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Willard Elementary School

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Willard Elementary School ranks 390 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Willard Elementary School is a public K-5 school in Evanston, Illinois, serving 373 students. The school is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 district, which is ranked 236 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Willard Elementary consistently maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking between 213 and 539 out of over 2,000 Illinois elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than state averages across all grade levels. However, Willard's performance for its African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-income student subgroups is more mixed, with rankings ranging from the top 30% to the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools. The school's per-student spending of $25,445 is notably higher than the state average, and it maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 10.9.

When compared to other Evanston CCSD 65 elementary schools, Willard's performance is generally on par or slightly better. But compared to the high-performing Wilmette School District 39 schools, such as Harper Elementary, Romona Elementary, and McKenzie Elementary, Willard's performance, particularly for its White and higher-income student subgroups, lags behind. Additionally, Willard has seen a concerning increase in its chronic absenteeism rate, which the school and district should closely monitor and address.

355

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,866

Per pupil spending ?

22.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 Hurd Ave
Evanston, IL 60201-1268

(847) 905-3601

District: Evanston CCSD 65

Students who attend Willard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Haven Middle School
High:	Evanston Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

Hispanic:

20.0%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (62% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg57%

Illinois avg44%

390^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Evanston CCSD 65

236^th of 811Evanston CCSD 65 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	80.1	390 of 2056	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	389 of 2067	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	333 of 2077	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	279 of 2082	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	539 of 1948	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	288 of 2086	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	268 of 2037	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	238 of 2044	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	88.0	213 of 2046	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	87.9	235 of 2052	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	329 of 2093	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	86.7	228 of 2167	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	78.0	435 of 2166	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	372 of 2147	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	87.3	64 of 2139	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	130 of 2120	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	86.3	100 of 2092	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	85.2	87 of 2095	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	79.3	330 of 2086	84.2%	★★★★☆
2005	81.1	275 of 2022	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	78.0	406 of 2030	80.0%	★★★★☆
2003	70.5	681 of 2020	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	527 of 688	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	288 of 655	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	278 of 698	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	79 of 1049	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	56.9	263 of 886	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	38.6	477 of 907	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	43.0	392 of 788	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	280 of 768	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	586 of 743	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.9	194 of 718	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	387 of 1942	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	411 of 1942	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	253 of 1957	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	219 of 1970	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	483 of 1680	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	306 of 2019	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	200 of 1964	89.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	419 of 982	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	342 of 959	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	313 of 970	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	183 of 954	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	210 of 955	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	220 of 938	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1250 of 1800	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	942 of 1793	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	951 of 1808	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.0	385 of 1763	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	37.5	920 of 1514	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	833 of 1816	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	1140 of 1765	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	376 of 1947	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	363 of 1959	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	423 of 1984	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	329 of 1977	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	530 of 1707	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.4	251 of 2019	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	350 of 1972	82.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	87.4	12 of 95	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	101 of 1292	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	165 of 1195	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	414 of 1156	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	731 of 1113	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.3	221 of 1194	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	164 of 763	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	155 of 1389	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	149 of 1392	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	141 of 1419	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	108 of 1425	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	58.2	504 of 1308	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.6	134 of 1462	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	95 of 1463	93.5%	★★★★★

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)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)50th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-50 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+27 vs state

English Language Arts63%+10 vs state

Science57%+16 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	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 All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th 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
Willard Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Hurd Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 905-3601	355	32	11.2	22.5%	209 (58.9%)	41 (11.5%)	71 (20.0%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	80.1	390^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.0%		79	389^th of 2067 public elementary schools	81.2%	1	56.9	63.8	55.6	68.1		63.1	78.3	63.0	54.2		65.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7			$22,866	$501	$22,365
McKenzie Elementary School	Public	K-4	649 Prairie Ave	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 512-6300	461	34	13.5		378 (82.0%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.3%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	97.9	14^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.3%		96.5	61^st of 2067 public elementary schools	97.0%	47		87.9	95.8			91.9	92.1	88.4			90.2	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9			$21,558	$261	$21,297
Lincolnwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 Colfax St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8881	288	27	10.5	34.7%	155 (53.8%)	90 (31.3%)	19 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	81.4	366^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.2%		87.7	226^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.1%	140	60.4	57.9	63.0	64.6		61.6	75.4	67.4	58.3		67.5	95.8	96.1	96.1	96.1	100.0	95.8	95.5			$26,663	$545	$26,118
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	9700 Crawford Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 676-5001	316	29	10.8	47.5%	94 (29.7%)	46 (14.6%)	44 (13.9%)	93 (29.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.7%)	79.6	406^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.3%		62.3	692^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	66.5%	286	59.2	57.4	61.5	83.7		67.1	55.6	60.4	61.2		59.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2			$23,900	$1,329	$22,572
Central Elementary School	Public	K-4	910 Central Ave	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 512-6100	485	39	12.4		394 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	95.6	50^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.5	62^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	97.0%	12		79.8	85.6			83.0	85.7	83.7			84.6	99.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.2	99.3	99.8			$21,987	$265	$21,722
Kingsley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Green Bay Rd	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8401	334	27	12.5	30.8%	182 (54.5%)	90 (26.9%)	20 (6.0%)	11 (3.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	75.2	495^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.9%		83.7	292^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	85.9%	203	51.1	66.2	64.6	61.2		64.2	60.3	58.3	47.9		56.1	96.9	97.8	97.8	97.8	100.0	98.1	97.2			$22,902	$350	$22,552
Walker Elementary School	Public	K-5	3601 Church St	Evanston	60203	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8331	364	32	11.4	36.5%	149 (40.9%)	85 (23.4%)	40 (11.0%)	41 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.2%)	74	511^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.1%		75.9	458^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.8%	53	54.5	58.3	52.9	76.1		62.8	72.9	44.3	49.3		53.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	98.5	98.7			$24,254	$608	$23,646
Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies	Public	K-8	3701 Davis St	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8441	254	27	9.3	70.1%	25 (9.8%)	46 (18.1%)	168 (66.1%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	21.6	1626^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.9%		26.2	1510^th of 2067 public elementary schools	26.9%	116	16.7	36.4	31.0	33.3	6.7	31.4	40.6	20.7	11.1	13.3	22.8	97.8	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.3	97.8	97.8		27.8	$27,784	$1,167	$26,617
Harper Elementary School	Public	K-4	1101 Dartmouth St	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 512-6200	366	30	12.2		303 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	93.3	109^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.7%		95.4	99^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.2%	10		73.4	82.8			79.1	84.4	76.0			79.3	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.3	99.2	99.7			$23,722	$327	$23,395
Romona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Romona Rd	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 512-6400	462	49	9.4		253 (54.8%)	9 (1.9%)	47 (10.2%)	64 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (19.0%)	95.7	46^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.4	38^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.2%	8		86.2	84.8			85.5	83.0	82.4			82.7	98.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.2	98.8	98.8	11.3		$27,540	$648	$26,892

Frequently Asked Questions about Willard Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Willard Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Haven Middle School
High : Evanston Township High School

How many students attend Willard Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Willard Elementary School.

What district is Willard Elementary School in?

Evanston CCSD 65

Is Willard Elementary School a good school?

Willard Elementary School ranks 390^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Willard Elementary School?

Students at Willard Elementary School are 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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