Jane Addams Elem School

As an average-sized elementary campus in Palatine, Illinois, Jane Addams Elem School serves 567 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Palatine CCSD 15. That puts it 49% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 20 schools in Palatine CCSD 15 (11,715 students total), Jane Addams Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Jane Addams Elem School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 29% White, 8% Asian, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jane Addams Elem School shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jane Addams Elem School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 45.6%; Jane Addams Elem School posts 29.6%, -16.1 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Jane Addams Elem School is one.

Virginia Lake Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jane Addams Elem School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 582 students in 2018 compared to 567 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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