Frank C Whiteley Elem School

Set in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Frank C Whiteley Elem School is a sprawling K-5 school, run under Palatine CCSD 15. It enrolls 663 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 74% above typical.

Palatine CCSD 15 runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 11,715 students. Frank C Whiteley Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Frank C Whiteley Elem School logs that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 30% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Frank C Whiteley Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Frank C Whiteley Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.9%, the actual is 62.2%, a residual of -1.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cook County) reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Frank C Whiteley Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Thomas Jefferson Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frank C Whiteley Elem School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 67.5%.

Frank C Whiteley Elem School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Frank C Whiteley Elem School's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 588 (now 663). Asian enrollment moved from 45% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.