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Glenbrook South High School

Public Grades 9-12
21st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 698 Illinois High Schools
Better than 97% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Glenbrook South High School is a public high school located in Glenview, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,015 students. The school is part of the Glenbrook HSD 225 district, which is ranked 17th out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Glenbrook South consistently ranks among the top 25 high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 17-26 over the past 5 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 80.9% proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, 75.3% in ACT/Mathematics, and 77.4% in ACT/Science for the 11th grade in 2024-2025. Glenbrook South's performance on the PreACT Secure tests for 9th and 10th graders is also impressive, with 86.2% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 72.8% in Mathematics for 9th graders. Compared to the state and district averages, Glenbrook South's test scores are significantly higher, often by 20-30 percentage points.

Glenbrook South has a very high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 95.7% over the past few years, and an exceptionally low dropout rate, ranging from 0.5% to 2.7% during the same period. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking among the top 30 in Illinois for most subgroups and in the top 15 for African American and Special Education students. While Glenbrook South has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.3% to 26.3% over the past few years, it is an area of potential concern that the school may investigate. Overall, Glenbrook South High School is an exceptional educational institution that consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois.

2,923
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,079
Per pupil spending ?
16.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4000 W Lake Ave
       Glenview, IL  60026-1239

(847) 729-2000

District: Glenbrook HSD 225


Feeder schools for Glenbrook South High School:

Elementary:    Glen Grove Elementary School
    Henking Elementary School
    Henry Winkelman Elementary School
    Hoffman Elementary School
    More...
Middle:    Attea Middle School
    Field School
    Springman Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
54.0%
Asian:
23.1%
Hispanic:
15.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (77% vs 48% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 3% of Illinois high schools
96% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school77%
District avg81%
Illinois avg48%
21st of 698
Illinois public high schools ?
Top 3%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From top 12% (2015) to top 3% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Glenbrook HSD 225
17th of 811Glenbrook HSD 225 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202596.521 of 69897.0%★★★★★
202498.226 of 69796.3%★★★★★
202395.523 of 69996.7%★★★★★
202296.025 of 69996.4%★★★★★
202199.117 of 68897.5%★★★★★
201998.017 of 70197.6%★★★★★
201897.418 of 64797.2%★★★★★
201795.626 of 64296.0%★★★★★
201649.9282 of 64356.1%★★★☆☆
201581.172 of 61488.3%★★★★☆
201495.120 of 67097.0%★★★★★
201395.217 of 67097.5%★★★★★
201294.817 of 66597.4%★★★★★
201191.931 of 65595.3%★★★★★
201093.622 of 64396.6%★★★★★
200991.233 of 63294.8%★★★★★
200891.926 of 62495.8%★★★★★
200795.218 of 61297.1%★★★★★
200694.318 of 59697.0%★★★★★
200592.620 of 59096.6%★★★★★
200494.913 of 59297.8%★★★★★
200395.616 of 58697.3%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202595.614 of 32395.7%★★★★★
202484.029 of 29990.3%★★★★★
202398.212 of 30196.0%★★★★★
202267.161 of 29479.3%★★★★☆
202160.562 of 28177.9%★★★★☆
201999.67 of 29997.7%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202568.241 of 14872.3%★★★★☆
202471.642 of 13769.3%★★★★☆
202366.149 of 13463.4%★★★☆☆
202279.826 of 14181.6%★★★★☆
202177.526 of 13580.7%★★★★☆
201974.234 of 13073.8%★★★★☆
201875.831 of 13276.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202596.515 of 49196.9%★★★★★
202470.776 of 42982.3%★★★★☆
202392.122 of 42894.9%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202578.932 of 28488.7%★★★★☆
202439.8111 of 24855.2%★★★☆☆
202364.242 of 21780.6%★★★★☆
202290.39 of 20595.6%★★★★★
202180.214 of 18992.6%★★★★★
201952.049 of 18373.2%★★★★☆
201892.45 of 15196.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202594.620 of 68597.1%★★★★★
202497.924 of 66496.4%★★★★★
202393.727 of 65695.9%★★★★★
202294.326 of 65896.0%★★★★★
202198.419 of 63997.0%★★★★★
201997.019 of 66597.1%★★★★★
201897.115 of 62097.6%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202572.769 of 36681.1%★★★★☆
202469.566 of 33680.4%★★★★☆
202363.285 of 33374.5%★★★★☆
202269.570 of 33579.1%★★★★☆
202178.743 of 31786.4%★★★★☆
201960.094 of 31770.3%★★★★☆
201873.354 of 29181.4%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202499.23 of 12597.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202584.160 of 67291.1%★★★★★
202487.654 of 63991.5%★★★★★
202383.857 of 64491.1%★★★★★
202286.046 of 62692.7%★★★★★
202184.363 of 61189.7%★★★★☆
201988.635 of 63994.5%★★★★★
201887.630 of 58594.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202596.722 of 68596.8%★★★★★
202497.626 of 66896.1%★★★★★
202395.922 of 66896.7%★★★★★
202296.122 of 66496.7%★★★★★
202199.016 of 65397.5%★★★★★
201997.917 of 67597.5%★★★★★
201896.618 of 61997.1%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202585.229 of 21186.3%★★★★☆
202488.621 of 18288.5%★★★★☆
202384.723 of 16385.9%★★★★☆
202290.315 of 17091.2%★★★★★
202189.521 of 16086.9%★★★★☆
201982.427 of 16583.6%★★★★☆
201879.431 of 15479.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202599.28 of 52798.5%★★★★★
202496.730 of 48293.8%★★★★★
202398.817 of 47696.4%★★★★★
202297.916 of 49396.8%★★★★★
202194.417 of 45396.2%★★★★★
201986.931 of 47393.4%★★★★★
201881.140 of 37489.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202596.618 of 56496.8%★★★★★
202496.329 of 55494.8%★★★★★
202394.324 of 55795.7%★★★★★
202292.440 of 56092.9%★★★★★
202197.920 of 55396.4%★★★★★
201997.813 of 55297.6%★★★★★
201897.113 of 54897.6%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school
Homeless (2024)98th percentile~ school
Female (2025)97th percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)97th percentile~ school
White (2025)97th percentile~ school
Male (2025)97th percentile~ school
African American (2025)96th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)86th percentile-11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-16 vs school
Asian (2025)72nd percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts81%+29 vs state
Science77%+29 vs state
Mathematics75%+36 vs state

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Students at Glenbrook South High School are 54% White, 23% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,923 students attended Glenbrook South High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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