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George B Carpenter Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

George B Carpenter Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Park Ridge, Illinois, serving 432 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Park Ridge CCSD 64 district, which is ranked 50 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George B Carpenter Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 30-160 elementary schools in Illinois, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 82.1% compared to 79% for the district and 53.1% for the state. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) for 5th grade is also strong, with a 54.8% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, compared to 63.3% for the district and 40.6% for the state.

The school's performance for its female, male, and white student subgroups is particularly noteworthy, ranking among the top 50-250 schools in Illinois for these groups. The school's performance for its special education students is also exceptional, ranking among the top 19-27 schools in Illinois for this subgroup. However, the school's performance for its Hispanic student subgroup is less strong, ranking 560 out of 982 Illinois elementary schools in 2024-2025. The school has a relatively high per-student spending of $19,665 in 2023-2024 and maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11.9. While the school's academic performance is strong, it has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.9% in 2023-2024 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is a concerning trend.

435

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,558

Per pupil spending ?

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 N Hamlin Ave
Park Ridge, IL 60068-2924

(847) 318-4370

District: Park Ridge CCSD 64

Students who attend George B Carpenter Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Emerson Middle School
High:	Maine South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (73% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Park Ridge CCSD 64's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg70%

Illinois avg44%

159^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Park Ridge CCSD 64

50^th of 811Park Ridge CCSD 64 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	91.0	159 of 2056	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	43 of 2067	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	60 of 2077	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	30 of 2082	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	66 of 1948	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	96 of 2086	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	103 of 2037	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	161 of 2044	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	198 of 2046	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	86.7	254 of 2052	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	82.5	333 of 2093	84.1%	★★★★☆
2013	89.3	157 of 2167	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	88.7	22 of 2166	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	86.5	91 of 2147	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	85.8	113 of 2139	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	54 of 2120	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	76 of 2092	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	81.6	229 of 2095	89.1%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	262 of 2086	87.4%	★★★★☆
2005	80.9	284 of 2022	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	79.6	348 of 2030	82.9%	★★★★☆
2003	79.0	379 of 2020	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	248 of 1942	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	95.4	69 of 1942	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	50 of 1957	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	25 of 1970	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	46 of 1680	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	97 of 2019	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	71 of 1964	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	560 of 982	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	88 of 1947	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	27 of 1959	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	66 of 1984	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	42 of 1977	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	77 of 1707	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	86 of 2019	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	112 of 1972	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	25 of 1292	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	19 of 1195	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	27 of 1156	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 1113	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	6 of 640	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	21 of 1194	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	132 of 1389	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	28 of 1392	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	77 of 1419	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	36 of 1425	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	44 of 1308	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	123 of 1462	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	118 of 1463	91.9%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+29 vs state

Mathematics81%+42 vs state

Science55%+14 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	ISA Science 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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
George B Carpenter Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 N Hamlin Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 318-4370	435	36	12.0		337 (77.5%)	5 (1.1%)	44 (10.1%)	28 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	91	159^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.3%		97.3	43^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	97.9%	116	54.8		93.1	86.5	66.7				82.1	95.8	77.0	69.4				80.7	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5		95.6	96.5			$20,558	$393	$20,165
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1500 Stewart Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 318-4360	588	48	12.3		480 (81.6%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.8%)	19 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.3%)	92	133^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	93.5%		90.4	180^th of 2067 public elementary schools	91.3%	47	61.7		76.3	83.9	75.8				79.0	89.2	78.6	63.2				77.0	95.9	95.7	95.7	95.7		95.7	96.0			$19,759	$392	$19,368
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2401 Manor Ln	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 318-4390	535	41	12.9		385 (72.0%)	4 (0.7%)	52 (9.7%)	64 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	91.9	136^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.3	203^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	90.2%	67	68.5		65.3	89.0	79.0				77.2	77.3	86.6	66.7				76.1	94.4	94.6	94.6	94.6		94.4	94.4			$18,496	$565	$17,931
Iroquois Community School	Public	K-8	1836 E Touhy Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 824-1308	411	34	12.0	28.2%	210 (51.1%)	8 (1.9%)	94 (22.9%)	77 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	86.9	247^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.0%		87.2	236^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.6%	11	62.5	70.8	67.5	68.0	93.8	78.8	70.0	83.3	77.1	72.5	66.0	64.6	42.3	60.0	62.5	60.8	96.0	95.7	95.7	95.7	36.2	94.1	96.0		33.6	$24,677	$914	$23,762
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 S Fairview Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 318-4235	677	57	11.8		544 (80.4%)	4 (0.6%)	64 (9.5%)	30 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.4%)	92	132^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	93.6%		85.8	257^th of 2067 public elementary schools	87.6%	125	62.7		76.7	84.5	76.2				79.1	84.5	77.6	63.9				75.1	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5		97.7	97.5			$18,259	$397	$17,862
Eugene Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	707 Wisner St	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 318-4385	626	53	11.7		503 (80.4%)	4 (0.6%)	50 (8.0%)	43 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	91.1	157^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.4%		92.2	153^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	92.6%	4	65.5		67.7	81.9	85.3				79.1	77.4	81.0	59.5				72.3	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5		95.5	96.0			$18,349	$606	$17,743
Orchard Place Elementary School	Public	K-5	2727 Maple St	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1255	258	32	8.0	66.3%	50 (19.4%)	4 (1.6%)	186 (72.1%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	34.8	1321^st of 2056 public elementary schools	35.7%		33.4	1299^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.2%	22	25.7		37.8	38.3	40.0				38.6	45.7	36.2	17.6				34.6	97.3	96.9	96.9	96.9		95.8	97.3			$24,966	$1,234	$23,732
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	1535 Everett Ave	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Ccsd 62	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 824-1566	253	27	9.3	55.3%	69 (27.3%)	3 (1.2%)	149 (58.9%)	23 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	64.1	723^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	64.8%		68.9	568^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.5%	155	47.4		55.1	49.1	61.5				54.2	44.9	47.3	56.4				48.6	98.6	95.9	95.9	95.9		95.9	98.6			$24,814	$1,050	$23,764
Rosemont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6101 Ruby St	Rosemont	60018	Cook County	Rosemont Education Service District 78	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 825-0144	221	27	8.1	34.4%	137 (62.0%)	5 (2.3%)	58 (26.2%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	61.3	776^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.3%		53.9	843^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	59.2%	67	31.6	70.6	48.3	61.9	63.2	73.3	39.1	52.9	54.8	44.8	28.6	52.6	40.0	26.1	17.6	35.5	98.1	97.6	97.6	97.6	99.1	97.2	98.1	10.9	27.5	$29,401	$462	$28,939
Ebinger Elementary School	Public	K-8	7350 W Pratt Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-1070	693	49	14.2	14.7%	537 (77.5%)	11 (1.6%)	86 (12.4%)	33 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.6%)	82.7	330^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.9%		80.7	345^th of 2067 public elementary schools	83.3%	15	57.3	68.9	54.9	70.1	78.6	67.2	66.7	80.0	70.0	64.8	70.5	61.9	50.7	44.4	57.3	58.6	96.6	97.0	97.0	97.0	98.1	96.8	96.4		30.4	$17,382	$1,619	$15,763

Frequently Asked Questions about George B Carpenter Elementary School

What district is George B Carpenter Elementary School in?

Park Ridge CCSD 64

What is the racial makeup of George B Carpenter Elementary School?

Students at George B Carpenter Elementary School are 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of George B Carpenter Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George B Carpenter Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Emerson Middle School
High : Maine South High School

How many students attend George B Carpenter Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended George B Carpenter Elementary School.

Is George B Carpenter Elementary School a good school?

Yes. George B Carpenter Elementary School ranks in the top 7.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

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