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Which teacher or staff member at Windsor Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SD 25·NCES 170414000101
Windsor Elementary School
1315 E Miner St, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 · (847) 398-4297 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
82 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
39%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
68.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
71.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.8% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 57.1% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Windsor Elementary School
Windsor Elementary School's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Elementary School this school | 490 | 16.7% | 69.5% |
| Pleasantdale Elementary School La Grange | 466 | 17.0% | 74.9% |
| Isaac Fox Elementary School Lake Zurich | 520 | 15.6% | 71.8% |
| Dryden Elementary School Arlington Heights | 521 | 21.1% | 68.0% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School Glenview | 492 | 17.9% | 68.8% |
| Elizabeth Ide Elementary School Darien | 410 | 15.6% | N/A |
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 Windsor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #133 of 1,925 | #50 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #197 of 2,077 ▼ 5 | #73 of 829 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #383 of 2,077 ▼ 111 | #138 of 829 ▼ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #589 of 2,419 | #285 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #152 of 2,035 | #91 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #1,169 of 2,042 | #437 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #2,015 of 2,132 | #761 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #1,126 of 1,461 | #538 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
490
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 479
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 | 490 | 48 | 10.2:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 43.5 | 10.8:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 40.4 | 11.3:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 40.7 | 12.9:1 | 13% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 35 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 24 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windsor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (523 to 490); teachers up 18% (40.7 to 48).
About Windsor Elementary School
Windsor Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Arlington Heights. It reported 490 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 29% bigger than average.
A total of 9 schools make up Arlington Heights SD 25, with 5,423 students enrolled.
At Windsor Elementary School, 76% of students are White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 44% White share among all Cook County residents. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Windsor Elementary School are from different groups.
Windsor Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1, with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 17% at Windsor Elementary School. Across public schools in Cook County, the average is 66%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.9% at Windsor Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.5%.
In the wider Cook County area, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
About 1.0 miles separate Windsor Elementary School from the closest public school, Dryden Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.6%; Windsor Elementary School's is 69.5%, ranking 2nd of 4.
For locale, NCES codes Windsor Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 490, compared with 471 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Windsor Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Westgate Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Dryden Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Other schools in Arlington Heights
- John Hersey High SchoolHigh · 2,040 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Westgate Elementary SchoolElementary · 633 students
- Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
Other Windsor Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Windsor Elementary. Windsor Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 13.
- Windsor Elementary SchoolLoves Park, IL · 315 students
- Windsor Elementary SchoolWindsor, IL · 225 students
- Windsor ElementaryWindsor, VA · 624 students
- Windsor ElementaryColumbia, SC · 579 students
- Windsor ElementarySPOKANE, WA · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Dryden Elementary School1.0 mi · 521
- Prospect High School1.0 mi · 2,245
- South Middle School1.1 mi · 812
- Olive-Mary Stitt School1.2 mi · 671
- Fairview Elementary School1.3 mi · 463
- Westbrook Early Learning Cntr1.4 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Windsor Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Windsor Elementary School?
Windsor Elementary School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Windsor Elementary School serve?
Windsor Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Windsor Elementary School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Windsor Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Windsor Elementary School?
Student demographics at Windsor Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Windsor Elementary School in?
Windsor Elementary School is part of Arlington Heights SD 25.
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