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Perry Elementary School

Q: Is Perry Elementary School a good school?

Perry Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Perry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Perry Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Perry Elementary School?

Students at Perry Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Perry Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Perry Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Carpentersville Middle School High : Oak Ridge School

Public Grades K-5

1557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Perry Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Carpentersville, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 267 students. The school is part of the Community Unit School District 300, which is ranked 433 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Perry Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.1% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49.2% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Similarly, only 29.5% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 38.8% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students. Additionally, Perry Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.8% to 31.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Perry Elementary School to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Westfield Community School and Eastview Elementary School, it becomes evident that Perry Elementary School is underperforming. Despite the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, Perry Elementary School spends more per student ($23,180 in 2023-2024) compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Lakewood School ($13,302 per student) and Parkview Elementary School ($13,423 per student), suggesting that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to support student achievement.

278

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,416

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 Amarillo Dr
Carpentersville, IL 60110-1147

(224) 484-5600

District: Cusd 300

Students who attend Perry Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carpentersville Middle School
High:	Oak Ridge School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

African American:

14.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg42%

Illinois avg44%

1,557^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Cusd 300

433^rd of 811Cusd 300 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	25.3	1557 of 2056	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1709 of 2067	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1977 of 2077	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2025 of 2082	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1902 of 1948	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1830 of 2086	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1847 of 2037	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	1976 of 2044	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	2016 of 2046	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1994 of 2052	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	2061 of 2093	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	1993 of 2167	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.8	2047 of 2166	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.2	1961 of 2147	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	1927 of 2139	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	2035 of 2120	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	1817 of 2092	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	1812 of 2095	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	1906 of 2086	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	1755 of 2022	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.2	1840 of 2030	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	13.8	1736 of 2020	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	691 of 692	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	660 of 684	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	399 of 428	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	461 of 711	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	508 of 698	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	523 of 1049	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.7	694 of 886	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	887 of 907	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	460 of 788	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	700 of 826	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	778 of 788	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	716 of 768	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	487 of 743	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	563 of 718	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1462 of 1942	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1671 of 1942	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1807 of 1957	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1852 of 1970	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1629 of 1680	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1780 of 2019	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1739 of 1964	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	559 of 982	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	665 of 959	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	883 of 970	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	920 of 954	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	661 of 742	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	748 of 955	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	792 of 938	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1189 of 1800	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1343 of 1793	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1672 of 1808	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1715 of 1763	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1463 of 1514	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	1506 of 1816	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1492 of 1765	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1447 of 1947	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1561 of 1959	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1888 of 1984	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1903 of 1977	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1673 of 1707	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1735 of 2019	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1809 of 1972	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	839 of 1292	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1045 of 1195	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	1133 of 1156	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1071 of 1113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	992 of 1194	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)50th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2023)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

Science18%-23 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)	% Meningococcal (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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Perry Elementary School	Public	K-5	251 Amarillo Dr	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-5600	278	26	10.7	90.3%	5 (1.8%)	40 (14.4%)	218 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	25.3	1557^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.3%		19	1709^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.3%	152	17.5		32.4	24.3	33.3				30.1	37.8	30.6	20.5				29.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6		99.6	99.6			$22,416	$1,168	$21,249
DREAM Academy	Public	K-5	251 Amarillo Dr	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 551-8410	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sunny Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Helm Rd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Barrington CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 426-4232	245	26	9.4	87.8%	26 (10.6%)	3 (1.2%)	205 (83.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	35	1315^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.0%		27.5	1473^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	28.7%	158	15.7		38.7	20.0	63.3				41.6	54.8	26.7	14.0				28.6	98.8	98.4	98.4	98.4	99.6	98.8	98.4			$29,578	$1,123	$28,455
Algonquin Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Compton Dr	Algonquin	60102	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 532-7500	408	32	12.8	58.1%	180 (44.1%)	19 (4.7%)	170 (41.7%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	74.2	507^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.3%		75.5	467^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.4%	40	45.2		65.6	50.0	69.4				60.8	67.2	56.6	54.8				59.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2		98.2	98.2			$18,268	$540	$17,728
Meadowdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	14 Ash St	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-2900	421	29	14.4	88.6%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	413 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.4	1733^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	15.7%		21.8	1633^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	21.0%	100	14.3		22.2	32.3	20.6				25.0	14.3	33.9	9.5				19.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$15,618	$1,062	$14,556
Eastview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Longwood Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 458-5501	401	38	10.5	51.6%	219 (54.6%)	10 (2.5%)	133 (33.2%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	85.2	278^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.5%		91.4	159^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.3%	119	52.9		63.3	81.5	82.4				75.2	56.7	72.2	72.5				66.7	95.1	94.8	94.8	94.8	8.0	94.4	95.1	8.0		$19,187	$467	$18,720
Lakewood School	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 Ravine Ln	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-2600	590	38	15.5	86.9%	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	568 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	19.5	1683^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	18.1%		14.7	1863^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	9.9%	180	20.0		19.8	25.6	38.7				27.5	23.1	24.4	14.7				20.9	93.6	95.0	95.0	95.0		90.7	92.6			$14,462	$1,134	$13,328
Golfview Elementary School	Public	K-5	124 Golfview Ln	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-2800	401	32	12.6	86.8%	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	387 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27.4	1499^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.1%		24.2	1564^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.3%	65	23.6		27.6	17.0	49.1				31.9	31.0	31.9	21.8				28.1	98.7	99.2	99.2	99.2		98.2	97.9			$17,000	$1,107	$15,893
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-5	122 Carpenter Blvd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-2500	552	39	14.1	80.1%	105 (19.0%)	57 (10.3%)	351 (63.6%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	25.4	1550^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.6%		26.4	1506^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.1%	44	24.2		22.4	29.8	50.5				34.5	23.5	27.4	17.2				22.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3		98.3	98.3			$14,999	$579	$14,419
Westfield Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Sleepy Hollow Rd	Algonquin	60102	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 532-7800	1,287	90	14.2	42.3%	774 (60.1%)	48 (3.7%)	293 (22.8%)	99 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (5.5%)	76.7	464^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.4%		78.9	393^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	81.0%	71	60.7	58.9	44.3	72.5	75.4	53.4	65.5	60.4	60.3	55.7	78.4	70.5	41.4	50.2	31.4	45.0	96.7	96.4	96.4	96.4	69.6	96.4	96.8	2.5	65.6	$16,312	$365	$15,947

Frequently Asked Questions about Perry Elementary School

What district is Perry Elementary School in?

Cusd 300

Is Perry Elementary School a good school?

Perry Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Perry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Perry Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Perry Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carpentersville Middle School
High : Oak Ridge School

What is the racial makeup of Perry Elementary School?

Students at Perry Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

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