Glenbrook South High School
| Glenbrook South High School | |
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| Address | |
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4000 W. Lake Ave. Glenview, Illinois 60026 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°05′22″N 87°51′08″W / 42.08950°N 87.85226°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public, secondary |
| Opened | 1962 |
| School district | Glenbrook H.S. District 225 |
| NCES District ID | 1729010 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Michael Riggle |
| NCES School ID | 172901003043 |
| Principal | Lauren Sternfield Fagel |
| Teaching staff | 183.4 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Enrollment | 2,736 (2013-14) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.15:1 |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) |
navy gold |
| Athletics conference | Central Suburban League |
| Team name | Titans |
| Average ACT scores | 25 |
| Publication | Calliope |
| Newspaper | Oracle |
| Yearbook | Etruscan |
| Website | official site |
Glenbrook South High School, or GBS, is a public four-year high school located in Glenview, Illinois, a north suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Northfield Township High School District, which also includes Glenbrook North High School. Glenbrook South should not be confused with Glenbard South High School, another suburban Chicago high school that is also referred to as "GBS".
The school is known for exceptional public education. In 2014, Business Insider ranked Glenview's Glenbrook South High School as the 19th best public high school in the United States. In 2015, Glenbrook School District 225 was also ranked 2nd in the state only behind its neighbor New Trier Township, and 10th in the nation by Business Insider. According to Niche, the school's extracurriculars were ranked first in the nation in 2015.
In 1962, due to overcrowding at Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South High School was established. It underwent a dramatic expansion in 2002 adding dozens of classrooms, revamping the music and performing art facilities, and reconfiguring the parking lots and athletics fields. During the summer of 2007, Glenbrook South updated six science classrooms from the 1960s and reconfigured two others to create full-size science classrooms. The Dean's Office, and Student Activities Office were also renovated. A new Food Court was constructed along with a Student Activities Center that was created by reconfiguring the faculty lounge. Construction at GBS was completed with the addition of a practice gym, which increased PE capacity and a new pool with handicapped access, eight lane capacity and a diving depth of fourteen feet. A new fitness center opened in May 2008 and the former weight room was converted into two health classrooms, a driver education classroom and a Health/Driver Education office. Today, Glenbrook South High School, along with Glenbrook North, are noted for their outstanding curriculum and quality of education, having been repeatedly named to a variety of best-in-the-nation lists. For example, as part of the First in the World Consortium, GBS and GBN students scored first in the world in international math & science testing.
In 2008, Glenbrook South had an average composite ACT score of 24.3, and graduated 99.6% of its senior class. Glenbrook South did not make Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.
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