School Profile
School and Community
- Four-year comprehensive public high school, 20 miles north of Chicago
- Approximately 2100 students evenly split amongst grades 9 -12
- Glenbrook High School District 225 also including Glenbrook South High School and Glenbrook Off-Campus
- 195 certified staff members with 86% holding a master's degree or higher
- 15:1 student-teacher ratio • Ranked #3/703 Best Public High School Teachers in Illinois; #7/719 in public high schools in Illinois; #8/661 Best College Prep Public High Schools in Illinois by Niche.com
Academic Information and Reporting
- Glenbrook North is on a block schedule; 4 - 90 minute classes rotating every other day for a total of 8 class periods
- Traditional calendar: 2 semesters, fall semester ending in late January, spring semester ending in early June; Summer school available mostly for credit recovery.
- Glenbrook Scholars designation is awarded to those students who have earned a weighted GPA of 4.500 or higher at the end of the 7th semester.
- Honor Roll designation is per semester when a student earns a 3.300 of higher
- National Honors Society recognition to those students who met the minimum qualifications of a 3.500 GPA at the end of the 5th semester; additional application is required.
Graduation Requirements
- English - 4.0 units
- Math - 3.0 units
- Science - 2.0 units
- Social Science - 2.0 units
- Physical Education - 3.50 units
- Applied Arts - 0.5 units
- Consumer Education - 0.5 units
- Driver Education - 0.25 units
- Fine Arts - 0.5 units
- Health - 0.5 units
- Electives - 7.25 units