Summary
Jane Addams Elementary School serves 567 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Palatine, in Palatine CCSD 15. In 2025–26, proficiency was 44% in ELA, 27.5% in math, and 36% in fifth-grade science; each result was below district and state levels. The clearest concern is math: Jane had the lowest result among the 10 schools compared, including nine nearby schools.
Compared with nearby schools, ELA is Jane’s strongest subject and math its weakest: Jane ranked third-lowest in ELA and second-lowest in fifth-grade science, while its math result was 22 points below the nearby-school average. The school’s fourth-grade ELA result stands out positively: 56.8%, just above the state’s 55.8%, although below the district’s 63.4%; five nearby schools scored higher and four lower. Overall, however, Jane’s ELA, math, and science results were respectively 12, 12, and 12 percentage points below state results, and 17, 16, and 18 points below district results.
ELA has improved substantially, rising from 19% in 2023–24 to 33% in 2024–25 and 44% in 2025–26; its gap with the state narrowed by 10 points. Math rose from 13% to 27.4%, then was nearly unchanged at 27.5%, and remains the clearest area to watch. SchoolDigger ranked Jane in the 23rd statewide percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, down from the 29th percentile in each of the prior two years; only Lake Louise Elementary School ranked lower among the 10 nearby schools. In 2024–25, Jane had 12.7 students per teacher, close to the peer average of 13.0. That year, 45% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 34% peer average. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Hispanic students was at the 8th percentile in 2025–26, below Jane’s overall 23rd percentile; its ranking for Special Education Students was higher, at the 53rd percentile in 2024–25, compared with the school’s overall 29th percentile that year.
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