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Glenwood High School

Chatham, IL · Ball Chatham CUSD 5

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, midsize

120th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 80% Declining

1501 E Plummer Blvd, Chatham, IL 62629

(217)483-2424NCES ID 170492000184Directory 202324

1,468
Students
2023–24 enrollment
16.9:1
Student / teacher ratio
19%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
16.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Glenwood High School 120th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 80% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 90th in 2019 to 80th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%80%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Glenwood High School
66%
IL average
52%
Math
Glenwood High School
52%
IL average
38%
Science
Glenwood High School
61%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Glenwood High School IL average
25%50%75%66%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Glenwood High School IL average
25%50%75%52%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Glenwood High School IL average
25%50%75%61%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%86%67%63%42%21%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops 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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%86%57%52%14%11%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Black (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%77%64%63%59%33%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2024) and Black (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 1,468 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

6%White76%6%6%7%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 76%98%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White86.3%75.9% 10.4 pts
Two or more races2.5%6.9% 4.4 pts
Black3.7%6.0% 2.3 pts
Hispanic2.9%5.7% 2.8 pts
Asian4.0%5.5% 1.5 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $309K in zip 62629 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2007

$76K$152K$229K$305K$290K20072010201520202025

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What school district is Glenwood High School in?

Glenwood High School is part of the Ball Chatham CUSD 5 district in Chatham, Illinois.

Is Glenwood High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Glenwood High School 120th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 80% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Glenwood High School?

White 76%, Two or more races 7%, Black 6%, Hispanic 6% (1,468 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Glenwood High 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.