Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Glenwood Elementary School 426th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 80% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Glenwood Elementary School?
White 69%, Black 9%, Two or more races 8%, Asian 8% (609 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Glenwood Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62629 is $309K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.