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Country Meadows Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Country Meadows Elementary School serves 439 students in grades 1–5 in Long Grove, a suburban community. In 2025–2026, 80% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 71% in math, and 75% of fifth graders in science. The school’s clearest distinction is ELA: it had the highest proficiency rate among nearby schools with results and stood well above the state rate.

Compared with nearby schools, Country Meadows was strongest in ELA: its 80% rate was about 1 point above Kildeer Countryside Elementary School, the next-highest nearby school. Country Meadows ranked second to Kildeer in math (71% versus 79%) and fifth-grade science (75% versus 82%). It also exceeded state rates in ELA by 23 points, math by 31 points, and science by 27 points. Its scores were slightly below district rates in ELA (80% versus 81%) and math (71% versus 73%), and 6 points lower in science (75% versus 81%). Attendance is a less favorable comparison: chronic absenteeism was 14% in 2025–2026, 2 points above the district and higher than most nearby schools, though 10 points below the state.

Results have risen over time: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency increased by 25 points and math by 16 points. The school’s lead over the state widened as well, reaching 23 points in ELA and 31 in math. SchoolDigger ranked the school 149th of 1,737 Illinois schools, at the 91st percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026; its percentile was 88 in each of the prior two years. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 12.1, and 18% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2021–2022. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves Asian students was at the 75th percentile in 2025–2026, 16 points below its overall percentile. Its ranking for Hispanic students rose notably, from the 75th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 97th in 2024–2025.

439

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,672

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2021-22) ?

98%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

6360 Gilmer Rd
Long Grove, IL 60047-5171

(847) 353-8600

District: Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96

Students who attend Country Meadows Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Woodlawn Middle School
High:	Adlai E Stevenson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Asian:

27.3%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (75% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg78%

Illinois avg48%

149^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96

34^th of 738Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 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
2026	88.7	149 of 1737	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	244 of 2056	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	243 of 2067	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	225 of 2077	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	216 of 2082	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	100 of 1948	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	236 of 2086	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	196 of 2037	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	133 of 2044	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	89.4	187 of 2046	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	107 of 2052	94.8%	★★★★★
2014	81.4	359 of 2093	82.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	420 of 2167	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	475 of 2166	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	411 of 2147	80.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.6	275 of 2139	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	82.5	244 of 2120	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	81.1	290 of 2092	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	181 of 2095	91.4%	★★★★★
2006	80.8	264 of 2086	87.3%	★★★★☆
2005	82.9	206 of 2022	89.8%	★★★★☆
2004	85.5	160 of 2030	92.1%	★★★★★
2003	84.9	181 of 2020	91.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	44 of 177	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	67 of 234	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	57 of 219	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	61 of 237	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	81 of 226	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.5	27 of 134	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	93 of 243	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.6	36 of 242	85.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	119 of 1049	88.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	6 of 165	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	14 of 788	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	68.5	124 of 826	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	28 of 788	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	46 of 768	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	3 of 537	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	79 of 743	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	175 of 718	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	229 of 1286	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	260 of 1942	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	215 of 1942	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	220 of 1957	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	209 of 1970	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	193 of 1680	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	187 of 2019	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	217 of 1964	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	26 of 982	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	63.6	235 of 954	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	189 of 955	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	45.6	484 of 938	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	431 of 1800	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	772 of 1793	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	306 of 1808	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.7	855 of 1763	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	277 of 1816	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	392 of 1765	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	103 of 1311	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	86.1	233 of 1947	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	261 of 1959	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	222 of 1984	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	232 of 1977	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.4	87 of 1707	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	275 of 2019	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	154 of 1972	92.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	354 of 1292	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	182 of 1195	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	100 of 1113	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	72.7	189 of 1194	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	260 of 1149	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	362 of 1389	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	443 of 1392	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	379 of 1419	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	381 of 1425	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	137 of 1308	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	218 of 1462	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	113 of 1463	92.3%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)75th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts80%+23 vs state

Science75%+27 vs state

Mathematics71%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Country Meadows Elementary School	Public	1-5	6360 Gilmer Rd	Long Grove	60047	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 353-8600	439	36	12.1	—	233 (53.1%)	20 (4.6%)	56 (12.8%)	120 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	88.7	149^th of 1737 public elementary schools	91.4%		86.9	244^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.1%	95	74.6	77.3	78.5	83.1	79.6	80.6	70.9	62.0	71.0	98%		$22,672	$319	$22,353
Diamond Lake School	Public	PK, KG-2	25807 N Diamond Lake Rd	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Diamond Lake School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 566-6601	262	31	8.4	54.2%	60 (22.9%)	10 (3.8%)	168 (64.1%)	15 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)								(n/a)										98.8%		$25,205	$837	$24,369
West Oak Intermediate School	Public	3-5	26156 N Acorn Ln	Mundelein	60060	Lake County	Diamond Lake School District 76	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 970-3544	268	29	9.2	59.7%	68 (25.4%)	13 (4.9%)	169 (63.1%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	25.4	1264^th of 1737 public elementary schools	27.2%		32.3	1377^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.0%	113	44.0	43.1	41.8	52.7	46.1	40.3	24.2	20.5	27.5	99.2%		$23,304	$718	$22,586
Hawthorn Aspen Elementary School	Public	1-5	500 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4300	313	27	11.7	23.6%	168 (53.7%)	12 (3.8%)	47 (15.0%)	65 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	77.4	343^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	80.3%		79.9	396^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.7%	53	71.6	67.2	67.7	80.6	71.9	75.0	56.3	50.7	60.5	97.5%		$20,315	$221	$20,095
Hawthorn Elementary School South	Public	1-5	430 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4800	505	46	10.8	30.7%	183 (36.2%)	38 (7.5%)	77 (15.2%)	169 (33.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	56.4	726^th of 1737 public elementary schools	58.2%		57.4	863^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	58.0%	137	59.3	48.4	64.9	56.6	56.2	58.9	48.1	47.8	51.4	97.8%		$20,121	$242	$19,879
Kildeer Countryside Elementary School	Public	1-5	3100 Old McHenry Rd	Long Grove	60047	Lake County	Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 634-3243	428	31	14.0	—	239 (55.8%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	152 (35.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	90.4	120^th of 1737 public elementary schools	93.1%		94.7	76^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.3%	44	82.0	60.0	86.7	87.5	78.9	84.8	79.6	73.6	79.2	97.7%		$25,860	$319	$25,542
Hawthorn Elementary School North	Public	1-5	301 W Hawthorn Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4500	347	43	8.1	25.9%	161 (46.4%)	10 (2.9%)	64 (18.4%)	94 (27.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	86.2	190^th of 1737 public elementary schools	89.1%		89.1	200^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.3%	10	68.5	71.7	81.0	80.7	78.4	71.7	68.4	68.2	69.2	98.6%		$23,485	$1,054	$22,432
Hawthorn School for Young Learners	Public	K	637 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 990-4760	248	26	9.5	25.0%	114 (46.0%)	14 (5.6%)	35 (14.1%)	70 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)										91.4%		$20,947	$489	$20,458
Hawthorn Townline Elementary School	Public	1-5	810 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 990-4901	306	32	9.7	40.2%	152 (49.7%)	16 (5.2%)	34 (11.1%)	91 (29.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	79.4	310^th of 1737 public elementary schools	82.2%		78	434^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.9%	124	63.9	63.5	75.0	75.4	71.2	79.4	70.0	50.8	66.8	97.2%		$20,021	$531	$19,490
Hawthorn School of Dual Language	Public	K-5	810 N Aspen Dr	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Hawthorn CCSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 990-4900	413	40	10.4	47.5%	114 (27.6%)	13 (3.1%)	252 (61.0%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	47.8	873^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	49.7%		60.7	791^st of 2056 public elementary schools	61.5%	82	47.5	51.6	56.7	59.7	56.0	59.4	37.9	41.9	46.4	98.5%		$17,596	$588	$17,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Country Meadows Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Country Meadows Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Country Meadows Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodlawn Middle School
High : Adlai E Stevenson High School

What is the racial makeup of Country Meadows Elementary School?

Students at Country Meadows Elementary School are 53% White, 27% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Country Meadows Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Country Meadows Elementary School ranks in the top 8.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Country Meadows Elementary School in?

Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96

How many students attend Country Meadows Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Country Meadows Elementary School.

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