GBS More Proficient At Science, GBN At English: IL Report Cards

GLENVIEW, IL — High school administrators at Glenbrook District 225 Monday were due to present the annual Illinois State Board of Education report cards to the Board of Education Monday. Both schools in the district were determined to be exemplary, the highest designation available under the department's statewide scoring system.

In 2017, the district's overall operational spending was $23,141 per pupil, compared to an Illinois average of $13,337. The instructional spending per pupil, which includes only activities related to teaching, was $13,730 per student, more than $5,700 above than the state average. The 49 percent of the district budget devoted to instruction was identical to the state average.

The district is on sound financial ground, according to the report card. Its financial capacity is at 160 percent of expectations, with nearly $102 million available and an adequacy target of $63.5 million. The targets are part of a new state funding formula adopted last year. Nearly 94 percent of funding came from local revenue in District 225, compared to 68 percent for the average Illinois school district.

Average SAT scores increased at both district high schools over the previous year, according to the report card data. (The state average in 2018 was 505.7 verbal and 501.4 in math.)

At Glenbrook North, scores rose from 604.5 verbal, 609.6 math in 2017 to 605.4 verbal and 619.6 math. Of GBN's nearly 2,000 students, 76 percent were deemed proficient in the English language arts portion of the test.

At Glenbrook South, the average was up from 575.3 verbal and 575.4 math to 584.9 in verbal and 591 in math. Of the more than 3,000 students at GBS, 68 percent were deemed proficient in the English portion.

As for the Illinois Science Assessment, Glenbrook South students improved – an additional 6 percent scored "proficient" – while a slightly smaller percentage of Glenbrook North student were rated proficient in 2018 than in 2017. More than two thirds of district students were proficient in the science assessment, compared to about half statewide.

Glenbrook South has 20 percent of its students classified as low income, 10 percent as having disabilities and 4 percent as English language learners.

At Glenbrook North, just 6 percent of students were low income, 14 percent had disabilities and 1 percent were English language learners.

Here's how the schools compared in other data included with their respective report cards:

• Academic Courses: GBS – 114, GBN – 96
• Athletic Programs: GBN– 35, GBS – 33
• Awards Received: GBS – 42, GBN – 38
• Career Development Programs: GBS– 48, GBN – 35
• Physical Education Programs: GBS– 14, GBN– 12

Glenbrook High Schools District 225 Illinois Report Card »