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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINNETKA SD 36·NCES 174284004299

Crow Island Elementary School

1112 Willow Rd, Winnetka, IL 60093 · (847) 446-0353 · Cook County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K82%
Kindergarten7721%
Grade 17922%
Grade 25415%
Grade 36719%
Grade 47521%

This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (75).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
32390%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
216%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
134%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 6%
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
Male
17849%
Female
18251%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Crow Island Elementary School→The Skokie School→Carleton W Washburne School
Based on grade levels within Winnetka SD 36. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
82.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.1pp since 2023
Math
85.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2582.1%85.0%
2023-2468.0%77.6%
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Crow Island Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Cook County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
85.0%#33 of 2,077
▼ 11
#15 of 829
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
82.1%#103 of 2,077
▲ 30
#47 of 829
▲ 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
360#1,211 of 2,419#498 of 901
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.4:1#370 of 2,035#199 of 817
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.0%#1,658 of 2,042#621 of 819
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+16.5%#158 of 615#43 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 2024-25
Enrollment
360
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536031.611.4:1N/A
2023-2434130.611.1:1N/A
2022-2334331.111.0:1N/A
2020-21380N/AN/AN/A
2017-1830931.59.8:11% (3)
2015-163903511.1:10% (0)
2010-113622912.5:10% (0)
2000-013692912.7:1N/A
1990-913602216.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crow Island Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 17% (309 to 360); teachers unchanged (31.5 to 31.6).

About Crow Island Elementary School

The public elementary school Crow Island Elementary School is located in Winnetka, Illinois. It educates 360 students in kindergarten through 4.

Winnetka SD 36 runs Crow Island Elementary School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 1,803 students in total.

Federal enrollment data show Crow Island Elementary School is 90% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Cook County, the White share is about 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school employs the equivalent of 31.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.4:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.

Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.

The nearest public school is The Skokie School, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).

The school enrolled 360 students in 2024-25, 20 fewer than the 380 it had in 2020-21.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Crow Island Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Crow Island Elementary School
District
Winnetka SD 36
Address
1112 Willow Rd, Winnetka, IL 60093
Phone
(847) 446-0353
County
Cook County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
360
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
174284004299
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Crow Island Elementary School
How large is Crow Island Elementary School?
Crow Island Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Crow Island Elementary School serve?
Crow Island Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Crow Island Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Crow Island Elementary School.
How diverse is Crow Island Elementary School?
Crow Island Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian.
What district is Crow Island Elementary School in?
Crow Island Elementary School is part of Winnetka SD 36.
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