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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Germantown Hills Elementary Sch administration to hear?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERMANTOWN HILLS SD 69·NCES 171656004398
Germantown Hills Elementary School
103 Warrior Way, Germantown Hills, IL 61548 · (309) 383-2121 · Woodford County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
82 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (81).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Germantown Hills Elementary School→Germantown Hills Middle School
Based on grade levels within Germantown Hills SD 69. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
79.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
72.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.6pp since 2023
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 55.2% |
% 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Germantown Hills Elementary School
Germantown Hills Elementary School's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown Hills Elementary School this school | 439 | 18.7% | 73.0% |
| St Joseph Elementary School Saint Joseph | 423 | 19.6% | 67.6% |
| Rochester Elementary EC-1 School Rochester | 402 | 17.9% | N/A |
| Rogers Elementary School Waterloo | 417 | 20.9% | 74.9% |
| Grundy Elementary School Morton | 465 | 16.6% | 75.3% |
| Brimfield Grade School Brimfield | 398 | 17.6% | 51.2% |
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 Germantown Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Woodford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #86 of 1,925 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #166 of 2,077 ▲ 52 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #141 of 2,077 ▼ 52 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #799 of 2,419 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,587 of 2,035 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #1,698 of 2,042 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #1,978 of 2,132 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #419 of 615 | N/A |
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
439
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 397
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 | 439 | 28.9 | 15.2:1 | 19% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 27.3 | 17.1:1 | 16% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 29.5 | 15.8:1 | 19% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 27.8 | 15.0:1 | 14% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 17% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 12% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 20 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Germantown Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (417 to 439); teachers up 4% (27.8 to 28.9).
About Germantown Hills Elementary School
Germantown Hills Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Germantown Hills, Illinois. It enrolled 439 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year.
Germantown Hills Elementary School is one school in a 2-school district, Germantown Hills SD 69, which enrolls 813 students.
White students are the large majority at Germantown Hills Elementary School, with 91% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Germantown Hills Elementary School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.2:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 19% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 29% average for public schools in Woodford County is 10 points higher.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Germantown Hills Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.7%. Germantown Hills Elementary School scores 73.0%.
Woodford County census figures show that median household income is about $91,483, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Germantown Hills Elementary School is among the 32 public schools in Woodford County.
Nearest public school: Germantown Hills Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.3%; Germantown Hills Elementary School's is 73.0%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 453 in 2020-21 and 439 in 2024-25, a decrease of 14 students.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Woodford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,312
Census ACS
Median income
$91,483
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,338 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Germantown Hills SD 69
- Germantown Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
Other schools in Germantown Hills
- Germantown Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Germantown Hills Middle School0.0 mi · 374
- Washington Middle School4.2 mi · 378
- Riverview Elementary School4.2 mi · 220
- Central Primary School4.4 mi · 700
- Central Intermediate School4.4 mi · 649
- Lincoln Grade School4.6 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Germantown Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Germantown Hills Elementary School?
Germantown Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Germantown Hills Elementary School serve?
Germantown Hills Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Germantown Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Germantown Hills Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Germantown Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Germantown Hills Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Germantown Hills Elementary School?
Germantown Hills Elementary School is overseen by Germantown Hills SD 69 in Woodford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.