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Ball Chatham CUSD 5 Schools
Ball Chatham CUSD 5 is a public school district in Illinois, based in Sangamon County (Chatham). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ball Chatham CUSD 5 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Ball Chatham CUSD 5
6 of 6 schools in Ball Chatham CUSD 5 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 6
Best schools in Ball Chatham CUSD 5
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Glenwood High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Chatham Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Glenwood Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Glenwood Intermediate Sch (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Ball Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Glenwood Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Ball Chatham CUSD 5
High schools (1)
- C+ Glenwood High School, Chatham
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C Glenwood Intermediate Sch, Chatham
- C- Glenwood Middle School, Chatham
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C- Ball Elementary School, Chatham
- C Chatham Elem School, Chatham
- C Glenwood Elementary School, Chatham
Where Ball Chatham CUSD 5 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Chatham (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: Sangamon County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,631 students with 269 full-time-equivalent teachers and 610 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1704920
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Auburn CUSD 10 (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Springfield SD 186 (31 schools, 8 mi)
- Rochester CUSD 3A (5 schools, 10 mi)
- New Berlin CUSD 16 (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Riverton CUSD 14 (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Edinburg CUSD 4 (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 (3 schools, 16 mi)
- North Mac CUSD 34 (4 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Ball Chatham CUSD 5
How many schools are in Ball Chatham CUSD 5?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Ball Chatham CUSD 5, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ball Chatham CUSD 5 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Chatham.
How good are the schools in Ball Chatham CUSD 5?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 31.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.2%. 17% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ball Chatham CUSD 5?
4,631 students were enrolled in Ball Chatham CUSD 5 in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ball Chatham CUSD 5?
Ball Chatham CUSD 5 is in Illinois, based in Sangamon County, with its district office in Chatham. Its boundary covers about 90.2 sq mi.