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Elm Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Elm Elementary School is a highly successful public elementary school located in Burr Ridge, Illinois, serving 296 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hinsdale CCSD 181 district, which is ranked 4 out of 811 districts in Illinois and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Elm Elementary School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Illinois, ranking within the top 25 schools in the state for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 12th out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with 93.9% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 89.7% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Elm Elementary School also excels in specific grade levels, with 95.2% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics and 95% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts.

While Elm Elementary School outperforms the other schools in the Hinsdale CCSD 181 district, its performance is more mixed when compared to schools in the neighboring Western Springs School District 101 and LaGrange Highlands School District 106, with some schools, such as Oak Elementary School, performing at a similar or even higher level. Nevertheless, Elm Elementary School's consistent high performance and low chronic absenteeism rates are a testament to the school's strong academic programs, dedicated teachers, and supportive community.

287

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,616

Per pupil spending ?

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15W201 60th St
Burr Ridge, IL 60527-6982

(630) 861-4000

District: Hinsdale CCSD 181

Students who attend Elm Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hinsdale Middle School
High:	Hinsdale Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

Asian:

40.8%

Two or more races:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 94th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (86% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg85%

Illinois avg44%

12^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Hinsdale CCSD 181

4^th of 811Hinsdale CCSD 181 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	12 of 2056	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	9 of 2067	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	21 of 2077	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	10 of 2082	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	18 of 1948	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	10 of 2086	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	15 of 2037	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	63 of 2044	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	47 of 2046	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	93.9	113 of 2052	94.5%	★★★★★
2014	93.2	45 of 2093	97.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.6	41 of 2167	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	16 of 2166	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	87.2	63 of 2147	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	85.9	111 of 2139	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.6	18 of 2120	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.4	128 of 2092	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	84.2	129 of 2095	93.8%	★★★★★
2006	86.3	69 of 2086	96.7%	★★★★★
2005	83.1	196 of 2022	90.3%	★★★★★
2004	89.3	44 of 2030	97.8%	★★★★★
2003	89.3	49 of 2020	97.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	12 of 234	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	6 of 219	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	7 of 237	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	5 of 226	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	5 of 134	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	12 of 243	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	6 of 242	97.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	19 of 1049	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	12 of 1942	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	7 of 1942	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	19 of 1957	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	20 of 1970	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	19 of 1680	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	25 of 2019	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	86 of 1964	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	16 of 1947	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	13 of 1959	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	27 of 1984	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	3 of 1977	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	14 of 1707	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	8 of 2019	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	8 of 1972	99.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	27 of 1292	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	9 of 1195	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	62 of 1389	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	21 of 1392	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	68 of 1419	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	52 of 1425	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	36 of 1308	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	38 of 1462	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	53 of 1463	96.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts94%+41 vs state

Mathematics90%+51 vs state

Science75%+35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elm Elementary School	Public	K-5	15W201 60th St	Burr Ridge	60527	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4000	287	26	10.8		118 (41.1%)	6 (2.1%)	15 (5.2%)	117 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	98	12^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.3	9^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.6%	3	75.4	92.7	95.0	93.5	93.9	95.2	93.4	82.3	89.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.3	99.7		$22,616	$267	$22,349
Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 S Oak St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4300	446	32	13.7		299 (67.0%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.1%)	70 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.1%)	98.8	7^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.7	5^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.8%	2	90.5	98.4	94.4	95.2	96.1	93.8	98.1	93.7	95.0	99.0	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.5	98.7	99.0	26.1	$20,210	$421	$19,789
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 S Madison St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4100	367	31	11.7		244 (66.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	70 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	98.1	11^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.4	23^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.9%	12	84.3	89.2	92.9	89.7	90.5	98.5	92.9	84.1	91.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.6	99.2		$21,900	$267	$21,633
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5800 Holmes Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Maercker School District 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 515-4810	519	38	13.6	48.7%	242 (46.6%)	47 (9.1%)	91 (17.5%)	112 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)								(n/a)										95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	13.9	$18,924	$1,064	$17,860
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5020 Central Ave	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 246-7678	289	24	12.2		256 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	91.8	137^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.3%		96	72^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	96.5%	65	50.0	88.7	86.5	91.2	88.9	86.8	82.7	59.6	75.9	99.0	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.3	98.4	98.7	5.3	$18,541	$266	$18,275
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5850 Laurel Ave	La Grange Highlands	60525	Cook County	LaGrange Highlands School District 106	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 579-6886	565	45	12.6		450 (79.6%)	8 (1.4%)	53 (9.4%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	96.2	40^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.9	28^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.6%	12		82.9	90.1		86.4	85.7	81.2		83.5	97.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.3	97.1	97.0	10.4	$17,982	$577	$17,405
Walker School	Public	K-5	120 Walker Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4600	299	28	10.5		222 (74.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	39 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.4%)	96.2	39^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.1%		98.7	15^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.3%	24	70.4	85.4	92.2	83.3	86.9	95.9	92.2	70.4	85.7	98.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6		$23,072	$267	$22,805
Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 N Madison St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4200	325	29	11.3		232 (71.4%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.0%)	42 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.1%)	98	13^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.8	13^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.4%		84.2	88.1	93.9	91.2	90.9	96.6	85.7	86.0	89.7	97.4	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.7	97.7	97.0		$22,099	$455	$21,644
The Lane Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 N Elm St	Hinsdale	60521	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 861-4500	345	28	12.3		252 (73.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.0%)	42 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	97.7	16^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.2	24^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.8%	8	80.0	94.3	90.2	90.9	91.7	98.1	88.5	76.4	87.6	99.4	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.4	99.1	99.4		$21,429	$267	$21,161
Prospect Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 N Prospect Ave	Clarendon Hills	60514	DuPage County	Hinsdale CCSD 181	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 861-4400	302	25	11.8		214 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	46 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.3%)	97.5	20^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.8	14^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.3%	6	81.7	88.9	85.7	91.7	89.0	96.8	81.6	88.3	89.5	98.7	98.7	99.0	99.0	99.7	99.0	98.4		$23,683	$364	$23,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Elm Elementary School

What district is Elm Elementary School in?

Hinsdale CCSD 181

What schools do graduates of Elm Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elm Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hinsdale Middle School
High : Hinsdale Central High School

Is Elm Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Elm Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Elm Elementary School?

Students at Elm Elementary School are 41% White, 41% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Elm Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Elm Elementary School.

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