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If you had an hour of school board time for Americana Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN BEE SD 16·NCES 173297003413
Americana Elementary School
1629 President St, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 · (630) 260-6135 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
12.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
219 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 29% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 41% smaller than its 4th grade class (117).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Americana Elementary School→Glenside Middle School
Based on grade levels within Queen Bee SD 16. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +34.5pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +29.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 35 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 29 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 18.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Americana Elementary School
Americana Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americana Elementary School this school | 401 | 54.6% | 42.8% |
| Hilltop Elementary School Elgin | 521 | 49.3% | 45.1% |
| Robert Frost Elementary School Mount Prospect | 532 | 57.9% | 26.2% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Des Plaines | 375 | 55.7% | 42.2% |
| Glen Hill Elementary School Glendale Heights | 398 | 52.5% | 45.1% |
| Jane Stenson School Skokie | 365 | 57.0% | 46.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Americana Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #832 of 1,925 | #85 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #733 of 2,077 ▲ 497 | #103 of 141 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #925 of 2,077 ▲ 723 | #107 of 141 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #994 of 2,419 | #71 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #626 of 2,035 | #51 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #270 of 2,042 | #27 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #1,172 of 2,132 | #29 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #456 of 615 | #40 of 57 |
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
401
-32 (-7%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 340
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 | 401 | 32.9 | 12.2:1 | 55% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 32.3 | 12.8:1 | 55% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 31.9 | 13.3:1 | 52% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 23.7 | 16.2:1 | 42% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 52% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 53% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 22 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Americana Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (384 to 401); teachers up 39% (23.7 to 32.9).
About Americana Elementary School
Americana Elementary School is an elementary school in Glendale Heights, Illinois, reachable at (630) 260-6135. The school serves 401 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25.
Americana Elementary School is part of Queen Bee SD 16, where 4 schools serve 1,608 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Americana Elementary School is Hispanic (48%). Next come 27% Asian, 17% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all DuPage County residents. By the diversity index, Americana Elementary School comes in at 67%.
The school has about 12.2 students per teacher and 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 55%. That rate is above the 34% average among public schools in DuPage County.
The allk12 Grade for Americana Elementary School is B-. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Americana Elementary School is 2.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Among DuPage County residents, median household income is about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 277 public schools in DuPage County, with a combined enrollment of about 138,557.
The nearest public school is Glenside Middle School, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Americana Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Americana Elementary School had 433 students in 2020-21 and 401 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Americana Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Queen Bee SD 16
- Glenside Middle SchoolMiddle · 732 students
- Glen Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Queen Bee SchoolElementary · 77 students
Other schools in Glendale Heights
- Glenside Middle SchoolMiddle · 732 students
- Glen Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Queen Bee SchoolElementary · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Glenside Middle School0.4 mi · 732
- Queen Bee School0.5 mi · 77
- Glen Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 398
- Reskin Elementary School1.1 mi · 294
- Black Hawk Elementary School1.3 mi · 576
- Marquardt Middle School1.5 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Americana Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Americana Elementary School?
Americana Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-04.
Is Americana Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Americana Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Americana Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Americana Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Americana Elementary School?
Americana Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 48% Hispanic, 5% Black, 27% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Americana Elementary School in?
Americana Elementary School is part of Queen Bee SD 16.
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