Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSTON CCSD 65·NCES 171446001797
Orrington Elementary School
2636 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 · (847) 859-8781 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
9.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
46 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
75.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
75.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 54.9% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Orrington Elementary School
Orrington Elementary School's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orrington Elementary School this school | 225 | 20.4% | 72.5% |
| Ellsworth Elementary School Naperville | 227 | 18.9% | 85.7% |
| Butterfield Elementary School Lombard | 293 | 25.3% | 50.5% |
| Naper Elementary School Naperville | 235 | 17.0% | 76.3% |
| Lowell Elementary School Wheaton | 283 | 30.4% | 70.2% |
| Emerson Elementary School Wheaton | 263 | 30.4% | 67.5% |
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 Orrington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #95 of 1,925 | #35 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #134 of 2,077 ▲ 90 | #53 of 829 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #225 of 2,077 ▲ 54 | #88 of 829 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #1,948 of 2,419 | #790 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #107 of 2,035 | #63 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #316 of 2,042 | #131 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #1,953 of 2,132 | #745 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.2% | #26 of 1,461 | #16 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
225
-103 (-31%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 338
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 | 225 | 22.8 | 9.9:1 | 20% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 22.7 | 10.8:1 | 22% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 27.1 | 9.2:1 | 15% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 29.7 | 14.1:1 | 17% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 20% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 26 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 25 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orrington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (418 to 225); teachers down 23% (29.7 to 22.8).
About Orrington Elementary School
A small elementary school in Evanston, Illinois, Orrington Elementary School is part of Evanston CCSD 65. Its enrollment is 225 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Evanston CCSD 65 counts 16 schools and 6,136 students, including Orrington Elementary School.
More than half of the students at Orrington Elementary School are White (53%). Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Black, 15% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Cook County overall, about 44% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Orrington Elementary School scores 66%.
Classroom staffing at Orrington Elementary School totals 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Federal data show 20% of students (46) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
Orrington Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Orrington Elementary School is 12.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In Cook County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Orrington Elementary School, Cook County has 1,406 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Kingsley Elementary School is closest at about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 61.0% proficiency; Orrington Elementary School posts 72.5%.
The NCES locale for Orrington Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 328 (2020-21) to 225 (2024-25).
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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 Evanston CCSD 65
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Oakton Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Other schools in Evanston
- Evanston Twp High SchoolHigh · 3,560 students
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Kingsley Elementary School0.9 mi · 334
- Haven Middle School1.0 mi · 660
- Central Elementary School1.4 mi · 485
- Dewey Elementary School1.5 mi · 321
- Lincolnwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 288
- Evanston Twp High School1.7 mi · 3,560
Frequently asked questions
About Orrington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Orrington Elementary School?
Orrington Elementary School enrolls approximately 225 students in grades KG-05.
Is Orrington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orrington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Orrington Elementary School have?
Orrington Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Orrington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Orrington Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 4% Hispanic, 15% Black, 15% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Orrington Elementary School in?
Orrington Elementary School is part of Evanston CCSD 65.
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