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Kimball Hill Elementary School

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Kimball Hill Elementary School ranks 1060 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1060^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Kimball Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 488. The school is part of the Palatine CCSD 15 district, which is ranked 415 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kimball Hill Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 48.9% compared to the district's 55.1% and the state's 53.1%. Similarly, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 33.9% compared to the district's 42.9% and the state's 38.5%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for students with disabilities but struggles with English Language Learners (ELL) and White students. Additionally, Kimball Hill Elementary School has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state averages.

When comparing Kimball Hill Elementary School to other nearby schools within the same district, it performs significantly worse than schools like Pleasant Hill Elementary and Central Road Elementary, which have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings within the state. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Kimball Hill Elementary School, the school's academic performance remains below the district and state averages, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation.

524

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,746

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2905 Meadow Dr
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-1801

(847) 963-5200

District: Palatine CCSD 15

Students who attend Kimball Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carl Sandburg Middle School
High:	Rolling Meadows High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.5%

White:

33.0%

Asian:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg49%

Illinois avg44%

1,060^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Palatine CCSD 15

415^th of 811Palatine CCSD 15 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	47.1	1060 of 2056	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1124 of 2067	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1156 of 2077	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	779 of 2082	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	753 of 1948	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	1232 of 2086	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1372 of 2037	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.8	1554 of 2044	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.9	1083 of 2046	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.9	945 of 2093	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.2	1103 of 2167	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.7	1197 of 2166	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.6	1222 of 2147	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.8	1084 of 2139	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.7	880 of 2120	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.8	867 of 2092	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.5	299 of 2095	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	313 of 2086	85.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	326 of 2022	83.9%	★★★★☆
2004	81.3	293 of 2030	85.6%	★★★★☆
2003	79.3	370 of 2020	81.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	297 of 1049	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	670 of 788	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	344 of 826	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.7	640 of 788	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.9	207 of 768	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	111 of 537	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	20.3	720 of 743	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	658 of 718	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1024 of 1942	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1110 of 1942	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1066 of 1957	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	747 of 1970	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	709 of 1680	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	1336 of 2019	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1412 of 1964	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	666 of 982	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	552 of 959	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	519 of 970	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	345 of 954	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	143 of 742	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	19.5	873 of 955	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	860 of 938	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	972 of 1800	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	582 of 1793	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	752 of 1808	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	240 of 1763	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	376 of 1514	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	28.0	1436 of 1816	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1468 of 1765	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1015 of 1947	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	1015 of 1959	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1118 of 1984	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	722 of 1977	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	642 of 1707	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	1033 of 2019	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1185 of 1972	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	553 of 1292	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	529 of 1195	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	389 of 1156	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.4	47 of 1113	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	64.0	159 of 763	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	815 of 1389	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1073 of 1392	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	962 of 1419	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	807 of 1425	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	654 of 1308	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	800 of 1462	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	958 of 1463	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, September 11, 2021

I was among the first graduating class, attending first thru sixth grade at Kimball Hill in 1960. Things have changed there since it was the only school in Rolling Meadows. The only "diversity" in those days was whether you were Catholic, Protestant or Jewish. Rolling Meadows consisted of roughly 100 homes. My father ran for Mayor in the city's mayoral election. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, January 27, 2011

As a citizen and a former student & a Parent, I would have to say the school then and now needs a better system for educating Special Education kids and not hiding behind the poor manners of not spending the districts money wisely on the testing needs that children need most.

Instead they make up stories of how many times they can disagree with Parent's and Doctor's who end up suing the district only because their children deserve the Special services that schools are supposed to provide in the first place for children with the special needs!!!

If I would have been given an IEP, I would have accelerated farther then I am today. Kimball Hill School is not all it is cracked up to be! Take it from someone who has been there and is still fighting them not for me but now for my child!

Unfortunately, I have not been able to move out of this town and my child has to suffer in the fight because they will not give my child an IEP. In which case I have been fighting them for 3 years now. Soon my child will be in Middle School and I will then be fighting that school as well. I will win this time! And I will have the last word!!! Close Quote

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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 All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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
Kimball Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Meadow Dr	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-5200	524	38	13.8	38.9%	173 (33.0%)	10 (1.9%)	296 (56.5%)	22 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	47.1	1060^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.4%		41.2	1124^th of 2067 public elementary schools	45.6%	64	42.3	45.5	45.6	56.3	48.9	39.8	29.4	31.0	33.9	95.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.8	95.1	96.5		13.0	$16,746	$704	$16,043
John G Conyers Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 Central Rd	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 963-3400	0	37	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.9	96.0	95.2	89.1
Westgate Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 S Dwyer Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 398-4292	633	56	11.3	14.7%	507 (80.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (11.1%)	53 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	83.8	307^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.1%		86.4	249^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.0%	58	58.6	57.7	71.4	72.4	67.2	69.9	67.9	61.9	66.7	98.1	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.4	97.4	98.1			$16,081	$576	$15,506
Central Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Central Rd	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 963-5100	620	36	17.2	12.3%	228 (36.8%)	17 (2.7%)	53 (8.5%)	281 (45.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	84.6	290^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.9%		60.7	723^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	65.0%	433	62.0	61.8	75.6	79.0	72.3	62.9	66.7	56.0	61.4	96.6	96.2	96.2	96.2	100.0	95.8	96.2		11.6	$15,762	$523	$15,239
Willow Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Barker Ave	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 963-7300	519	37	13.9	49.9%	191 (36.8%)	13 (2.5%)	228 (43.9%)	64 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.2%)	45.4	1099^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.5%		53.7	847^th of 2067 public elementary schools	59.0%	252	32.8	49.4	45.7	46.3	47.2	48.1	35.4	26.9	37.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	98.9	96.8	97.4		12.7	$20,298	$826	$19,473
Patton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1616 N Patton Ave	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 398-4288	399	34	11.7	8.8%	329 (82.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.0%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	93.6	100^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.1%		92.6	149^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.8%	49	66.7	74.3	86.3	83.3	81.3	80.0	78.8	72.9	77.6	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	95.5	95.8	96.3			$17,477	$583	$16,893
Winston Campus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 N Babcock Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-7500	2	15	.1		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										97.4	97.1	97.1	97.1	98.4	95.8	97.1	4.9	13.3	$16,422	$569	$15,852
Juliette Low Elementary School	Public	K-5	1530 S Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4383	274	32	8.4	59.1%	92 (33.6%)	14 (5.1%)	125 (45.6%)	32 (11.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	45.2	1103^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	46.4%		49.1	959^th of 2067 public elementary schools	53.6%	144	39.4	40.9	41.5	45.2	42.2	47.7	36.6	32.3	39.7	96.3	98.2	98.2	98.2		95.2	98.9			$20,825	$708	$20,117
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	434 W Illinois Ave	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 963-5900	435	28	15.4	6.4%	233 (53.6%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.4%)	138 (31.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	85	283^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	86.2%		83.9	283^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	86.3%		72.1	50.7	70.7	73.1	64.7	72.6	72.0	67.2	70.7	99.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	99.4	97.8	99.0		14.6	$19,203	$506	$18,697
Olive-Mary Stitt School	Public	K-5	303 E Olive St	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 398-4282	671	48	14.0	6.4%	536 (79.9%)	16 (2.4%)	60 (8.9%)	58 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	91.3	151^st of 2056 public elementary schools	92.7%		87.2	235^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.6%	84	72.4	82.7	73.7	74.0	76.6	74.5	74.6	69.9	73.0	98.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.8	97.3	98.3			$14,509	$533	$13,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Kimball Hill Elementary School

What district is Kimball Hill Elementary School in?

Palatine CCSD 15

What is the racial makeup of Kimball Hill Elementary School?

Students at Kimball Hill Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 33% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Kimball Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Kimball Hill Elementary School.

Is Kimball Hill Elementary School a good school?

Kimball Hill Elementary School ranks 1060^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kimball Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kimball Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carl Sandburg Middle School
High : Rolling Meadows High School

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