Is Patton Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Patton Elementary School ranks in the top 7.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Patton Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 415 students attended Patton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Patton Elementary School?

Students at Patton Elementary School are 80% White, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Patton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Patton Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas Middle School High : John Hersey High School

Patton Elementary School

Summary:

Patton Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 428 students. The school is part of the Arlington Heights School District 25, which is ranked 71 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Patton Elementary School consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For the 2023-2024 school year, 64.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 63.3% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, 62.7% of Patton students were proficient or better, compared to 51% for the district and 28.4% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong for female and male students, who rank in the top 15% and top 13% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively. Patton Elementary School also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 2.3% in 2019-2020 to 14.5% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state and district averages.

Patton Elementary School outperforms the nearby Greenbrier Elementary School and Olive-Mary Stitt School, which are also part of the Arlington Heights School District 25, in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. However, Patton's performance is not as strong as the top-performing schools in the district, such as Ivy Hill Elementary School. The school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at around 9-10% in recent years, suggests that it serves a more affluent population compared to some of the nearby schools in the Palatine CCSD 15 district.

Detail:

Public K-5

1616 N Patton Ave
Arlington Heights, IL 60004-3637

(847) 398-4288

District: Arlington Heights School District 25

SchoolDigger Rank:
149^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,954

Students who attend Patton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Middle School
High:	John Hersey High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.6

Number of students: 415

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.5%

Asian:

9.2%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 10.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Patton Elementary School ranks better than 92.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Arlington Heights School District 25! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.6. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.5%), Asian (9.2%), Hispanic (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 10.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Patton Elementary School is 14.6. 3 elementary schools in the Arlington Heights School District 25 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Patton Elementary School employs 28.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Patton Elementary School is $17,954, which is the 3^rd highest among 7 elementary schools in the Arlington Heights School District 25.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Patton Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Patton Elementary School 149^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Patton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Female students:

Disabled students:

Male students:

White students:

Arlington Heights School District 25:

SchoolDigger ranks Arlington Heights School District 25 71^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Patton Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	81.27	302^nd	2020	85.0%
2004	81.56	285^th	2030	86.0%
2005	80.54	291^st	2022	85.6%
2006	81.61	231^st	2086	88.9%
2007	84.72	105^th	2095	95.0%
2008	82.60	231^st	2092	89.0%
2009	85.62	121^st	2120	94.3%
2010	85.56	125^th	2139	94.2%
2011	82.58	247^th	2147	88.5%
2012	85.69	109^th	2166	95.0%
2013	90.39	127^th	2167	94.1%
2014	90.17	127^th	2093	93.9%
2015	91.63	163^rd	2052	92.1%
2016	94.31	95^th	2046	95.4%
2017	74.92	472^nd	2044	76.9%
2018	72.99	503^rd	2037	75.3%
2019	81.48	337^th	2086	83.8%
2021	82.07	293^rd	1948	85.0%
2022	79.19	394^th	2082	81.1%
2023	85.40	269^th	2077	87.0%
2024	92.60	149^th	2067	92.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	70.71	217^th	1194	81.8%
2021	76.57	87^th	640	86.4%
2022	41.84	537^th	1113	51.8%
2023	34.69	699^th	1156	39.5%
2024	60.92	347^th	1195	71.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.46	464^th	1964	76.4%
2019	78.76	356^th	2019	82.4%
2021	77.27	310^th	1680	81.5%
2022	82.12	308^th	1970	84.4%
2023	88.07	195^th	1957	90.0%
2024	90.99	146^th	1942	92.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.67	376^th	907	58.5%
2024	47.68	369^th	886	58.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.03	536^th	1972	72.8%
2019	80.71	312^th	2019	84.5%
2021	79.94	257^th	1707	84.9%
2022	74.27	439^th	1977	77.8%
2023	80.42	315^th	1984	84.1%
2024	92.60	127^th	1959	93.5%

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Rank History for White students at Patton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.80	564^th	1463	61.4%
2019	68.03	409^th	1462	72.0%
2021	68.37	349^th	1308	73.3%
2022	64.00	455^th	1425	68.1%
2023	74.70	280^th	1419	80.3%
2024	84.44	156^th	1392	88.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

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50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

I feel like the academics are watered down. My child often has no homework to do. While I don't advocate tons of homework in elementary school, I often wonder how kids are going to be ready for more rigorous academics. Spelling is not a priority, so children are angry when parents correct their spelling claiming that "teacher doesn't correct my spelling, so it is ok." Bullying seems to be pretty common place. I approached one of the teachers about bullying and she brushed it off.

There are a lot of good extra programs. The school does seem to want to work with the special interests.

In general though, not what I expect out of a school in Arlington Heights. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Patton Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	302	1	15	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	322
1990	322	n/a	16	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	350
1991	334	0	20	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1992	314	0	13	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1993	336	0	14	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1994	344	0	6	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
1995	318	0	13	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
1996	318	0	13	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
1997	346	0	6	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	361
1998	356	0	11	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	371
1999	348	0	7	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	370
2000	349	0	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2001	335	3	14	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	363
2002	358	3	14	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	393
2003	358	3	14	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	393
2004	363	4	11	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	395
2005	384	5	10	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	414
2006	379	6	19	13	0	n/a	n/a	6	423
2007	414	5	17	13	0	n/a	n/a	6	455
2008	386	5	18	17	0	n/a	n/a	7	433
2009	408	4	19	12	0	n/a	n/a	17	460
2010	396	5	17	10	0	n/a	n/a	15	443
2011	399	2	17	16	0	0	18	0	452
2012	382	2	23	16	0	0	15	0	438
2013	374	2	27	21	0	0	20	0	444
2014	384	6	27	21	0	0	15	0	453
2015	378	5	22	26	0	0	13	0	444
2016	371	5	25	24	0	0	14	0	439
2017	366	5	22	26	0	0	10	0	429
2018	371	4	27	21	0	1	10	0	434
2019	376	8	33	20	0	3	6	0	446
2020	337	8	33	19	0	5	7	0	409
2021	360	8	44	27	0	6	5	0	450
2022	365	5	41	29	0	6	1	0	447
2023	345	2	42	34	0	4	1	0	428
2024	334	4	38	34	0	4	1	0	415

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Patton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	322	17.5	18.4	n/a
1990	350	16.5	21.2	n/a
1991	368	18.5	19.8	n/a
1992	331	19.5	16.9	n/a
1993	362	21.5	16.8	n/a
1994	361	21.4	16.9	n/a
1995	339	23.6	14.4	n/a
1996	339	23.6	14.4	n/a
1997	361	23.2	15.6	n/a
1998	371	24.2	15.3	n/a
1999	370	25.1	14.7	n/a
2000	357	24.6	14.5	n/a
2001	363	25.7	14.1	n/a
2002	393	24.6	16.0	5.1
2003	393	24.6	16.0	5.1
2004	395	23.6	16.7	3.8
2005	414	26.2	15.8	6
2006	423	28.7	14.7	5.8
2007	455	24.0	19.0	6.2
2008	433	23.0	18.8	7.7
2009	460	28.2	16.3	8.8
2010	443	28.2	15.6	8.2
2011	452	26.2	17.2	6.2
2012	438	25.1	17.4	4.8
2013	444	46.9	9.4	3.8
2014	453	28.6	15.8	2.6
2015	444	29.0	15.3	1.1
2016	439	29.0	15.1	0.7
2017	429	28.0	15.3	0.7
2018	434	26.7	16.2	6.9
2019	446	29.5	15.0	5.4
2020	409	29.3	13.9	3.7
2021	450	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	447	30.8	14.4	8.7
2023	428	27.5	15.5	9.6
2024	415	28.2	14.6	10.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Patton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	322	17.5	18.4	n/a
1990	350	16.5	21.2	n/a
1991	368	18.5	19.8	n/a
1992	331	19.5	16.9	n/a
1993	362	21.5	16.8	n/a
1994	361	21.4	16.9	n/a
1995	339	23.6	14.4	n/a
1996	339	23.6	14.4	n/a
1997	361	23.2	15.6	n/a
1998	371	24.2	15.3	n/a
1999	370	25.1	14.7	n/a
2000	357	24.6	14.5	n/a
2001	363	25.7	14.1	n/a
2002	393	24.6	16.0	5.1
2003	393	24.6	16.0	5.1
2004	395	23.6	16.7	3.8
2005	414	26.2	15.8	6
2006	423	28.7	14.7	5.8
2007	455	24.0	19.0	6.2
2008	433	23.0	18.8	7.7
2009	460	28.2	16.3	8.8
2010	443	28.2	15.6	8.2
2011	452	26.2	17.2	6.2
2012	438	25.1	17.4	4.8
2013	444	46.9	9.4	3.8
2014	453	28.6	15.8	2.6
2015	444	29.0	15.3	1.1
2016	439	29.0	15.1	0.7
2017	429	28.0	15.3	0.7
2018	434	26.7	16.2	6.9
2019	446	29.5	15.0	5.4
2020	409	29.3	13.9	3.7
2021	450	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	447	30.8	14.4	8.7
2023	428	27.5	15.5	9.6
2024	415	28.2	14.6	10.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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