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Walkers Grove Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Walkers Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school in Plainfield, Illinois, serving 624 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Plainfield School District 202, which is ranked 303 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walkers Grove Elementary School consistently outperforms the Plainfield School District and the state of Illinois in academic assessments, with 83.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 69.3% in Mathematics, compared to the district's 62.6% in ELA and 43.3% in Mathematics, and the state's 53.1% in ELA and 38.5% in Mathematics. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 50 Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in ELA and Mathematics. Walkers Grove Elementary School has maintained a high statewide ranking, placing in the top 15% of Illinois elementary schools for the past several years, and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walkers Grove Elementary School outperforms the nearby Liberty Elementary, Central Elementary, and Wallin Oaks Elementary schools in the Plainfield School District in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. The school also has a higher per-student spending of $12,556 in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district's average of $11,443, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.5, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. While the school outperforms many of its peers, it is worth noting that an out-of-district school, V Blanche Graham Elementary in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district, outperforms Walkers Grove in some areas, particularly in Mathematics.

634

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,159

Per pupil spending ?

21.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24810 W 135th St
Plainfield, IL 60544-7931

(815) 439-2885

District: Plainfield School District 202

Students who attend Walkers Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richard Ira Jones Middle School
High:	Plainfield North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

Asian:

12.3%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (75% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg52%

Illinois avg44%

138^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 18Elementary Schools in the Plainfield School District 202

303^rd of 811Plainfield School District 202 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	91.8	138 of 2056	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	192 of 2067	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	226 of 2077	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	241 of 2082	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	295 of 1948	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	215 of 2086	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	143 of 2037	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	87.1	220 of 2044	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	343 of 2046	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	76.6	411 of 2052	80.0%	★★★★☆
2014	85.1	261 of 2093	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	84.2	294 of 2167	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	310 of 2166	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	378 of 2147	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	353 of 2139	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.0	299 of 2120	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.8	465 of 2092	77.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.9	631 of 2095	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.8	310 of 2086	85.1%	★★★★☆
2005	75.7	456 of 2022	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	71.1	666 of 2030	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.2	645 of 2020	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	47 of 234	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	71 of 219	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	99 of 237	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	167 of 226	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	94 of 1049	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	66 of 886	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	70 of 907	92.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	33 of 788	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	18 of 826	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	61 of 788	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	161 of 1942	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	216 of 1942	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	243 of 1957	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	241 of 1970	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	265 of 1680	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	273 of 2019	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	97 of 1964	95.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	50 of 982	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	14 of 959	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	87 of 970	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	23 of 954	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	44 of 742	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	68 of 955	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	74 of 938	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	83 of 1800	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	47 of 1793	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	36 of 1808	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	15 of 1763	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	74.7	186 of 1514	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	337 of 1765	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	104 of 1947	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	145 of 1959	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	220 of 1984	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	215 of 1977	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	295 of 1707	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	166 of 2019	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	196 of 1972	90.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	79 of 1292	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	102 of 1195	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	135 of 1156	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	159 of 1113	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	95 of 640	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	120 of 1194	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	137 of 1389	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	217 of 1392	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	250 of 1419	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	269 of 1425	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	249 of 1308	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	223 of 1462	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	133 of 1463	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+31 vs state

Science72%+32 vs state

Mathematics69%+31 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)	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
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
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
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
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
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
Liberty Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Essington Rd	Bolingbrook	60490	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 609-3037	522	40	13.2	26.8%	217 (41.6%)	70 (13.4%)	86 (16.5%)	118 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.6%)	78.1	431^st of 2056 public elementary schools	79.0%		76.5	448^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.3%	17	61.0	65.2	55.6	74.5	65.2	65.2	53.5	51.0	56.3	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6		97.6	98.0	$14,971	$465	$14,505
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	23723 Getson Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 436-9278	544	42	13.1	36.8%	300 (55.1%)	53 (9.7%)	144 (26.5%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	76.3	473^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	77.0%		67.9	590^th of 2067 public elementary schools	71.5%	117	51.0	68.9	67.0	61.5	65.6	75.6	55.2	40.4	56.2	97.7	97.9	97.9	97.9		97.9	97.7	$17,466	$639	$16,827
Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School	Public	K-5	12450 Essington Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 577-3606	548	41	13.5	31.4%	209 (38.1%)	99 (18.1%)	109 (19.9%)	106 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	71.6	561^st of 2056 public elementary schools	72.7%		78.7	397^th of 2067 public elementary schools	80.8%	164	52.2	51.0	65.9	64.1	60.0	62.7	57.1	40.2	53.7	99.1	98.9	98.9	98.9		99.1	99.1	$15,474	$395	$15,079
V Blanche Graham Elementary	Public	K-5	2315 High Meadow Rd	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6900	325	20	16.3	7.1%	137 (42.2%)	19 (5.8%)	19 (5.8%)	115 (35.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	91.6	144^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.0%		97.8	31^st of 2067 public elementary schools	98.5%	113	84.0	69.0	69.5	88.0	74.9	70.7	76.3	84.0	76.6	99.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.0	99.0	$13,608	$750	$12,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Walkers Grove Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Walkers Grove Elementary School?

Students at Walkers Grove Elementary School are 68% White, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Walkers Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walkers Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richard Ira Jones Middle School
High : Plainfield North High School

How many students attend Walkers Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Walkers Grove Elementary School.

Is Walkers Grove Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Walkers Grove Elementary School ranks in the top 6.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Walkers Grove Elementary School in?

Plainfield School District 202

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