The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Glen Hill Elementary School
Glen Hill Elementary School is a kindergarten through fourth-grade school in Glendale Heights, a far-west Chicago suburb in DuPage County. The school serves a student body of about four hundred, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across the grade bands. Demographically, the school reflects significant diversity: roughly half the enrollment is Hispanic or Latino, with substantial shares who are Asian, white, and Black. The school's free-or-reduced-price-lunch data was not reported.
The school is part of Queen Bee School District 16, which has recently completed a major reconfiguration. The district consolidated its four schools into three buildings, with Glen Hill and Americana each becoming K-4 elementaries. Both schools received new gymnasium and multipurpose room additions along with renovated libraries as part of this shift. Glenside became the district's 5-8 middle school, with its own major expansion and renovation. A new centralized District Operations Center now sits next to Glenside, consolidating administrative services for the first time in the district's history.
In state testing results, Glen Hill shows a mixed profile. In third-grade English and language arts, the school's proficiency rate was above 50 percent. Third-grade mathematics proficiency was roughly 40 percent. Fourth-grade results followed a similar pattern: English and language arts proficiency was just under 60 percent, while mathematics proficiency dropped to about one-third. The school participated at high rates in the state assessment in both grades tested, approaching or reaching full participation. Mathematics proficiency data for grades five through eight does not appear because Glen Hill does not serve those grades. State testing changed its cut scores for proficiency starting this school year, making year-to-year trend comparison unreliable for now.
When placed alongside other elementary schools in DuPage County, Glen Hill's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint among the county's tested schools. Among the county's school districts overall, it sits in the lower half. A parent may want to discuss with the school what instructional approaches are in place to support mathematics proficiency in particular, and how the school tailors instruction for students reading or performing below grade level.
The school sits in a residential suburban setting dominated by mid-century and later ranch-style homes, split-levels, and townhomes. The median home value in the Glendale Heights zip code is in the mid-to-upper three hundreds of thousands of dollars, with year-over-year appreciation of a few percent. Median rent is in the lower two thousands. The housing market shows steady inventory and moderate demand. Glendale Heights is almost entirely car-dependent, with major commercial activity clustered at intersections along arterials rather than a traditional main street. Interstate 88 lies a few miles west. The village's central civic anchor is Camera Park, a sixty-acre park near the civic center with playgrounds, splash pad, skate park, athletic fields, and trails. The Glenside Public Library sits nearby. Employment locally is anchored by health care, industrial and business parks, and retail and service firms.
The district's recent capital investments signal confidence in the area, and the school sits in a stable community with mature infrastructure. The school environment reflects the suburb's diversity and residential character. Whether this academic profile fits a family depends on their specific needs and expectations for early-grade instruction, particularly in mathematics.
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