Elementary school (grades K-5) · Glenview, IL

Glen Grove Elem School

Federal NCES profile for Glen Grove Elem School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 171692001998
0/100100/10069/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Glen Grove Elem School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools.

#1 of 5
elementary schools in Glenview · Resource Index
69
Resource Index · Higher
10.5:1
small classes for Illinois
398
students enrolled

Glen Grove Elem School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools. Computed live against every Illinois school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Glen Grove Elem School ranks #1 of 5 elementary schools in Glenview, IL.

School address

Enrollment

398

Illinois · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

38.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.5:1

vs 14:1 Illinois avg

-25% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Glen Grove Elem School compares with Illinois and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Glen Grove Elem School

Glen Grove Elem School is a mid-sized elementary school in Glenview, Illinois, enrolling 398 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.5:1, Glen Grove Elem School is leaner than roughly 86% of Illinois schools and 25% under the state's 14:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

With 398 students, its enrollment sits close to the Illinois median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 3,845 Illinois schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (40%) and Asian (38%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 68/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 8.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Glenview Ccsd 34 spends $22,443 per pupil, 32% above the Illinois average, a better-resourced district than most.

Among Glenview's elementary schools, it stands alongside Pleasant Ridge Elem School (492 students): Glen Grove Elem School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.5:1 vs 12.6:1).

Glenview Ccsd 34 also operates Springman Middle School (811 students) and Attea Middle School (714 students) alongside Glen Grove Elem School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Glen Grove Elem School compares

Glen Grove Elem School on the metrics families compare, against Illinois and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Illinois Illinois avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 25% 14:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 398 top 46% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
398
Bigger than 47% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 14% in Illinois - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$22,443
per pupil, district-wide - above Illinois avg of $17,042
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 39.5%
Asian 37.5%
Hispanic or Latino 12.3%
Two or More 8.1%
African American 2.5%

Largest group: White at 39.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 68.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 68.1, Glen Grove Elem School is more mixed than the Illinois school average of 38.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Glenview Ccsd 34, which includes Glen Grove Elem School.

$22,443
Per student
+32%
vs Illinois
Avg $17,042
+35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.5%
State 22.4%
Federal 6.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Glen Grove Elem School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Springman Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Attea Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Pleasant Ridge Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Hoffman Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Henking Elem School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Glen Grove Elem School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Glenview Ccsd 34 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Glenview

4 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Illinois, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Glen Grove Elem School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Glen Grove Elem School

How many students attend Glen Grove Elem School?

Glen Grove Elem School has 398 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Glenview, IL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Glen Grove Elem School?

The student-teacher ratio at Glen Grove Elem School is 10.5:1, which is 25% lower than the Illinois average of 14:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Glen Grove Elem School?

The largest demographic group at Glen Grove Elem School is White at 39.5% of enrollment, in Glenview, IL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 68.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Glen Grove Elem School?

Glen Grove Elem School has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Glen Grove Elem School rank among elementary schools in Glenview?

By Resource Investment Index, Glen Grove Elem School ranks #1 of 5 elementary schools in Glenview, IL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Glenview on the city page.

Is Glen Grove Elem School a good school?

Glen Grove Elem School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Illinois schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Illinois schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Glenview Ccsd 34?

Besides Glen Grove Elem School, Glenview Ccsd 34 also operates Springman Middle School (811 students), Attea Middle School (714 students), and Pleasant Ridge Elem School (492 students). See the Glenview Ccsd 34 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

View saved

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.