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Indian Grove Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5
379th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 82% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Indian Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mount Prospect, Illinois, serving grades 1-5 with a total enrollment of 456 students. The school is part of the River Trails School District 26, which is ranked 269 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Indian Grove Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 201-379 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is significantly higher than the state and district averages, with 65.4% of all students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to 53.1% and 52.8% for the state and district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th and 5th-grade English Language Arts, as well as 3rd-grade Mathematics.

While Indian Grove Elementary School outperforms the other schools in the River Trails School District 26 on most academic metrics, it faces some challenges, such as increasing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 10.7% in the 2022-2023 school year to 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year. When compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Glenview CCSD 34 and Prospect Heights School District 23, Indian Grove's performance is still strong, but the gap is narrower, particularly in Mathematics.

435
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,808
Per pupil spending ?
22.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1340 N Burning Bush Ln
       Mount Prospect, IL  60056-1854

(847) 298-1976

District: River Trails School District 26


Students who attend Indian Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    River Trails Middle School
High:    John Hersey High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
57.9%
Asian:
28.0%
Two or more races:
6.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (60% vs 44% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 18% of Illinois elementary schools
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg53%
Illinois avg44%
379th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From top 11% (2015) to top 18% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Elementary Schools in the River Trails School District 26
269th of 811River Trails School District 26 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202580.8379 of 205681.6%★★★★☆
202475.0477 of 206776.9%★★★★☆
202379.5379 of 207781.8%★★★★☆
202279.9378 of 208281.8%★★★★☆
202182.9276 of 194885.8%★★★★☆
201985.5254 of 208687.8%★★★★☆
201887.8201 of 203790.1%★★★★★
201787.9200 of 204490.2%★★★★★
201686.9235 of 204688.5%★★★★☆
201588.5228 of 205288.9%★★★★☆
201490.2125 of 209394.0%★★★★★
201390.5123 of 216794.3%★★★★★
201283.1227 of 216689.5%★★★★☆
201183.5199 of 214790.7%★★★★★
201083.8180 of 213991.6%★★★★★
200979.3374 of 212082.4%★★★★☆
200879.6349 of 209283.3%★★★★☆
200781.8220 of 209589.5%★★★★☆
200684.9108 of 208694.8%★★★★★
200587.072 of 202296.4%★★★★★
200486.3140 of 203093.1%★★★★★
200376.5483 of 202076.1%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.3155 of 23433.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.4166 of 21924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202336.7163 of 23731.2%★★☆☆☆
202229.1177 of 22621.7%★☆☆☆☆
202141.284 of 13437.3%★★☆☆☆
201942.8160 of 24334.2%★★☆☆☆
201857.3111 of 24254.1%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202587.643 of 78894.5%★★★★★
202442.7426 of 82648.4%★★☆☆☆
202357.0232 of 78870.6%★★★★☆
202255.9229 of 76870.2%★★★★☆
202188.219 of 53796.5%★★★★★
201935.2524 of 74329.5%★☆☆☆☆
201888.336 of 71895.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202584.2267 of 194286.3%★★★★☆
202479.3325 of 194283.3%★★★★☆
202377.0388 of 195780.2%★★★★☆
202279.5352 of 197082.1%★★★★☆
202180.9250 of 168085.1%★★★★☆
201989.4156 of 201992.3%★★★★★
201887.0190 of 196490.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202587.2108 of 180094.0%★★★★★
202493.448 of 179397.3%★★★★★
202386.8108 of 180894.0%★★★★★
202281.7141 of 176392.0%★★★★★
201989.463 of 181696.5%★★★★★
201880.6168 of 176590.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202573.5488 of 194774.9%★★★★☆
202465.9574 of 195970.7%★★★★☆
202378.3363 of 198481.7%★★★★☆
202276.3404 of 197779.6%★★★★☆
202177.7305 of 170782.1%★★★★☆
201978.7351 of 201982.6%★★★★☆
201886.8202 of 197289.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202446.5525 of 119556.1%★★★☆☆
202341.7575 of 115650.3%★★★☆☆
202256.0339 of 111369.5%★★★☆☆
201960.8328 of 119472.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.4613 of 138955.9%★★★☆☆
202454.0623 of 139255.2%★★★☆☆
202362.1490 of 141965.5%★★★☆☆
202265.6427 of 142570.0%★★★★☆
202170.5316 of 130875.8%★★★★☆
201970.3365 of 146275.0%★★★★☆
201873.9316 of 146378.4%★★★★☆
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)95th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2024)56th percentile-21 vs school
White (2025)56th percentile-26 vs school
Asian (2025)34th percentile-48 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts65%+12 vs state
Mathematics65%+27 vs state
Science50%+10 vs state

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Indian Grove Elementary School ranks 379th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Indian Grove Elementary School are 58% White, 28% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Indian Grove Elementary School.

Students who attend Indian Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : River Trails Middle School
High : John Hersey High School


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