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Spring Ave Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Spring Ave Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in La Grange, Illinois, serving 324 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the La Grange School District 105 South, which is ranked 207 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Spring Ave Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with exceptional academic performance. The school's students excel on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, with 86.3% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 77.7% in Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year. These scores significantly outperform the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in 5th grade, where 90.5% of students are proficient or better in ELA and 73.8% in Mathematics. Spring Ave Elementary also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.1% to 26.3% over the past few years, which are significantly lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Hodgkins Elementary School, the closest school to Spring Ave, has significantly lower academic performance, with proficiency rates 30-40 percentage points lower in ELA and Mathematics. Seventh Ave Elementary School, located just 0.6 miles away, is also a high-performing school, but still lags behind Spring Ave in some areas, such as overall ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. Spring Ave Elementary's consistent high performance over the past 10 years is a testament to the quality of its educational program, teaching staff, and overall school environment.

317

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,523

Per pupil spending ?

6.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 S Spring Ave
La Grange, IL 60525-2760

(708) 482-2710

District: La Grange School District 105 South

Students who attend Spring Ave Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wm F Gurrie Middle School
High:	Lyons Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Illinois elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg60%

Illinois avg44%

71^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the La Grange School District 105 South

207^th of 811La Grange School District 105 South 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	94.9	71 of 2056	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	54 of 2067	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	191 of 2077	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	368 of 2082	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	195 of 1948	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	43 of 2086	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	90 of 2037	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	87 of 2044	95.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	64 of 2046	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.6	62 of 2052	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	107 of 2093	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.6	70 of 2167	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	90 of 2166	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	175 of 2147	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	144 of 2139	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	197 of 2120	90.7%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	80 of 2092	96.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.8	36 of 2095	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	88.4	19 of 2086	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	90.2	15 of 2022	99.3%	★★★★★
2004	87.8	86 of 2030	95.8%	★★★★★
2003	85.8	152 of 2020	92.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	95.8	17 of 907	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	72 of 1942	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	42 of 1942	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	187 of 1957	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	337 of 1970	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	200 of 1680	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	84 of 2019	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	85 of 1964	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	65 of 1947	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	89 of 1959	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	188 of 1984	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	348 of 1977	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	164 of 1707	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	36 of 2019	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	100 of 1972	94.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	17 of 1292	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	67 of 1156	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	69.3	202 of 1113	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	67 of 1389	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	76 of 1392	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	205 of 1419	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	445 of 1425	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.7	178 of 1308	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	43 of 1462	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	84 of 1463	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)98th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts86%+33 vs state

Mathematics78%+39 vs state

Science61%+20 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
Spring Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	1001 S Spring Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 482-2710	317	23	13.7	6.3%	261 (82.3%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (10.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	94.9	71^st of 2056 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.7	54^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.4%	17	61.0	88.6	81.3	90.5	85.4	86.3	86.4	81.3	73.8	68.3	77.7	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.4	97.8	97.5		15.8	$20,523	$393	$20,130
Seventh Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	701 7th Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 482-2730	194	21	9.0	32.0%	124 (63.9%)	6 (3.1%)	46 (23.7%)	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	94.9	66^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.8%		97.8	32^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.5%	34	64.3	90.0	80.8	100.0	90.3	90.5	75.0	76.9	89.3	64.5	76.2	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.4	97.4	97.4		16.9	$25,727	$393	$25,335
Ideal Elementary School	Public	K-6	9901 W 58th St	Countryside	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 482-2750	258	29	8.7	71.7%	66 (25.6%)	16 (6.2%)	156 (60.5%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	48.7	1022^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	50.3%		56.9	782^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	62.2%	240	22.9	37.8	57.1	48.6	64.7	51.7	40.5	48.6	21.6	33.3	35.9	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	96.0	95.2	95.2		11.2	$24,845	$1,150	$23,696
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5850 Laurel Ave	La Grange Highlands	60525	Cook County	LaGrange Highlands School District 106	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 579-6886	565	45	12.6		450 (79.6%)	8 (1.4%)	53 (9.4%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	96.2	40^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.9	28^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.6%	12		82.9	90.1			86.4	85.7	81.2			83.5	97.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.3	97.1	97.0	10.4		$17,982	$577	$17,405
Cossitt Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	115 W Cossitt Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 215-6200	472	41	11.5		372 (78.8%)	7 (1.5%)	47 (10.0%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	93.8	95^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.1	69^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.7%	26	66.2	79.7	74.3	80.0	90.8	81.3	83.8	70.0	81.3	89.5	81.3	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.1	98.5	98.5		14.0	$19,021	$263	$18,759
Field Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4335 Howard Ave	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 246-7675	278	24	11.7		248 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	96.2	38^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.2%		94.5	115^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.4%	77	95.2	78.6	84.8	87.8		83.2	85.7	78.3	87.8		83.9	98.5	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.2			$17,023	$272	$16,751
Congress Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	9311 Shields Ave	Brookfield	60513	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 215-6007	419	36	11.5	41.1%	138 (32.9%)	32 (7.6%)	220 (52.5%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	60.1	805^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.8%		65.7	637^th of 2067 public elementary schools	69.2%	168	48.3	37.7	49.1	58.6	66.7	53.2	41.5	33.3	46.6	57.4	44.6	92.4	94.1	94.1	94.1	93.4	93.1	92.7		10.1	$19,915	$496	$19,419
Forest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5020 Central Ave	Western Springs	60558	Cook County	Western Springs School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 246-7678	289	24	12.2		256 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	91.8	137^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.3%		96	72^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	96.5%	65	50.0	88.7	86.5	91.2		88.9	86.8	82.7	59.6		75.9	99.0	98.7	98.7	98.7	99.3	98.4	98.7	5.3		$18,541	$266	$18,275
Ogden Ave Elementary School	Public	K-6	501 W Ogden Ave	La Grange	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 215-6600	563	39	14.5		505 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	93.9	92^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	95.5%		93.9	129^th of 2067 public elementary schools	93.8%	37	71.9	89.0	69.5	85.4	88.2	82.4	89.0	68.6	69.8	78.5	75.8	98.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.6	98.8	98.8		15.3	$16,661	$263	$16,399
Hodgkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6516 Kane Ave	Hodgkins	60525	Cook County	La Grange School District 105 South	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 482-2740	165	18	8.9	78.8%	27 (16.4%)	4 (2.4%)	124 (75.2%)	9 (5.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.2	867^th of 2056 public elementary schools	57.8%		36.6	1233^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	40.3%	366	46.7	53.3	50.0	53.3	36.4	49.0	60.0	30.0	80.0	27.3	52.9	98.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	97.2	35.2	6.3	$30,486	$1,080	$29,406

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Ave Elementary School

Is Spring Ave Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Spring Ave Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 71^st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Ave Elementary School?

Students at Spring Ave Elementary School are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Spring Ave Elementary School in?

La Grange School District 105 South

What schools do graduates of Spring Ave Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Spring Ave Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wm F Gurrie Middle School
High : Lyons Township High School

How many students attend Spring Ave Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Spring Ave Elementary School.

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