Grove Avenue Elem School

Grove Avenue Elem School operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Barrington, Illinois, operated by Barrington CUSD 220. Current enrollment sits at 511 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 34% above the state mean of about 381.

Within Barrington CUSD 220, which oversees 12 schools and 7,936 students, Grove Avenue Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grove Avenue Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 24% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Grove Avenue Elem School reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Grove Avenue Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 74.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Grove Avenue Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Hough Street Elem School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grove Avenue Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.8%.

Grove Avenue Elem School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grove Avenue Elem School has contracted 8%, going from 553 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Grove Avenue Elem School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.