Is Countryside Elementary School a good school?

Countryside Elementary School ranks 316 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Countryside Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 407 students attended Countryside Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Countryside Elementary School?

Students at Countryside Elementary School are 67% White, 16% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Countryside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Countryside Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Barrington Mdle School- Prairie Cmps High : Barrington High School

Countryside Elementary School

Summary:

Countryside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Barrington, Illinois, serving 407 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Barrington CUSD 220 district, which is ranked 98 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Countryside Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with impressive academic performance. The school's students excel in English Language Arts and Mathematics, exceeding state averages, and their 5th-grade science proficiency rate is exceptionally high at 81.5%, well above the state average. Countryside also performs exceptionally well for male students and special education students, though its performance for Asian students and low socioeconomic status students is relatively lower. The school faces challenges with a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.5% in 2019-2020 to 12.4% in 2023-2024, though this is still lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Barrington CUSD 220 district, Countryside Elementary School's performance is generally higher than other schools like North Barrington Elementary, Barbara B Rose Elementary, and Sunny Hill Elementary. However, Hough Street Elementary and Grove Avenue Elementary within the same district outperform Countryside Elementary in several academic metrics.

Detail:

Public K-5

205 W County Line Rd
Barrington, IL 60010-4055

(847) 381-1162

District: Barrington CUSD 220

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,962

Students who attend Countryside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Barrington Mdle School- Prairie Cmps
High:	Barrington High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 407

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Asian:

16.0%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 13.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Countryside Elementary School ranks better than 84.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 7^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Barrington CUSD 220 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.29. (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.

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Compare Details Countryside Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Barrington CUSD 220 School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Countryside Elementary School is $24,962, which is the 3^rd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Barrington CUSD 220 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Countryside Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Countryside Elementary School 316^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Countryside Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Barrington CUSD 220:

SchoolDigger ranks Barrington CUSD 220 98^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Countryside Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Countryside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	82.87	252^nd	2020	87.5%
2004	86.91	114^th	2030	94.4%
2005	83.10	199^th	2022	90.2%
2006	84.75	111^th	2086	94.7%
2007	85.99	58^th	2095	97.2%
2008	87.81	46^th	2092	97.8%
2009	83.47	199^th	2120	90.6%
2010	85.31	136^th	2139	93.6%
2011	84.22	176^th	2147	91.8%
2012	84.57	157^th	2166	92.8%
2013	92.30	78^th	2167	96.4%
2014	93.15	49^th	2093	97.7%
2015	94.43	101^st	2052	95.1%
2016	96.13	61^st	2046	97.0%
2017	93.87	93^rd	2044	95.5%
2018	94.08	89^th	2037	95.6%
2019	87.56	210^th	2086	89.9%
2021	88.99	173^rd	1948	91.1%
2022	90.87	157^th	2082	92.5%
2023	91.86	152^nd	2077	92.7%
2024	82.29	316^th	2067	84.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Countryside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	79.82	132^nd	1194	88.9%
2021	64.79	152^nd	640	76.3%
2022	80.91	115^th	1113	89.7%
2023	97.37	14^th	1156	98.8%
2024	77.07	179^th	1195	85.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Countryside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	79.11	195^th	1808	89.2%
2024	53.49	709^th	1793	60.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Countryside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.48	110^th	1964	94.4%
2019	86.07	205^th	2019	89.8%
2021	85.78	168^th	1680	90.0%
2022	85.88	236^th	1970	88.0%
2023	86.47	219^th	1957	88.8%
2024	75.17	413^th	1942	78.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Countryside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.26	81^st	1972	95.9%
2019	85.98	214^th	2019	89.4%
2021	85.13	182^nd	1707	89.3%
2022	92.70	106^th	1977	94.6%
2023	93.88	83^rd	1984	95.8%
2024	85.71	240^th	1959	87.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Countryside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.72	46^th	242	81.0%
2019	52.85	127^th	243	47.7%
2023	80.30	31^st	237	86.9%
2024	47.19	135^th	219	38.4%

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Rank History for White students at Countryside Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.01	200^th	1463	86.3%
2019	67.35	418^th	1462	71.4%
2021	78.23	196^th	1308	85.0%
2022	78.41	224^th	1425	84.3%
2023	81.48	197^th	1419	86.1%
2024	68.81	379^th	1392	72.8%

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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

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Enrollment information for Countryside Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	306	n/a	8	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	316
1990	306	n/a	9	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	316
1991	377	1	17	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1992	403	1	18	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	425
1993	373	4	15	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	394
1994	419	2	8	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
1995	459	2	12	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1996	459	2	12	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1997	480	1	19	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
1998	482	2	17	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1999	426	3	12	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
2000	398	2	8	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
2001	383	1	10	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
2002	403	10	30	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
2003	403	10	30	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
2004	416	9	36	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
2005	442	2	31	18	1	n/a	n/a	2	496
2006	431	7	27	14	1	n/a	n/a	6	486
2007	431	2	22	27	1	n/a	n/a	10	493
2008	421	3	20	21	1	n/a	n/a	17	483
2009	427	5	19	10	1	n/a	n/a	19	481
2010	389	7	20	25	0	n/a	n/a	22	463
2011	381	9	20	20	2	0	15	0	447
2012	355	10	19	44	0	0	10	0	438
2013	333	10	40	28	0	0	12	0	423
2014	322	10	54	22	0	0	13	0	421
2015	318	8	57	27	0	0	9	0	419
2016	292	8	61	28	0	0	12	0	401
2017	297	8	75	25	0	0	14	0	419
2018	289	5	68	30	0	0	14	0	406
2019	289	0	62	31	0	0	16	0	398
2020	293	2	67	33	2	0	20	0	417
2021	290	1	68	31	1	2	24	0	417
2022	288	1	70	30	1	2	26	0	418
2023	273	1	65	41	0	2	25	0	407

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 Countryside Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	316	15.5	20.3	n/a
1990	316	17.0	18.5	n/a
1991	397	20.2	19.6	n/a
1992	425	21.8	19.4	n/a
1993	394	19.4	20.3	n/a
1994	435	23.0	18.9	n/a
1995	483	25.6	18.9	n/a
1996	483	25.6	18.9	n/a
1997	511	27.0	18.9	n/a
1998	515	29.0	17.8	n/a
1999	459	26.5	17.3	n/a
2000	418	23.0	18.2	n/a
2001	402	21.5	18.7	n/a
2002	460	25.5	18.0	2.2
2003	460	25.5	18.0	2.2
2004	480	28.3	17.0	3.1
2005	496	29.5	16.8	1.2
2006	486	31.5	15.4	3.1
2007	493	29.0	17.0	5.4
2008	483	29.0	16.7	3.2
2009	481	33.0	14.6	3.7
2010	463	29.9	15.4	8.4
2011	447	28.4	15.7	8.5
2012	438	29.4	14.8	11
2013	423	29.4	14.3	9.7
2014	421	26.9	15.6	9.3
2015	419	35.0	11.9	11
2016	401	32.0	12.5	5
2017	419	30.3	13.8	9.1
2018	406	32.9	12.3	5.7
2019	398	32.3	12.3	7.8
2020	417	32.3	12.8	7.9
2021	417	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	418	37.8	11.0	11.5
2023	407	37.2	10.9	13.3

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 Countryside Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	316	15.5	20.3	n/a
1990	316	17.0	18.5	n/a
1991	397	20.2	19.6	n/a
1992	425	21.8	19.4	n/a
1993	394	19.4	20.3	n/a
1994	435	23.0	18.9	n/a
1995	483	25.6	18.9	n/a
1996	483	25.6	18.9	n/a
1997	511	27.0	18.9	n/a
1998	515	29.0	17.8	n/a
1999	459	26.5	17.3	n/a
2000	418	23.0	18.2	n/a
2001	402	21.5	18.7	n/a
2002	460	25.5	18.0	2.2
2003	460	25.5	18.0	2.2
2004	480	28.3	17.0	3.1
2005	496	29.5	16.8	1.2
2006	486	31.5	15.4	3.1
2007	493	29.0	17.0	5.4
2008	483	29.0	16.7	3.2
2009	481	33.0	14.6	3.7
2010	463	29.9	15.4	8.4
2011	447	28.4	15.7	8.5
2012	438	29.4	14.8	11
2013	423	29.4	14.3	9.7
2014	421	26.9	15.6	9.3
2015	419	35.0	11.9	11
2016	401	32.0	12.5	5
2017	419	30.3	13.8	9.1
2018	406	32.9	12.3	5.7
2019	398	32.3	12.3	7.8
2020	417	32.3	12.8	7.9
2021	417	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	418	37.8	11.0	11.5
2023	407	37.2	10.9	13.3

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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