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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHAUMBURG CCSD 54·NCES 173474003632
Adolph Link Elementary School
900 W Glenn Trl, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · (847) 357-5300 · Cook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (104).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
58.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 49.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Adolph Link Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #440 of 2,077 ▼ 130 | #143 of 829 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #490 of 2,077 ▼ 181 | #168 of 829 ▼ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #183 of 2,419 | #112 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,276 of 2,035 | #568 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #169 of 2,042 | #80 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #464 of 615 | #144 of 186 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
652
0 (0%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 652 | 46.3 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 44.2 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 44.3 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 652 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 38.5 | 16.2:1 | 11% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 17% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 31 | 19.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 27 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adolph Link Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (625 to 652); teachers up 20% (38.5 to 46.3).
About Adolph Link Elementary School
Adolph Link Elementary School is one of the public schools in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. It is a large elementary school. Enrollment is 652 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 71% higher.
Besides Adolph Link Elementary School, Schaumburg CCSD 54 runs 27 other schools. The district enrolls 15,298 students.
At Adolph Link Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 37%. It is also 36% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 46.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Adolph Link Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
Nearby, Adlai Stevenson Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Adolph Link Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 652 to 652, a small change.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Schaumburg CCSD 54
- Michael Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Robert Frost Junior High SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Margaret Mead Junior High SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Jane Addams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Hoover Math and Science AcademyElementary · 640 students
Other schools in Elk Grove Village
- Elk Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
- Grove Jr High SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Margaret Mead Junior High SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Adlai Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Salt Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Clearmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Adlai Stevenson Elementary School0.6 mi · 513
- Margaret Mead Junior High School0.8 mi · 702
- Frederick Nerge Elementary School1.7 mi · 607
- Adm Richard E Byrd Elementary School1.7 mi · 301
- Medinah Intermediate School1.8 mi · 250
- Michael Collins Elementary School1.8 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About Adolph Link Elementary SchoolHow large is Adolph Link Elementary School?
Adolph Link Elementary School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Adolph Link Elementary School serve?
Adolph Link Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Adolph Link Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Adolph Link Elementary School.
How diverse is Adolph Link Elementary School?
Adolph Link Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 36% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Adolph Link Elementary School?
Adolph Link Elementary School is overseen by Schaumburg CCSD 54 in Cook County.
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