Glenwood Middle School

595 Chatham Road

School District

Ball Chatham Community Unit 5
Grade

7-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

School Map for Ball Chatham Community Unit School District 5

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 19, 2023

Highly recommend GMS! Great staff, great administration. High level classes are offered, the school has great communication with parents. The students are respectful and kind to each other. I have volunteered at the school many times and see this every time. It truly is a great school!
Submitted by parent on March 16, 2022

Students are a little disrespectful but the school great if yu find the right friends
Submitted by student on April 06, 2021

Homework: GMS gives a respectable amount of homework, and if it is overwhelming for multiple students teachers will often curve the grade and try to capitalize on giving more understanding to the lesson rather than crunching through lessons. Getting help from teachers is also very easy - kudos to them!Character: GMS excels in character. I simply can't state this enough, but their lessons bring reassurance to many things that people aren't comfortable talking about. The moral compass of this school is very good, especially for a public school.Teachers: Teachers are very good. They are interactive, funny, and easily give help. For Honors classes, you get teachers for that honors grade level rather than modified teachers for the base grade level that don't challenge you. All teachers are very kind, too, but of course it also depends on how the student treats them.Learning Differences: I'm not sure about negative learning differences, but for me in Honors, this has been a life saver! Instead of skipping grades, Honors classes and accelerated classes are offered through these grades and they accommodate any student's intelligence and foster more, like any good teacher / learning system would. The school could do better in encouraging students to go in these higher-level classes, though.Leadership: I don't have an experience with the leadership, but whenever I have met them they have made me feel meaningful and like an asset to the school. Student Leadership is present too, and no complaints on that side.Bullying: Unless you stay in trouble, you will not get it. And the "trouble" is a minimum. Anyone can report a bully to a teacher, and anti-bullying posters and content is sprinkled throughout the school effectively.
Submitted by student on April 29, 2020

1/10. I hate it, and I honestly want to leave. too bad it's the only school in the area I can go to, and all of my friends are there. all that are bullied too, well, ME. I've been considered the "weird kid" since intermediate school. I am now the bottom of the schoolkid hierarchy. or, as I personally call it, the three of spades. I get headaches from the abnormally bright lights, I'm pushed around, by the people brave enough to touch the "buff girl", (I'm 5'9, and quite strong), and I feel like a nuisance. I'm ok with the quarantine right now, but I miss the only people that care about me, and my grades are dropping to new lows. I may be tech-savvy, but that doesn't keep me from getting distracted. like now. I should be checking my email for anything, but I'm writing this. if anyone sees this, thank you. you took the time to read the small essay i wrote. you are honestly one of the better people in the world
Submitted by other on September 30, 2017

I have noticed that there is a lot of bulling, fights, and drugs