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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARRINGTON CUSD 220·NCES 170505000196
Grove Avenue Elementary School
900 S Grove Ave, Barrington, IL 60010 · (847) 381-1888 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
85 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
82.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
71.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.4pp 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 72 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 58.3% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Grove Avenue Elementary School
Grove Avenue Elementary School's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Avenue Elementary School this school | 511 | 16.6% | 74.8% |
| Grove Elementary School Normal | 519 | 14.6% | 71.3% |
| Prairie View Grade School Elgin | 615 | 16.3% | 61.3% |
| Howard B Thomas Grade School Burlington | 678 | 19.3% | 60.6% |
| Marion Jordan Elementary School Palatine | 503 | 9.7% | 67.3% |
| Steeple Run Elementary School Naperville | 622 | 21.1% | 68.8% |
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 Grove Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #68 of 1,925 | #26 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #188 of 2,077 ▼ 10 | #72 of 829 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #104 of 2,077 ▼ 77 | #48 of 829 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #509 of 2,419 | #249 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,080 of 2,035 | #487 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #571 of 2,042 | #215 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #2,016 of 2,132 | #762 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #1,050 of 1,461 | #509 of 661 |
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
511
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 525
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 | 511 | 37.7 | 13.6:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 36.2 | 13.8:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 37.4 | 14.0:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 37.1 | 14.9:1 | 15% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grove Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (553 to 511); teachers up 2% (37.1 to 37.7).
About Grove Avenue Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Grove Avenue Elementary School serves students in Barrington, Illinois. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 511 students. That puts enrollment 34% above the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Barrington CUSD 220 serves 7,936 students across 12 schools.
More than half of the students at Grove Avenue Elementary School are White (56%). Beyond that, enrollment is 24% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Cook County overall, about 44% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Grove Avenue Elementary School scores 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grove Avenue Elementary School is 13.6:1, based on 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
Grove Avenue Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Grove Avenue Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.8%, compared with a predicted 61.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Hough Street Elementary School, is the closest to Grove Avenue Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Grove Avenue Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 74.8% is above the 71.8% average for nearby schools.
Grove Avenue Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 535 in 2020-21 to 511 in 2024-25.
The Grove Avenue Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Barrington CUSD 220
- Barrington High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- Barrington Mdle School- Prairie CmpsMiddle · 980 students
- Barrington Middle School StationMiddle · 886 students
- Arnett C Lines Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Roslyn Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- North Barrington Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other schools in Barrington
- Barrington High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- Barrington Mdle School- Prairie CmpsMiddle · 980 students
- Barrington Middle School StationMiddle · 886 students
- Arnett C Lines Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Roslyn Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Countryside Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Hough Street Elementary School0.7 mi · 244
- Barrington Middle School Station0.9 mi · 886
- Arnett C Lines Elementary School1.0 mi · 501
- Barrington Mdle School- Prairie Cmps1.0 mi · 980
- Barrington Early Learning Center1.0 mi · 194
- Barrington High School1.2 mi · 2,718
Frequently asked questions
About Grove Avenue Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grove Avenue Elementary School?
Grove Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Grove Avenue Elementary School serve?
Grove Avenue Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Grove Avenue Elementary School have?
Grove Avenue Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Grove Avenue Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grove Avenue Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 24% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Grove Avenue Elementary School in?
Grove Avenue Elementary School is part of Barrington CUSD 220.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.