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Grande Park Elementary School

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Grande Park Elementary School ranks 517 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

517^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Grande Park Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Plainfield, Illinois, serving 665 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Cusd 308 district, which is ranked 296 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grande Park Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 school years. The school outperforms the Cusd 308 district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 63%, compared to 58.2% for the Cusd 308 district and 53.1% for the state of Illinois. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 53.7%, compared to 43.6% for the Cusd 308 district and 38.5% for the state.

While Grande Park Elementary School excels in supporting the academic achievement of African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, the school's performance for other subgroups, such as Asian and White students, is more mixed. The school's per-student spending of $12,788 in the 2023-2024 school year is relatively high compared to the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 18.7 is slightly higher than the state average but still within a reasonable range. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 12.2% in the 2022-2023 school year to 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, a trend seen in many nearby schools as well.

687

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,434

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26933 W Grande Park Blvd
Plainfield, IL 60585-2995

(630) 551-9700

District: Cusd 308

Students who attend Grande Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Murphy Junior High School
High:	Oswego East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

Asian:

16.7%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (56% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg50%

Illinois avg44%

517^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Cusd 308

296^th of 811Cusd 308 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	73.6	517 of 2056	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	850 of 2067	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	496 of 2077	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	451 of 2082	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	470 of 1948	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	348 of 2086	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	245 of 2037	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	87.2	216 of 2044	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	89.1	192 of 2046	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	92.2	149 of 2052	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	87.9	193 of 2093	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	244 of 2167	88.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	563 of 2166	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	60.1	1036 of 2147	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	978 of 2139	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	81.4	289 of 2120	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	34 of 688	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	39 of 655	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	24 of 692	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	12 of 684	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	74 of 698	89.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	196 of 234	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	174 of 219	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	146 of 237	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.1	62 of 242	74.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	269 of 1049	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	23.8	761 of 886	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	76 of 788	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	51.6	289 of 826	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	158 of 788	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	504 of 1942	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	821 of 1942	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	524 of 1957	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	473 of 1970	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	369 of 1680	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	357 of 2019	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	299 of 1964	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	163 of 982	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	344 of 959	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	173 of 970	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	381 of 954	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	208 of 955	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	160 of 938	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	395 of 1800	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	672 of 1793	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	433 of 1808	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	496 of 1763	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	303 of 1514	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	655 of 1765	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	502 of 1947	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	813 of 1959	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	467 of 1984	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	425 of 1977	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	487 of 1707	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	359 of 2019	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	205 of 1972	89.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	66 of 120	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	497 of 1292	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	682 of 1195	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.4	200 of 1156	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	214 of 1113	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	317 of 640	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	532 of 1194	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	514 of 1389	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	1048 of 1392	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	615 of 1419	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	563 of 1425	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	516 of 1308	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	359 of 1462	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	309 of 1463	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)95th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+10 vs state

Mathematics54%+15 vs state

Science51%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

This is school has pioneered programs for accomodations for district wide special services. The school is very young and enrollment is still growing in small increments, however; it houses brilliant teachers from many age groups and genders. The students have art shows that feature exceptional creativity and spontaniety. The music and art programs are enriching to the students enrolled there. Teacher activisim is present and prominent too, they recently started a Children's garden which can be used by all the schools in the district.
It is partly funded by a grant as well as by contributions from builders in the newly developed neighborhood.
Grande park houses a large diversity of students. Students with mild to severe disabilities, these students benefit from visits from the Therapy Dogs from the local Edward's Hospital, a Spanish Language/dual language program as well as a newly launched school newspapaper which will be run by the older 4th and 5th grade students. The students publish hardcover books which are made by parent volunteers and they often arrange for authors to visit the school to inspire young writers.
The staff is diverse, approachable and very professional-Grande Park has grown in number and continues to meet the needs of their students and families sucessfully. Close Quote

Schools Near Grande Park Elementary School

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grande Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	26933 W Grande Park Blvd	Plainfield	60585	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 551-9700	687	38	18.0	24.5%	346 (50.4%)	92 (13.4%)	101 (14.7%)	115 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	73.6	517^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.9%		53.6	850^th of 2067 public elementary schools	58.9%	333	51.2	59.8	68.9	60.8	63.0	67.0	49.5	45.2	53.7	99.0	98.9	98.9	98.9		98.7	99.0	$13,434	$397	$13,037
Walkers Grove Elementary School	Public	K-5	24810 W 135th St	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 439-2885	634	41	15.6	21.8%	434 (68.5%)	35 (5.5%)	59 (9.3%)	78 (12.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	91.8	138^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.3%		89.9	192^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	90.7%	54	72.2	87.7	79.8	84.3	83.9	85.8	72.5	50.0	69.3	96.7	97.2	97.2	97.2		97.2	97.2	$13,159	$266	$12,893
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	14740 Meadow Ln	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 577-4500	536	41	13.2	21.8%	325 (60.6%)	36 (6.7%)	88 (16.4%)	70 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	88	222^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	89.2%		89.2	204^th of 2067 public elementary schools	90.1%	18	71.6	78.3	68.0	83.9	76.5	61.5	64.0	68.8	64.8	98.1	98.4	98.4	98.4		98.4	98.2	$15,134	$407	$14,727
Eagle Pointe Elementary School	Public	K-5	24562 Norwood Dr	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 577-4800	594	42	14.3	30.1%	360 (60.6%)	35 (5.9%)	60 (10.1%)	107 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	86.8	250^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.8%		86.6	244^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.2%	6	65.2	77.6	71.8	76.5	75.7	77.8	61.2	50.4	63.8	97.8	98.1	98.1	98.1		98.1	97.8	$14,985	$303	$14,681
Wallin Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	15410 S Wallin Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 577-5700	677	44	15.3	24.8%	318 (47.0%)	68 (10.0%)	146 (21.6%)	105 (15.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	73.1	529^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.3	470^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.3%	59	54.9	65.8	61.9	65.3	64.5	66.7	47.4	38.5	51.0	97.2	97.0	97.0	97.0		97.2	97.0	$12,579	$328	$12,251
Freedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	11600 Heritage Meadows Dr	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 254-4005	526	39	13.6	26.8%	244 (46.4%)	31 (5.9%)	50 (9.5%)	157 (29.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	90.7	166^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.9	210^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.8%	44	75.6	84.3	71.0	85.6	80.1	87.6	54.8	66.7	69.5	95.8	96.2	96.2	96.2		96.0	96.2	$14,721	$423	$14,298
Southbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Preston Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 551-9800	676	43	15.9	25.6%	357 (52.8%)	75 (11.1%)	111 (16.4%)	93 (13.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.6%)	69.9	604^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.6%		64.8	652^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	68.5%	48	53.8	63.0	59.8	62.7	61.8	53.7	50.4	40.7	48.1	98.3	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.6	97.9	98.6	$15,273	$481	$14,792
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School	Public	K-5	3015 S Eola Rd	Aurora	60503	Will County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-3700	414	32	12.7	27.5%	169 (40.8%)	30 (7.2%)	85 (20.5%)	111 (26.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	86.9	246^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.0%		85.6	261^st of 2067 public elementary schools	87.4%	15	58.6	67.7	76.1	69.6	70.7	77.9	71.6	59.4	70.6	94.1	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.4	94.6	$18,028	$409	$17,619
Churchill Elementary School	Public	K-5	520 Secretariat Ln	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-3800	425	31	13.8	22.1%	223 (52.5%)	44 (10.4%)	95 (22.4%)	40 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	72.1	550^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.2%		81.4	331^st of 2067 public elementary schools	84.0%	219	46.8	55.8	78.5	68.8	66.7	48.8	48.4	53.2	50.2	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7		97.7	98.6	$18,319	$546	$17,772
Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School	Public	K-5	4008 Chinaberry Ln	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-5678	570	41	13.8	3.3%	146 (25.6%)	21 (3.7%)	30 (5.3%)	333 (58.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	86.8	248^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.9%		94.4	120^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.2%	128	71.7	50.0	73.6	82.7	69.4	68.9	77.4	76.0	74.3	99.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.1	99.0	99.1	$14,838	$758	$14,080

Frequently Asked Questions about Grande Park Elementary School

Is Grande Park Elementary School a good school?

Grande Park Elementary School ranks 517^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Grande Park Elementary School in?

Cusd 308

What is the racial makeup of Grande Park Elementary School?

Students at Grande Park Elementary School are 50% White, 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Grande Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Grande Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Murphy Junior High School
High : Oswego East High School

How many students attend Grande Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Grande Park Elementary School.

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