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Enrollment
865
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNLAP CUSD 323·NCES 171270006224
Hickory Grove Elementary School
2514 W Hickory Grove Rd, Dunlap, IL 61525 · (309) 243-8711 · Peoria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL865 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
19.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
27 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 | 52 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (150).
Student demographics
61%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
81.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.3% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 60.9% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Hickory Grove Elementary School
Hickory Grove Elementary School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Grove Elementary School this school | 865 | 3.1% | 75.8% |
| Reba O Steck Elementary School Aurora | 669 | 14.3% | 67.2% |
| Central Road Elementary School Rolling Meadows | 620 | 12.3% | 61.0% |
| Meadow Glens Elementary School Naperville | 475 | 8.2% | 90.0% |
| Benjamin Elementary School Bloomington | 607 | 11.0% | 58.4% |
| May Watts Elementary School Naperville | 668 | 7.9% | 71.7% |
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 Hickory Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #58 of 1,925 | #1 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #109 of 2,077 ▲ 34 | #1 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #113 of 2,077 ▲ 18 | #1 of 35 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 865 | #42 of 2,419 | #1 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,971 of 2,035 | #32 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #548 of 2,042 | #11 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.1% | #2,129 of 2,132 | #36 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #159 of 615 | #4 of 16 |
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
865
+21 (+2%) vs 2020
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 | 865 | 45 | 19.2:1 | 3% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 856 | 42.7 | 20.0:1 | 13% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 801 | 41 | 19.5:1 | 10% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 844 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 44.5 | 16.7:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 35 | 20.5:1 | 3% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (744 to 865); teachers up 1% (44.5 to 45).
About Hickory Grove Elementary School
Hickory Grove Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in Dunlap, Illinois. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 865 students. That puts enrollment 127% larger than the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Federal data list 8 schools in Dunlap CUSD 323, with 4,837 students enrolled.
No group is above 50% at Hickory Grove Elementary School; the largest is White, at 48%. After that, the student body is 40% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Peoria County, the White share is about 67%. The diversity index for Hickory Grove Elementary School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.2:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 5.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 3% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Peoria County averages 57%, higher than here.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Hickory Grove Elementary School outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.7%. Hickory Grove Elementary School scores 75.8%.
Census data for Peoria County show median household income comes to about $65,108, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 81 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,827, Hickory Grove Elementary School among them.
Hickory Grove Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Banner Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Hickory Grove Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Hickory Grove Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 75.8% against a local average of 66.4%.
NCES describes the area around Hickory Grove Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Hickory Grove Elementary School was 844 in 2020-21 and 865 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The discussion board for Hickory Grove Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dunlap CUSD 323
- Dunlap High SchoolHigh · 1,420 students
- Dunlap Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
- Dunlap Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Ridgeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Wilder-Waite Grade SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Banner Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Dunlap
- Dunlap High SchoolHigh · 1,420 students
- Dunlap Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
- Dunlap Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Banner Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Dunlap Grade SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other Hickory Grove Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hickory Grove Elementary. Hickory Grove Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Hickory Grove ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 643 students
- Hickory Grove Elementary SchoolBrookville, PA · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Banner Elementary School1.0 mi · 375
- Wilder-Waite Grade School1.2 mi · 404
- Dunlap Valley Middle School2.8 mi · 546
- Dunlap Middle School2.8 mi · 541
- Dunlap High School3.0 mi · 1,420
- Ridgeview Elementary School3.1 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hickory Grove Elementary School?
Hickory Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 865 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hickory Grove Elementary School serve?
Hickory Grove Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hickory Grove Elementary School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Hickory Grove Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hickory Grove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hickory Grove Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Black, 40% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Hickory Grove Elementary School in?
Hickory Grove Elementary School is part of Dunlap CUSD 323.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.