Summary:
Sunnybrook School District 171 has one listed elementary school, Nathan Hale Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 4 and enrolling 525 students. Its results are mixed: in 2025–2026, all-grades math proficiency was 5 percentage points above the district rate, while English language arts (ELA) was 19 points below the district. The clearest concern is ELA: about 30% of students were proficient, compared with 56% statewide—a 27-point gap.
There is no meaningful top-to-bottom comparison because only one school is listed; Nathan Hale is both the highest and lowest by default. Compared with Sunnybrook School District 171, its 2025–2026 ELA proficiency was 30% versus 48%, while math was 20% versus 15%. Both subjects remained below state rates: math was 20% at Nathan Hale versus 40% statewide. Grade-level results also differ by subject: ELA proficiency was higher in grade 4 than grade 3, at 36% versus 22%; math was lower in grade 4, at 17% versus 24%. Each listed grade-and-subject result was below its statewide comparison.
Results shifted in different directions over time: ELA fell from 31% in 2024–2025 to 30% in 2025–2026 as the state rate rose from 53% to 56%, widening the gap by 5 points. Math rose from 18% to 20%, and its gap with the state narrowed by less than 1 point. SchoolDigger’s ranking fell from the 23rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 5th percentile in 2025–2026. For additional context, chronic absenteeism was 23% in 2025–2026, about 1 point below the state rate. In 2024–2025, 60% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student–teacher ratio was 16.9; these figures describe the school but do not establish how it compares with similar schools.
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