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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARRINGTON CUSD 220·NCES 170505000191
North Barrington Elementary School
24175 N Grandview Dr, North Barrington, IL 60010 · (847) 381-4340 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
46 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 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
Student demographics
39%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
83.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
72.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.1% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.7% | 54.7% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Where North Barrington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #55 of 1,925 | #2 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #169 of 2,077 | #19 of 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.1% | #87 of 2,077 | #9 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #837 of 2,419 | #57 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #571 of 2,035 | #50 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #1,187 of 2,042 | #83 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.6% | #2,080 of 2,132 | #81 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #1,204 of 1,461 | #59 of 71 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
432
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 436
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 | 432 | 35.8 | 12.1:1 | 11% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 36.2 | 11.8:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 35.3 | 12.4:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 31.1 | 14.6:1 | 7% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 9% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 27 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 24 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Barrington Elementary School.
About North Barrington Elementary School
North Barrington Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in North Barrington, Illinois. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 432 students.
Barrington CUSD 220 (12 schools, 7,936 students) runs North Barrington Elementary School.
More than half of the students at North Barrington Elementary School are White (77%). Next come 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 61% White among all Lake County residents. The diversity index for North Barrington Elementary School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.1 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.9 students per teacher. Roughly 11% of students at North Barrington Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lake County is 54%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for North Barrington Elementary School is 65.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.0%.
In the wider Lake County area, median household income comes to about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lake County's 214 public schools enroll about 118,032 students and include North Barrington Elementary School.
About 1.8 miles separate North Barrington Elementary School from the closest public school, Seth Paine Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, North Barrington Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 465 to 432, a 7% drop.
The allk12 page for North Barrington Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 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
- Grove Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Arnett C Lines Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Roslyn Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Seth Paine Elementary School1.8 mi · 495
- Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus2.4 mi · 697
- Spencer Loomis Elementary School2.4 mi · 516
- May Whitney Elementary School2.8 mi · 677
- Lake Zurich High School2.9 mi · 1,839
- Wauconda Grade School3.2 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About North Barrington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Barrington Elementary School?
North Barrington Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does North Barrington Elementary School serve?
North Barrington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does North Barrington Elementary School have?
North Barrington Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at North Barrington Elementary School?
Student demographics at North Barrington Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees North Barrington Elementary School?
North Barrington Elementary School is overseen by Barrington CUSD 220 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.