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Germantown Hills Elementary Sch
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 18 points.
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Germantown Hills Elementary Sch
Germantown Hills Elementary Sch is an average-sized elementary-level community in Germantown Hills, Illinois, part of Germantown Hills SD 69. The school educates 439 students in grades pre-K through 4.
Germantown Hills Elementary Sch is one of 2 schools operated by Germantown Hills SD 69, a district that hosts 813 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Germantown Hills Elementary Sch reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Woodford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Woodford County (around 29%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Germantown Hills Elementary Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.0%.
Around the school, census data for Woodford County shows median household income runs about $91,483, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Germantown Hills Elementary Sch is one of 32 public schools in Woodford County (combined enrollment of about 6,338 students).
Germantown Hills Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Germantown Hills Elementary Sch comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.3%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Germantown Hills Elementary Sch's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 439).
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