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Americana Elementary School
- 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
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).
School pathway
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)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% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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% |
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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment 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 |
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.
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