Glenbard South High School

Glenbard South High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
23W200 Butterfield Rd,  Glen Ellyn, IL
Glenbard Township High School District No. 87
3.6
3.1
1,093 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Ms. Terri Hanrahan
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
1230
Average ACT Score
29
Math Proficiency
43%
Reading Proficiency
50%
Average GPA
3.52
Graduation Rate
96%

Niche Grade

A
Academics
A
Teachers
A-
College Prep
B
Administration
B+
Resources/Facilities
A-
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.52
Reading Proficiency
50%
Math Proficiency
43%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
71
Full Time Teachers
71
Teachers in First or Second Year
1.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
1230
Math
610
Verbal
610
Average ACT
29
Math
29
English
29
Reading
29
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
17
AP Pass Rate
63.2%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
279:1

Student Diversity

Male
51.1%
Female
48.9%
White
58.1%
Hispanic
15.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander
13.7%
Black
8.3%
Two or more races
4.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 184 Students
College of DuPage 165 Students
University of Illinois Chicago 144 Students
Illinois State University 142 Students
DePaul University 133 Students
Loyola University Chicago 130 Students
University of Iowa 120 Students
Purdue University 111 Students
University of Wisconsin-Madison 104 Students
Northwestern University 95 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 111 Students
Psychology 103 Students
Biology 80 Students
Nursing 62 Students
Computer Science 46 Students
Marketing 40 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 39 Students
Finance 34 Students
Accounting 29 Students
Education 28 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 267 Reviews
2.0 Junior
7/20/2024
I'm not very fond of the school due to its issues to the lack of diversity and the fact that it's a very small school. However the curriculum is advanced and challenging.
4.0 Junior
7/17/2023
I like the atmosphere and the teachers are very nice and helpful. The size of the school is small enough that I know most of the people who go here.
4.0 Alum
6/28/2023
The people of Glenbard South are a small but mighty group. Despite the flaws in the structures teaching, administrative, and other departments, I truly believe that a majority of those who work here have a passion and put forth effort towards improving the lives of their students. The students rally together when things go wrong and aren't afraid to be vocal at the changes they would like to see as well as build trust within staff members in order to support others.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.1 10 Reviews
5.0 student
6/22/2023
This school is great and offers many great opportunities and resources. They can change the way they discipline or hand out rightful consequences, but other than that this school is the ultimate high school experience.
1.0 parent
1/20/2023
This school is horrible! The teachers and administration don't really care about the students. Teachers are incompetent and many are young and very immature. The drama director (KR) is one of the worst, picking favorites and bad mouthing kids to other students and is very mean! Teachers and counselo...
3.0 parent
12/29/2018
South is overall a good school, but some small tweaks to bring back, what I feel, made it great.
5.0 other
8/21/2016
I'm a graduate of the Class of '01, so my experience is a little dated. However, GBHS was an excellent school. I graduated with almost 60 college credits completed. My extracurricular activities were great and the teachers were devoted and approachable.

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