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Americana Elementary School

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Americana Elementary School ranks 782 nd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Americana Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Glendale Heights, Illinois, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 413 students. The school is part of the Queen Bee School District 16, which is ranked 364 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Americana Elementary School has struggled compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 52.4% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 59.8% in the district and 53.1% statewide. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 47.9%, higher than the district (34.4%) but lower than the state (38.5%). The school's performance has been inconsistent over the years, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.9% to 52.4% in ELA and 18.9% to 47.9% in Mathematics. Americana Elementary also has significant achievement gaps among its student subgroups, with Asian students and students with special needs consistently performing the lowest.

Additionally, Americana Elementary School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.9% to 28.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.53% to 55.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school spends significantly more per student ($18,094 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.8, these resources have not translated into better academic outcomes. In comparison, the nearby Glen Hill Elementary School consistently outperforms Americana Elementary in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates.

401

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,601

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1629 President St
Glendale Heights, IL 60139-2017

(630) 260-6135

District: Queen Bee School District 16

Students who attend Americana Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Glenside Middle School
High:	Glenbard North High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.6%

Asian:

27.2%

White:

16.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg47%

Illinois avg46%

782^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Queen Bee School District 16

364^th of 811Queen Bee School District 16 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	60.9	782 of 2056	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.6	1445 of 2067	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	1044 of 2077	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	1181 of 2082	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	1196 of 1948	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	880 of 2086	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	931 of 2037	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.5	1066 of 2044	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.5	1017 of 2046	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.5	1022 of 2052	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.2	1126 of 2093	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.5	1392 of 2167	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.4	1335 of 2166	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.3	1351 of 2147	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.8	1061 of 2139	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	1212 of 2120	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.9	1251 of 2092	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.9	1162 of 2095	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.3	1334 of 2086	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.1	907 of 2022	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.3	1072 of 2030	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.0	1013 of 2020	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	72.3	105 of 711	85.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	216 of 234	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	218 of 219	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	229 of 237	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	206 of 226	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	124 of 134	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	186 of 243	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	203 of 242	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	82 of 788	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	27.8	684 of 826	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	360 of 788	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	313 of 768	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	131 of 537	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	211 of 743	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	42.0	396 of 718	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	865 of 1942	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.6	1486 of 1942	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	998 of 1957	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	968 of 1970	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	900 of 1680	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	913 of 2019	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	874 of 1964	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	152 of 982	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	34.1	646 of 959	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	489 of 970	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	551 of 954	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	367 of 742	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	430 of 955	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	465 of 938	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	215 of 1800	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	36.4	1156 of 1793	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	781 of 1808	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	616 of 1763	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	443 of 1514	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	596 of 1816	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	613 of 1765	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	657 of 1947	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	1257 of 1959	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1008 of 1984	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1236 of 1977	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	1277 of 1707	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	776 of 2019	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	909 of 1972	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	23.4	989 of 1113	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	498 of 640	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	535 of 1194	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	341 of 763	55.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	1220 of 1392	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	717 of 1419	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1148 of 1425	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1289 of 1308	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	817 of 1462	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1002 of 1463	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2019)85th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

White (2024)12th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2022)11th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics48%+9 vs state

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Great teachers - all my kids went through here and loved them - they are prepared for middle school well and there are wonderful extracurricular activities like band and intramural sports 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Americana Elementary School	Public	K-4	1629 President St	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Queen Bee School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 260-6135	401	33	12.2	54.6%	67 (16.7%)	19 (4.7%)	191 (47.6%)	109 (27.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	60.9	782^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	62.0%		28.6	1445^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.1%	663		55.2	50.9		52.4	54.4	44.5		47.9	98.1	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.1	97.1	97.6		$20,601	$1,143	$19,458
Glen Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	1324 Bloomingdale Rd	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Queen Bee School District 16	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 260-6141	398	33	12.1	52.5%	113 (28.4%)	19 (4.8%)	169 (42.5%)	78 (19.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	56.2	883^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	57.1%		59.3	746^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.9%	137		58.7	58.6		58.6	43.2	33.7		38.1	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.1	93.9		$20,165	$1,135	$19,030
Reskin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1555 Ardmore Ave	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 469-0612	294	39	7.6	63.6%	54 (18.4%)	22 (7.5%)	180 (61.2%)	28 (9.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	42	1166^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.3%		44.3	1063^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	48.6%	103	38.5	21.6	50.0	56.4	43.4	32.4	28.3	38.5	32.8	97.0	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.7	94.7	96.5		$22,631	$1,052	$21,579
Black Hawk Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 Gladstone Dr	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 893-5750	576	27	21.1	64.2%	53 (9.2%)	94 (16.3%)	331 (57.5%)	80 (13.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	28.3	1475^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.3%		31	1370^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.7%	105	20.0	34.3	25.9	38.0	33.3	45.1	22.4	25.0	31.1	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	99.5	97.8	98.1		$23,767	$1,077	$22,690
G Stanley Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1447 Wayne Ave	Glendale Heights	60139	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 469-7720	343	36	9.5	57.1%	58 (16.9%)	32 (9.3%)	215 (62.7%)	34 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	23.9	1580^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.2%		20.2	1676^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.9%	96	15.7	25.0	45.5	29.4	33.1	22.7	34.1	13.7	23.0	98.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.9	97.5	98.1	15.1	$24,901	$1,036	$23,865
Winnebago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Greenway Dr	Bloomingdale	60108	DuPage County	Marquardt School District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 351-3416	343	35	9.6	46.6%	110 (32.1%)	36 (10.5%)	122 (35.6%)	62 (18.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	59	831^st of 2056 public elementary schools	59.6%		54.2	837^th of 2067 public elementary schools	59.5%	6	48.9	42.1	59.5	72.3	56.8	53.6	40.5	23.4	40.0	97.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.4	97.5	97.5	19.1	$24,717	$1,040	$23,677
Churchill Elementary School	Public	K-5	23W240 Geneva Rd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glen Ellyn School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 790-6400	618	50	12.4		243 (39.3%)	15 (2.4%)	187 (30.3%)	150 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	69.1	620^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.8%		52.9	870^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.9%	250	41.6	58.8	54.5	62.2	58.3	64.3	52.5	48.3	54.8	95.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.3	96.6	98.0		$17,990	$882	$17,108
Western Trails Elementary School	Public	K-5	860 Idaho St	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 588-6400	320	30	10.8	56.9%	108 (33.8%)	21 (6.6%)	110 (34.4%)	68 (21.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	54.4	916^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.4%		52.3	881^st of 2067 public elementary schools	57.4%	35	42.6	47.9	57.4	59.6	55.0	43.8	31.5	36.2	36.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.8		$25,075	$194	$24,881
Carol Stream Elementary School	Public	K-5	422 Sioux Ln	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Ccsd 93	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 588-5400	396	29	13.8	61.4%	122 (30.8%)	21 (5.3%)	156 (39.4%)	75 (18.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	51.7	969^th of 2056 public elementary schools	52.9%		59.2	747^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.9%	222	48.1	41.7	43.5	61.1	48.3	38.3	38.7	37.0	38.1	95.1	94.7	94.7	94.7	97.6	95.1	95.1		$22,686	$194	$22,492
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	911 Bridle Ln	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 682-2222	395	31	12.8	36.7%	231 (58.5%)	34 (8.6%)	61 (15.4%)	49 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	87.7	228^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.9%		91.5	158^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.4%	70	58.6	70.5	76.7	79.3	75.4	68.3	67.8	63.8	66.7	95.7	96.3	96.3	96.3	99.7	96.3	95.7		$18,388	$511	$17,877

Frequently Asked Questions about Americana Elementary School

What district is Americana Elementary School in?

Queen Bee School District 16

How many students attend Americana Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Americana Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Americana Elementary School?

Students at Americana Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 17% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Americana Elementary School a good school?

Americana Elementary School ranks 782^nd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Americana Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Americana Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glenside Middle School
High : Glenbard North High School

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