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What's one thing Olive-Mary Stitt School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SD 25·NCES 170414000098
Olive-Mary Stitt School
303 E Olive St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 · (847) 398-4282 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
43 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
76.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.3pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +21.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 51.5% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Olive-Mary Stitt School
Olive-Mary Stitt School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive-Mary Stitt School this school | 671 | 6.4% | 71.8% |
| Mayer Elementary School Chicago | 707 | 8.8% | 74.6% |
| Bell-Graham Elementary School Saint Charles | 520 | 7.7% | 80.1% |
| Wild Rose Elementary School Saint Charles | 535 | 8.8% | 76.2% |
| Prairie Elementary School Naperville | 515 | 8.3% | 84.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Elmhurst | 527 | 4.4% | 81.8% |
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 Olive-Mary Stitt School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #101 of 1,925 | #38 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #162 of 2,077 ▲ 117 | #64 of 829 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #196 of 2,077 ▲ 122 | #80 of 829 ▲ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #160 of 2,419 | #97 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,256 of 2,035 | #560 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #1,285 of 2,042 | #474 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.4% | #2,116 of 2,132 | #800 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #253 of 615 | #75 of 186 |
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
671
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 420
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 | 671 | 47.8 | 14.0:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 7% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 41.2 | 16.0:1 | 7% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 6% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 36 | 16.1:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 27 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 20 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olive-Mary Stitt School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (605 to 671); teachers up 29% (37 to 47.8).
About Olive-Mary Stitt School
Olive-Mary Stitt School is an elementary school with a street address in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The school had 671 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
District-wide, Arlington Heights SD 25 has 9 schools and 5,423 students.
At 80%, White students outnumber all other groups at Olive-Mary Stitt School combined. Other students are 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 2% Black. By comparison, Cook County residents are about 44% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Olive-Mary Stitt School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Federal data list 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Olive-Mary Stitt School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 6%. For comparison, public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The allk12 Grade for Olive-Mary Stitt School is A-. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Illinois, Olive-Mary Stitt School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 71.8% actual against a predicted 67.8%.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Olive-Mary Stitt School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
Thomas Middle School is located about 0.2 miles from Olive-Mary Stitt School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 71.8% is above the 68.1% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 639 in 2020-21 and 671 in 2024-25, a gain of 32 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Olive-Mary Stitt School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Arlington Heights SD 25
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Westgate Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Dryden Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Windsor Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
Other schools in Arlington Heights
- John Hersey High SchoolHigh · 2,040 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Westgate Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Dryden Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Middle School0.2 mi · 1,024
- John Hersey High School1.1 mi · 2,040
- Patton Elementary School1.1 mi · 399
- Windsor Elementary School1.2 mi · 490
- Ivy Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 593
- South Middle School1.6 mi · 812
Frequently asked questions
About Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolHow many students attend Olive-Mary Stitt School?
Olive-Mary Stitt School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Olive-Mary Stitt School serve?
Olive-Mary Stitt School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Olive-Mary Stitt School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Olive-Mary Stitt School.
What is the student diversity at Olive-Mary Stitt School?
Student demographics at Olive-Mary Stitt School are roughly 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Olive-Mary Stitt School in?
Olive-Mary Stitt School is part of Arlington Heights SD 25.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.