Summary:
Elementary schools in zip code 60008 include three schools serving prekindergarten through grade 5 in Palatine CCSD 15. Their 2025–26 averages were above state results in all three measures: by 8 percentage points in ELA, 6 in math and 9 in fifth-grade science. But the area average masks large differences between schools, making the school a more useful guide than the area-wide figure alone.
Central Road Elementary School stands out as the leader, with 79% proficiency in ELA, 66% in math and 80% in fifth-grade science—23, 27 and 32 points above state results, respectively. SchoolDigger ranks it 193rd of 1,737 statewide, at the 89th percentile. Kimball Hill Elementary School has the lowest all-grades ELA and math scores: 54% and 30%, respectively, 3 and 9 points below state results; its fifth-grade science score is 51%, 3 points above state. Willow Bend Elementary School is between the others in ELA and math, at 60% and 40%, but has the lowest fifth-grade science score, 40%—8 points below state. SchoolDigger ranks Kimball Hill at the 42nd percentile and Willow Bend at the 45th.
Compared with 2024–25, the three-school average rose 8 points in ELA, 1 point in math and 11 points in fifth-grade science. Those gains were not universal: Kimball Hill’s math score fell 4 points, while Willow Bend gained 13 points in ELA; Willow Bend also scored 6 points higher than Kimball Hill in all-grades ELA and 10 points higher in math, but 11 points lower in fifth-grade science. For context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 12% at Central Road, 39% at Kimball Hill and 50% at Willow Bend; student–teacher ratios were 17.2, 13.8 and 13.9, respectively. These measures describe differences among the schools but do not explain why results differ.
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