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Glenside Middle School

Q: Is Glenside Middle School a good school?

Glenside Middle School ranks 576 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Glenside Middle School in Glendale Heights, IL, serves 732 students in grades 5–8 as part of Queen Bee School District 16. Its clearest academic concern is math: 31% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, below both the state and district.

ELA is a relative strength against the state and district, but not against nearby schools. Glenside’s ELA proficiency was 63.1%, just above the district’s 62.5% and 7 percentage points above the state’s 56%; nearby schools averaged 72%. In math, Glenside’s 31% was 9 points below the state and 5 points below the district, and it trailed the nearby-school average of 48% by 18 points. Eighth-grade science was close to the state result—51% compared with 52%—but well below the nearby-school average of 71%. Absenteeism has improved, falling from 29% in 2021–2022 to 18% in 2025–2026. That latest rate was below the district’s 21% and state’s 24%, though above the nearby-school average of 15%.

Test scores have risen over the past two years, but Glenside’s relative standing has slipped. From 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency increased 14 points and math increased 8 points; the state gains were 15 and 11 points, respectively, so Glenside’s math gap with the state widened. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking fell from the 67th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 49th percentile in 2025–2026, when it received 2 stars. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 12, close to the nearby average of 11.4. As context, 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s rankings also point to areas to watch: Asian Students ranked at the 12th percentile, compared with 49th overall, while English Language Learner Students’ ranking fell from the 78th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 46th in 2025–2026.

732

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,189

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.5%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1560 Bloomingdale Rd
Glendale Heights, IL 60139-2734

(630) 260-6112

District: Queen Bee School District 16

Students who attend Glenside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Glenbard West High School

Feeder schools for Glenside Middle School:

Elementary:	Americana Elementary School
	Glen Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

24.6%

Asian:

23.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2019 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2019) to 49th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

Illinois avg49%

576^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

394^th of 738Queen Bee School District 16 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	576 of 1126	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.1	450 of 1368	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	469 of 1363	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	412 of 1367	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	429 of 1369	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	441 of 1241	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	333 of 1356	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	474 of 1293	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	469 of 1293	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.0	749 of 1294	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.7	514 of 1302	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.4	667 of 1322	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.6	584 of 1367	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	625 of 1365	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	642 of 1344	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.6	699 of 1327	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.3	609 of 1318	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.6	592 of 1293	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	491 of 1287	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.3	442 of 1272	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.3	528 of 1209	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.8	622 of 1204	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	72.7	337 of 1185	71.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	189 of 574	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	229 of 548	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	140 of 569	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	147 of 573	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	38 of 565	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	38 of 511	92.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	136 of 154	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	139 of 186	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	138 of 184	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	142 of 192	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	130 of 198	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	93 of 112	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	144 of 201	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	171 of 209	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	217 of 694	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	276 of 639	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	286 of 674	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	44 of 81	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	201 of 483	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	109 of 486	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	155 of 480	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	270 of 454	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	128 of 277	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	23 of 339	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	47.7	99 of 285	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	512 of 867	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.8	465 of 1248	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	478 of 1251	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	463 of 1275	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	409 of 1286	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	387 of 1017	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	311 of 1276	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	476 of 1226	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	257 of 483	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.7	256 of 669	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	225 of 643	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	191 of 661	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	228 of 662	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	205 of 517	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	155 of 639	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	229 of 590	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	341 of 788	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.4	265 of 1229	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	263 of 1219	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	149 of 1234	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	243 of 1221	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	307 of 1019	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	165 of 1217	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	330 of 1161	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	537 of 829	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.9	395 of 1271	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	414 of 1264	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	327 of 1292	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	399 of 1286	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	423 of 1048	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	330 of 1296	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	437 of 1223	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	272 of 812	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	390 of 802	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	322 of 805	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	306 of 781	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	327 of 548	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	142 of 792	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	39.3	304 of 602	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	459 of 754	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	367 of 884	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	430 of 875	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	324 of 895	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	376 of 898	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	465 of 813	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	259 of 905	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.9	475 of 889	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)69th percentile~ school

African American (2025)67th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%+7 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 23, 2013

Teachers here really care - my oldest goes here now - he loves it - he enjoys the academic challenges as well as the sports programs like wrestling and cross country. He got a chance to go to the high school for a summer bridge program and he really enjoyed that as well. Overall good school, great teachers! Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glenside Middle School	Public	5-8	1560 Bloomingdale Rd	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Queen Bee School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 260-6112	732	61	12.0	54.1%	180 (24.6%)	47 (6.4%)	318 (43.4%)	170 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	46	576^th of 1126 public middle schools	48.8%		63.1	450^th of 1368 public middle schools	67.1%	126	45.7	51.1	54.5	67.7	64.6	66.7	63.1	28.3	30.7	29.5	34.6	30.8	98.5%		$23,189	$872	$22,317
Marquardt Middle School	Public	6-8	1912 Glen Ellyn Rd	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 858-3850	754	73	10.3	59.9%	126 (16.7%)	92 (12.2%)	426 (56.5%)	90 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.3%)	31.7	767^th of 1126 public middle schools	31.9%		51.7	599^th of 1368 public middle schools	56.2%	168		43.0		57.4	49.5	53.3	53.4		31.4	32.7	28.6	30.8	98.6%		$29,840	$917	$28,923
Stratford Middle School	Public	6-8	251 Butterfield Dr	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 671-4300	520	64	8.1	45.8%	173 (33.3%)	40 (7.7%)	176 (33.8%)	123 (23.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	44.3	606^th of 1126 public middle schools	46.2%		66	412^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.9%	194		52.2		52.0	56.9	74.5	61.6		36.2	40.9	26.5	34.1	100%		$26,581	$230	$26,352
Jay Stream Middle School	Public	6-8	283 El Paso Ln	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 588-5200	572	57	9.9	42.0%	227 (39.7%)	35 (6.1%)	171 (29.9%)	133 (23.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	41.3	641^st of 1126 public middle schools	43.1%		59.1	499^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.5%	142		51.4		61.4	58.3	66.7	62.1		27.7	40.2	21.1	30.0	98.8%		$26,886	$230	$26,656
Hadley Junior High School	Public	6-8	240 Hawthorne Blvd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 790-6450	1,143	78	14.5	—	748 (65.4%)	27 (2.4%)	167 (14.6%)	133 (11.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.6%)	88.7	89^th of 1126 public middle schools	92.1%		94.7	58^th of 1368 public middle schools	95.8%	31		72.2		77.8	79.4	87.9	81.6		65.3	72.1	70.4	69.2	95.6%		$18,160	$403	$17,757
Westfield Middle School	Public	6-8	149 Fairfield Way	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Bloomingdale School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 529-6211	493	38	12.9	—	380 (77.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	84.9	124^th of 1126 public middle schools	89.0%		92.8	84^th of 1368 public middle schools	93.9%	40		87.0		85.1	86.9	88.6	87.0		52.5	55.0	55.4	54.4	97.4%		$17,373	$394	$16,979
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	211 E Franklin St	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2060	525	44	11.8	25.7%	337 (64.2%)	39 (7.4%)	68 (13.0%)	52 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)	88.8	88^th of 1126 public middle schools	92.2%		93.8	73^rd of 1368 public middle schools	94.7%	15		66.9		86.5	95.4	89.3	90.2		69.8	75.8	53.0	66.0	97.4%		$20,267	$204	$20,063
Roselle Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Park St	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Roselle School District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 529-1600	230	17	13.6	35.7%	177 (77.0%)	2 (0.9%)	34 (14.8%)	8 (3.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	92.4	55^th of 1126 public middle schools	95.1%		95.2	50^th of 1368 public middle schools	96.3%	5		87.3		84.7	85.5	95.8	88.3		58.8	75.9	71.8	68.6	99.2%		$18,271	$621	$17,650
Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	1855 Manchester Rd	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 682-2285	716	56	12.8	34.1%	418 (58.4%)	65 (9.1%)	131 (18.3%)	66 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (4.7%)	76.3	223^rd of 1126 public middle schools	80.2%		89.8	123^rd of 1368 public middle schools	91.0%	100		61.0		74.5	81.6	83.7	80.1		47.9	63.3	48.5	53.1	98.2%		$20,414	$365	$20,048
Spring Wood Middle School	Public	6-8	5540 Arlington Dr E	Hanover Park	60133	DuPage County	Keeneyville School District 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 893-8900	420	40	10.4	57.1%	142 (33.8%)	45 (10.7%)	174 (41.4%)	37 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	17.6	943^rd of 1126 public middle schools	16.3%		32.5	901^st of 1368 public middle schools	34.1%	42		45.3		44.8	30.6	40.9	39.2		26.6	20.7	20.1	22.4	99%		$21,884	$745	$21,139

Frequently Asked Questions about Glenside Middle School

How many students attend Glenside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Glenside Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Glenside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Glenside Middle School usually go on to attend Glenbard West High School

What is the racial makeup of Glenside Middle School?

Students at Glenside Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 25% White, 23% Asian, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Glenside Middle School a good school?

Glenside Middle School ranks 576^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Glenside Middle School in?

Queen Bee School District 16

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