Best Public Schools in Arlington Heights, IL

Summary:

The city of Arlington Heights, Illinois is home to a diverse set of 13 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. These schools are spread across two school districts - Arlington Heights School District 25 and Wheeling CCSD 21. The data reveals that many of the schools in Arlington Heights are performing exceptionally well, with several standout institutions that consistently rank among the top schools in the state.

John Hersey High School is a standout, consistently ranking among the top 11 high schools in Illinois and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts an impressive 96.4% four-year graduation rate and strong test scores that outperform the district and state averages. At the elementary level, Greenbrier Elementary School and Patton Elementary School are also standouts, ranking in the top 178 and 126 elementary schools in Illinois, respectively, and earning 5-star ratings.

While the majority of schools in Arlington Heights demonstrate strong academic performance, there is some variation in the data. For example, Juliette Low Elementary School and Edgar A Poe Elementary School, which are part of the Wheeling CCSD 21 district, have lower proficiency rates compared to the top-performing schools in the Arlington Heights School District 25. Overall, the data paints a picture of a strong educational landscape in Arlington Heights, with several exceptional schools that are outperforming their peers across the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	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	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% 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
Dryden Elementary School	Public	K-5	722 S Dryden Pl	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4280	500	32	15.6	12.0%	415 (83.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.6%)	38 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87.9	223^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.1	234^th of 2077 public elementary schools	88.7%	11	81.2	60.0	68.5	69.4				65.7	44.4	46.1	49.5				46.6			96.6	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.2	94.7	96.8			$14,814	$498	$14,316
Greenbrier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2330 N Verde Dr	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4272	297	30	9.7	11.8%	200 (67.3%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (4.0%)	77 (25.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	90.5	178^th of 2067 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.9	186^th of 2077 public elementary schools	91.0%	8	90.7	40.5	69.5	85.2				66.9	57.2	54.3	62.9				58.5			96.7	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	95.5	96.2	35.9		$20,968	$681	$20,287
Ivy Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2211 N Burke Dr	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4275	578	37	15.6	17.6%	298 (51.6%)	7 (1.2%)	72 (12.5%)	193 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	90.7	173^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	91.6%		83	318^th of 2077 public elementary schools	84.7%	145	87.1	41.6	67.0	81.2				64.0	58.5	59.1	57.6				58.4			96.4	96.2	96.2	96.2	97.3	95.6	96.0	5.4		$15,165	$613	$14,552
Olive-Mary Stitt School	Public	K-5	303 E Olive St	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4282	658	41	15.9	7.1%	525 (79.8%)	17 (2.6%)	55 (8.4%)	58 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	87.2	235^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.3	228^th of 2077 public elementary schools	89.0%	7	82.1	50.0	60.4	60.6				56.3	59.0	47.5	47.9				51.5			98.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.8	97.3	98.3			$15,617	$503	$15,114
Patton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1616 N Patton Ave	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4288	428	28	15.5	9.6%	345 (80.6%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (7.9%)	42 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	92.6	149^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.8%		85.4	269^th of 2077 public elementary schools	87.0%	120	79.2	68.8	51.7	69.9				64.3	66.2	60.0	61.1				62.7			96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	95.5	95.8	96.3			$17,954	$485	$17,469
Westgate Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 S Dwyer Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4292	586	48	12.2	10.9%	474 (80.9%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.2%)	54 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	86.4	249^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.0%		83.4	309^th of 2077 public elementary schools	85.1%	60	86.2	48.2	53.9	75.6				58.4	49.5	47.5	53.1				50.0			98.1	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.4	97.4	98.1			$17,198	$541	$16,657
Windsor Elementary School	Public	K-5	1315 E Miner St	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 398-4297	458	40	11.3	10.7%	357 (77.9%)	6 (1.3%)	52 (11.4%)	42 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	90.3	183^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	91.1%		90.4	173^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	91.7%	10	84.8	52.8	63.3	60.8				58.9	55.6	57.3	58.3				57.1			97.1	97.5	97.5	97.5	96.8	96.2	97.1			$21,297	$577	$20,720
South Middle School	Public	6-8	400 S Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 398-4250	850	68	12.5	16.1%	704 (82.8%)	9 (1.1%)	72 (8.5%)	50 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	88.7	126^th of 1363 public middle schools	90.8%		86.9	140^th of 1367 public middle schools	89.8%	14	83.9				61.2	76.3	78.8	72.4				38.4	50.0	53.9	47.7			98.1	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.9	96.7	98.4		97.1	$17,634	$743	$16,891
Thomas Middle School	Public	6-8	1430 N Belmont Ave	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Arlington Heights School District 25	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 398-4260	961	72	13.3	14.5%	688 (71.6%)	12 (1.2%)	89 (9.3%)	147 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	21 (2.2%)	82.3	209^th of 1363 public middle schools	84.7%		84.4	175^th of 1367 public middle schools	87.2%	34	83.2				50.0	61.2	66.9	59.1				41.6	58.4	44.1	48.2			97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	100.0	97.0	98.2		94.6	$15,776	$535	$15,241
Young Adult Program	Public	9-12	2121 S Goebbert Rd	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 718-7909	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
John Hersey High School	Public	9-12	1900 E Thomas St	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 718-4800	2,026	107	18.9		1,429 (70.5%)	38 (1.9%)	269 (13.3%)	215 (10.6%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.5%)	98.7	21^st of 697 public high schools	97.0%		97.7	11^th of 699 public high schools	98.4%	10	73.2															56.3	60.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.2	96.9	98.2		96.9	$23,198	$1,031	$22,167
The Academy at Forest View	Public	9-12	2121 S Goebbert Rd	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 718-7771	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Vanguard School	Public	9-12	2121 S Goebbert Rd	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 718-7870	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Newcomer Center	Public	9-12	2121 S Goebbert Rd	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 718-7836	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Juliette Low Elementary School	Public	K-5	1530 S Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60005	Cook County	Community Cons School District 59	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 593-4383	270	26	10.5	60.7%	90 (33.3%)	13 (4.8%)	127 (47.0%)	31 (11.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	49.1	959^th of 2067 public elementary schools	53.6%		45.1	1052^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	49.4%	93	52.3	32.5	20.5	43.5				33.3	32.5	23.5	26.1				27.5			96.3	98.2	98.2	98.2		95.2	98.9			$20,483	$989	$19,495
J W Riley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1209 E Burr Oak Dr	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 670-3400	279	27	10.4	21.5%	185 (66.3%)	10 (3.6%)	40 (14.3%)	28 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	61.7	706^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.8%		65.5	635^th of 2077 public elementary schools	69.4%	71	68.3	28.9	32.6	48.8				36.8	50.0	26.1	36.6				36.8			98.1	97.8	97.8	97.8		95.5	98.1			$20,459	$1,006	$19,453
Edgar A Poe Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 N Highland Ave	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 670-3200	309	30	10.4	37.5%	219 (70.9%)	3 (1.0%)	45 (14.6%)	35 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	55.4	815^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.6%		60.7	734^th of 2077 public elementary schools	64.7%	81	61.8	12.0	28.6	41.9				27.8	34.0	35.7	53.7				42.4			94.2	94.7	94.7	94.7		85.3	94.4			$18,994	$1,045	$17,949

Cities Near Arlington Heights

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prospect Heights	1.31 mi	6	70^th
Palatine	1.88 mi	16	383^rd
Wheeling	2.07 mi	8	676^th
Buffalo Grove	2.25 mi	12	94^th
Mount Prospect	2.46 mi	16	279^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.