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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60074

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At a glance

Schools

5,276

Students

Districts

Top rankedPalatine High School245^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Lake Louise Elementary School up 208 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jane Addams Elementary School 12.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 60074 has five public schools—three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. In 2025–2026, the elementary schools averaged 43% proficient in ELA, compared with 56% statewide, and 29% in math, compared with 40% statewide; the clearest area-wide concern is that elementary proficiency trails state results in both subjects, especially ELA.

Elementary leaders differ by subject, and their overall results are close: Jane Addams Elementary School led ELA at 44.0%, just ahead of Virginia Lake Elementary School at 43.8%, while Lake Louise Elementary School scored 41%; the range was 3 percentage points. In math, Lake Louise led at 29.8%, followed by Virginia Lake at 29.2%, while Jane Addams scored 28%. Grade-level results reveal bigger differences: in fourth-grade ELA, Jane Addams scored 57% versus Lake Louise’s 34%, a 23-point gap. Winston Campus Middle School was below state results in all-grades ELA and math by 13 and 14 points. Palatine High School stands out in grade 11 ACT math: 45% proficient, 5 points above the state.

Elementary ELA improved more quickly than the state: the three-school average rose 7 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and its gap with the state narrowed by 4 points. Math did not follow that pattern: the average fell by 1 point while the state improved, widening the gap by 2 points. SchoolDigger’s latest rankings place the four elementary and middle schools between the 20th and 25th percentiles; Palatine High is at the 60th percentile. The elementary schools’ free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 were 42% at Virginia Lake, 45% at Jane Addams and 54% at Lake Louise. These context measures do not neatly predict which school leads: for example, Lake Louise had the highest eligible share but led elementary math, while Jane Addams led ELA.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 E Sayles Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-5000	567	44	12.7	44.8%	162 (28.6%)	32 (5.6%)	303 (53.4%)	43 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	21.7	1346^th of 1737 public elementary schools	22.5%		29.3	1450^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.5%	104										36.0		35.6	56.8	40.0				44.0	30.7	27.6	24.7				27.5	96.6%		$17,955	$816	$17,139
Lake Louise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Jonathan Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-5600	608	38	16.1	53.5%	131 (21.5%)	34 (5.6%)	388 (63.8%)	38 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	20.7	1368^th of 1737 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.2	1576^th of 2056 public elementary schools	23.3%	208										34.9		42.7	33.8	45.1				40.6	43.9	20.0	25.3				29.8	96.3%		$19,610	$1,203	$18,407
Virginia Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 N Glenn Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-7100	717	45	16.1	42.3%	232 (32.4%)	29 (4.0%)	406 (56.6%)	26 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	23.3	1306^th of 1737 public elementary schools	24.8%		47	1063^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	48.3%	243										37.6		34.4	53.1	43.6				43.8	35.5	38.8	14.0				29.2	97.9%		$16,859	$758	$16,100
Winston Campus Elementary	Public	K-5	120 N Babcock Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-7500	2	15	.1	—	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										91.5%		$18,361	$479	$17,882
Winston Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	120 N Babcock Dr	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Palatine CCSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 963-7400	847	65	12.9	49.9%	240 (28.3%)	41 (4.8%)	510 (60.2%)	35 (4.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	20.7	904^th of 1126 public middle schools	19.7%		33.2	894^th of 1368 public middle schools	34.6%	10											42.2				44.7	37.4	47.8	43.3				29.9	22.7	23.9	25.7	92.3%		$17,956	$1,036	$16,919
Palatine High School	Public	9-12	1111 N Rohlwing Rd	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 755-1610	2,535	182	13.8	62.0%	797 (31.4%)	150 (5.9%)	1,309 (51.6%)	180 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	92 (3.6%)	55.8	245^th of 620 public high schools	60.5%		63.5	222^nd of 698 public high schools	68.2%	23	58.7	48.7	39.7	42.6	47.4	52.3	46.8	45.0	47.0																	99%		$30,077	$1,533	$28,544
Adult Transition Program - North	Public	12	1111 N Rohlwing Rd	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 755-6835	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										88.2%
Adult Transition Program - North - Intermediate	Public	12	1111 N Rohlwing Rd	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 755-6835	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										87.5%

Cities Near Zip Code 60074

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Palatine	0.94 mi	19	410^th
Buffalo Grove	2.23 mi	12	114^th
Arlington Heights	2.34 mi	23	100^th
Long Grove	2.76 mi	3	34^th
Lake Zurich	3.51 mi	7	28^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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