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What's something North Grove Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYCAMORE CUSD 427·NCES 173846006074
North Grove Elementary School
850 Republic Ave, Sycamore, IL 60178 · (815) 899-8124 · DeKalb County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
31 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Based on grade levels within Sycamore CUSD 427. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +27.9pp since 2023
Math
60.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +22.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 28 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 60.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 38.1% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 North Grove Elementary School
North Grove Elementary School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Grove Elementary School this school | 377 | 8.2% | 57.4% |
| Grace McWayne Elementary School Batavia | 372 | 9.9% | 69.4% |
| Spencer Pointe New Lenox | 437 | 8.2% | 61.9% |
| Prairie Hill Elementary School South Beloit | 447 | 9.4% | 78.7% |
| Spring Ave Elementary School La Grange | 317 | 6.3% | 76.9% |
| Lettie Brown Elementary School Morton | 346 | 13.6% | 72.2% |
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 North Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #384 of 1,925 | #5 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #414 of 2,077 ▲ 165 | #4 of 22 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #556 of 2,077 ▲ 395 | #3 of 22 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #1,120 of 2,419 | #4 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #565 of 2,035 | #8 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #1,437 of 2,042 | #23 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #2,105 of 2,132 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #517 of 1,461 | #3 of 13 |
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
377
-74 (-16%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 461
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 | 377 | 31.3 | 12.0:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 31.6 | 13.4:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 33.4 | 14.0:1 | 16% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 27.8 | 16.6:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 28% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (462 to 377); teachers up 13% (27.8 to 31.3).
About North Grove Elementary School
Federal records list North Grove Elementary School as an elementary school in Sycamore, Illinois. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 377 students.
Sycamore CUSD 427 is made up of 7 schools with 3,720 students in all.
White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 74%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
On staff are 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 8% of students at North Grove Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in DeKalb County, the average is 48%.
After adjusting for student poverty, North Grove Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.4%; the prediction is 66.8%.
The school is in DeKalb County, where the median household earns about $70,724 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. North Grove Elementary School shares DeKalb County with 42 other public schools.
North Grove Elementary School's nearest public school is Sycamore Middle School (about 1.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.1%; North Grove Elementary School's is 57.4%, ranking 1st of 9.
The federal government classifies North Grove Elementary School's location as Suburb: Small.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 377, down from 451 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to North Grove Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sycamore CUSD 427
- Sycamore High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Sycamore Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- South Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in Sycamore
- Sycamore High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Sycamore Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- South Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other North Grove Elementary schools
One other US public school is named North Grove Elementary. North Grove Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- North Grove Elementary SchoolGreenwood, IN · 685 students
Nearby schools
- Sycamore Middle School1.5 mi · 847
- North Elementary School1.7 mi · 309
- Southeast Elementary School2.7 mi · 300
- West Elementary School2.7 mi · 270
- Sycamore High School3.1 mi · 1,161
- South Prairie Elementary School3.5 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About North Grove Elementary SchoolHow large is North Grove Elementary School?
North Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does North Grove Elementary School serve?
North Grove Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Grove Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Grove Elementary School?
Student demographics at North Grove Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is North Grove Elementary School in?
North Grove Elementary School is part of Sycamore CUSD 427.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.