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Adolph Link Elementary School

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Adolph Link Elementary School ranks 425 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Adolph Link Elementary School is a public elementary school in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade as part of the Schaumburg CCSD 54 district. The school consistently ranks in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Adolph Link Elementary School's academic achievement is impressive, with 65.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 58.9% in Mathematics, outperforming both the state and district averages. The school also excels in science, with 54.1% of 5th-grade students proficient or better on the Illinois Science Assessment. Notably, the school supports the learning of diverse student subgroups, with several subgroups, including male students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools.

While Adolph Link Elementary School's academic performance is a strength, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 16.7% in 2021-2022 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the Schaumburg CCSD 54 district average of 20.1%. The school and district may need to investigate the underlying causes of this trend and implement strategies to improve student attendance. Compared to nearby schools, such as Adm Richard E Byrd Elementary School and Salt Creek Elementary School, Adolph Link Elementary School significantly outperforms these schools on academic measures.

652

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,065

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 W Glenn Trl
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-3025

(847) 357-5300

District: Schaumburg CCSD 54

Students who attend Adolph Link Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Margaret Mead Junior High School
High:	J B Conant High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.3%

Asian:

35.6%

Hispanic:

18.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (59% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Illinois avg44%

425^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Schaumburg CCSD 54

205^th of 811Schaumburg CCSD 54 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	78.2	425 of 2056	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	265 of 2067	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	346 of 2077	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	223 of 2082	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	274 of 1948	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	249 of 2086	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	93.4	99 of 2037	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	104 of 2044	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	92.1	134 of 2046	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	95.4	82 of 2052	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	86.8	226 of 2093	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	86.3	241 of 2167	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	82.2	271 of 2166	87.5%	★★★★☆
2011	82.7	239 of 2147	88.9%	★★★★☆
2010	85.3	137 of 2139	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	207 of 2120	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.2	136 of 2092	93.5%	★★★★★
2007	78.8	330 of 2095	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	81.2	245 of 2086	88.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.2	441 of 2022	78.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.2	512 of 2030	74.8%	★★★★☆
2003	83.0	246 of 2020	87.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	140 of 234	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	104 of 219	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	107 of 237	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	85 of 226	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	63 of 134	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	116 of 243	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	85 of 242	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	305 of 788	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	479 of 826	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.8	137 of 788	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	23 of 768	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	66.9	73 of 537	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	143 of 743	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	99.1	4 of 718	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	495 of 1942	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	352 of 1942	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	313 of 1957	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	202 of 1970	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	262 of 1680	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	209 of 2019	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	81 of 1964	95.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	366 of 982	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.8	125 of 959	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	266 of 970	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	37 of 954	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	64 of 742	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	104 of 955	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	93.4	25 of 938	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	75.0	264 of 1793	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	961 of 1763	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	85.7	110 of 1765	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	340 of 1947	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	164 of 1959	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	344 of 1984	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	284 of 1977	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	265 of 1707	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	283 of 2019	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.8	113 of 1972	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	196 of 1292	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	161 of 1195	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	130 of 1156	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	71 of 1113	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	527 of 1389	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	362 of 1392	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	568 of 1419	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	483 of 1425	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	494 of 1308	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	322 of 1462	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	100 of 1463	93.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Mathematics59%+20 vs state

Science54%+14 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

We love Link... Love Mr. Quinn Wulbecker, the principal who manages the school so efficiently...and is so prompt in his reponses. Great teachers... Have a 2nd grader and a teen who graduated from Link a couple years back and loved it. We are so glad to be part of the Link Community! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

I am so pleased with the results of my children's academic progression. they attend Adolph Link Elementary and they love this school, the teachers, and all the children around them. Close Quote

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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 6th 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 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
Adolph Link Elementary School	Public	K-6	900 W Glenn Trl	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-5300	652	46	14.0		243 (37.3%)	22 (3.4%)	123 (18.9%)	232 (35.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	78.2	425^th of 2056 public elementary schools	79.3%		85.4	265^th of 2067 public elementary schools	87.2%	160	54.1	45.6	67.4	70.3	77.8	65.4	53.3	59.8	59.5	62.6	58.9	96.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	15.1	97.3	97.1		14.2	$16,065	$783	$15,282
Adlai Stevenson Elementary School	Public	K-6	1414 Armstrong Ln	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 357-5200	513	51	10.1		199 (38.8%)	31 (6.0%)	166 (32.4%)	95 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	62.7	748^th of 2056 public elementary schools	63.6%		62.7	686^th of 2067 public elementary schools	66.8%	62	37.1	47.0	65.2	55.6	66.7	58.5	45.5	52.2	32.3	49.2	44.9	95.8	96.4	96.4	96.4	15.3	95.2	96.8		15.1	$18,361	$1,104	$17,257
Frederick Nerge Elementary School	Public	K-6	660 N Woodfield Trl	Roselle	60172	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-5777	607	46	13.1		295 (48.6%)	36 (5.9%)	101 (16.6%)	148 (24.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	76.6	465^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.4%		79.6	377^th of 2067 public elementary schools	81.8%	88	51.2	40.4	68.8	72.0	76.6	64.3	56.2	58.2	53.7	62.8	57.8	95.0	95.2	95.2	95.2	17.4	94.4	95.3		16.1	$15,458	$795	$14,663
Adm Richard E Byrd Elementary School	Public	K-5	265 Wellington Ave	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4388	301	31	9.8	80.1%	57 (18.9%)	4 (1.3%)	223 (74.1%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	31.9	1387^th of 2056 public elementary schools	32.5%		33.5	1296^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.3%	91	37.0	18.0	41.4	40.7		34.0	18.0	34.5	29.6		27.8	96.1	99.0	99.0	99.0		97.1	98.1			$20,498	$715	$19,782
Medinah Intermediate School	Public	3-5	7N330 Medinah Rd	Medinah	60157	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 529-6105	250	17	14.3	44.0%	139 (55.6%)	16 (6.4%)	66 (26.4%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	54.8	911^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.7%		49.7	944^th of 2067 public elementary schools	54.3%	33	49.4	38.9	47.9	49.4		45.2	58.9	45.1	32.6		45.6	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6			$15,918	$71	$15,847
Michael Collins Elementary School	Public	K-6	407 Summit Dr	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-6100	789	55	14.2		403 (51.1%)	5 (0.6%)	81 (10.3%)	271 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	85.9	266^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.1%		85.8	256^th of 2067 public elementary schools	87.6%	10	59.6	56.3	71.3	66.0	86.1	70.2	71.3	74.1	60.0	69.3	69.1	95.4	95.7	95.7	95.7	15.3	92.6	95.4		14.5	$15,653	$852	$14,801
Salt Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	65 JF Kennedy Blvd	Elk Grove Village	60007	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 593-4375	410	35	11.8	63.4%	144 (35.1%)	10 (2.4%)	241 (58.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	46.2	1075^th of 2056 public elementary schools	47.7%		45.3	1040^th of 2067 public elementary schools	49.7%	35	47.0	36.5	32.4	56.7		41.5	34.7	36.1	41.8		37.4	95.5	98.3	98.3	98.6		97.1	99.3			$19,302	$705	$18,597
Elmer H Franzen Intermediate School	Public	3-5	730 Catalpa Ave	Itasca	60143	DuPage County	Itasca School District 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 773-0100	322	21	15.4		217 (67.4%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (22.4%)	21 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	90	176^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.4%		93.4	141^st of 2067 public elementary schools	93.2%	35	59.6	73.8	83.5	75.0		77.5	79.6	74.3	60.6		71.5	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	98.2	96.6	96.6			$17,030	$406	$16,623
Medinah Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	22W300 Sunnyside Rd	Medinah	60157	DuPage County	Medinah School District 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 529-9788	248	17	15.0	35.1%	139 (56.0%)	7 (2.8%)	73 (29.4%)	18 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)								(n/a)												95.5	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.5	20.5		$18,465	$413	$18,052
Everett Dirksen Elementary School	Public	K-6	116 W Beech Dr	Schaumburg	60193	Cook County	Schaumburg CCSD 54	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 357-5600	527	41	12.9		249 (47.2%)	12 (2.3%)	65 (12.3%)	179 (34.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	76.5	467^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.3%		77.2	436^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.9%	31	50.0	44.9	67.5	63.6	84.3	64.5	53.8	57.1	56.2	71.4	59.2	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	17.4	94.7	95.4		16.4	$17,617	$1,311	$16,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Adolph Link Elementary School

Is Adolph Link Elementary School a good school?

Adolph Link Elementary School ranks 425^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Adolph Link Elementary School in?

Schaumburg CCSD 54

What schools do graduates of Adolph Link Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Adolph Link Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Margaret Mead Junior High School
High : J B Conant High School

What is the racial makeup of Adolph Link Elementary School?

Students at Adolph Link Elementary School are 37% White, 36% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Adolph Link Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Adolph Link Elementary School.

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