Summary:
Zip code 74032 has two schools in Glencoe: Glencoe Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through eighth grade, and Glencoe High School, serving grades 9–12; together, they enroll 309 students. Their 2025–2026 test results vary considerably by subject. The most important takeaway is that neither school leads across the board: elementary stands out in math and science, while the high school leads in English Language Arts I.
In All Grades results, the high school scored 44% in English Language Arts I, compared with 33% at elementary, and both were above the 26% state figure. Elementary led in math, 45% to 19%, and science, 65% to 19%; it was 20 points above the state in math and 35 points above in science, while the high school was below state in both. The high school’s U.S. History score was 41%, matching the state. Grade-specific results also show strengths in both schools: seventh-grade elementary students were above state by 3 points in ELA and 11 in math; at the high school, 11th-grade ELA and math were above state by 8 and 2 points, while science was 2 points below. These comparisons describe different grade spans, not equivalent student groups.
Results changed sharply over the two years. Elementary science climbed 31 points, from 34% to 65%, while its ELA score fell 9 points and math rose 7; high school ELA rose 16 points, math 15, and science 3, while U.S. History fell 7. SchoolDigger’s high-school ranking improved from 296 of 463 schools (36th percentile, two stars) to 143 of 462 (69th percentile, three stars). Elementary reports lower chronic absenteeism than the state, 1% versus 16%; the high school reports 0% and an 89% graduation rate, compared with 78% statewide. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students were 72% at elementary and 63% at the high school; student–teacher ratios were 17.5 and 12.8, respectively. These figures offer context, not an explanation for score differences.
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