Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLF ESD 67·NCES 172682002868
Hynes Elementary School
9000 Belleforte Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053 · (847) 965-4500 · Cook County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
115 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 30 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Hynes Elementary School→Golf Middle School
Based on grade levels within Golf ESD 67. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
62.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 49.6% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Hynes Elementary School
Hynes Elementary School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hynes Elementary School this school | 325 | 35.4% | 56.1% |
| Cumberland Elementary School Des Plaines | 279 | 36.9% | 71.2% |
| Hawthorn Townline Elementary School Vernon Hills | 306 | 40.2% | 60.7% |
| Melzer School Morton Grove | 395 | 40.0% | 52.2% |
| Glen Grove Elementary School Glenview | 398 | 30.2% | 75.5% |
| Westbrook Elementary School Glenview | 467 | 32.1% | N/A |
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 Hynes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #417 of 1,925 | #125 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #358 of 2,077 ▼ 43 | #120 of 829 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #827 of 2,077 ▼ 194 | #258 of 829 ▼ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #1,395 of 2,419 | #577 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,381 of 2,035 | #616 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #106 of 2,042 | #47 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #1,661 of 2,132 | #682 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #975 of 1,461 | #483 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
325
-73 (-18%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 245
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 | 325 | 22.5 | 14.4:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 22.5 | 14.8:1 | 33% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 24.6 | 14.8:1 | 34% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 23.1 | 15.4:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 19% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 18% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 22 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hynes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (357 to 325); teachers down 3% (23.1 to 22.5).
About Hynes Elementary School
Hynes Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Morton Grove, Illinois. The school has 325 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 4.
Hynes Elementary School is part of a district of 2 schools: Golf ESD 67, with 631 students.
About 39% of students at Hynes Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The school is also 34% Asian, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 7% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
Hynes Elementary School reports a ratio of 14.4 students per teacher, from 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hynes Elementary School, 35% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.1% for Hynes Elementary School. The school posts 56.1%, 5.0 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Cook County has 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students, including Hynes Elementary School.
Golf Middle School sits about 0.5 miles from Hynes Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hynes Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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 Morton Grove
- Park View Elementary SchoolElementary · 885 students
- Thomas Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
- Melzer SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Golf Middle SchoolMiddle · 306 students
- Julia S Molloy Education CenterCombined
- NTDSE Sat ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Golf Middle School0.5 mi · 306
- Melzer School0.8 mi · 395
- V H Nelson Elementary School0.9 mi · 479
- Park View Elementary School1.1 mi · 885
- Hoffman Elementary School1.3 mi · 481
- Clarence E Culver School1.4 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Hynes Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hynes Elementary School?
Hynes Elementary School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-04.
Is Hynes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hynes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Hynes Elementary School have?
Hynes Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Hynes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hynes Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 34% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Hynes Elementary School?
Hynes Elementary School is overseen by Golf ESD 67 in Cook County.
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