Is Kingsley Elementary School a good school?

Kingsley Elementary School ranks 292 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kingsley Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 343 students attended Kingsley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Elementary School?

Students at Kingsley Elementary School are 52% White, 28% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Kingsley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kingsley Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Haven Middle School High : Evanston Township High School

Kingsley Elementary School

Summary:

Kingsley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Evanston, Illinois, serving 340 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Evanston CCSD 65 district, which is ranked 217 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating.

Kingsley Elementary consistently performs above the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, Kingsley's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 51.6%, compared to the Evanston CCSD 65 average of 53.5% and the Illinois state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, Kingsley's proficiency rate for all grades was 53.5%, significantly higher than the Evanston CCSD 65 average of 42.8% and the Illinois state average of 28.4%. Kingsley's White and Special Education student groups consistently rank among the top in the state, but the school's African American, Hispanic, and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student groups have shown mixed performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Kingsley Elementary performs better academically than most, particularly in Mathematics. However, Orrington Elementary and Dewey Elementary, also in the Evanston CCSD 65 district, have outperformed Kingsley in certain grade-level ELA and Science assessments. Highland Elementary, a school in the neighboring Skokie School District 68, lags behind Kingsley in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

Detail:

Public K-5

2300 Green Bay Rd
Evanston, IL 60201-2229

(847) 859-8401

District: Evanston CCSD 65

SchoolDigger Rank:
292^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,985

Students who attend Kingsley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Haven Middle School
High:	Evanston Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 343

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

African American:

28.0%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kingsley Elementary School ranks better than 85.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.66. (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 (51.9%), African American (28%), Hispanic (10.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kingsley Elementary School is 11.1. 11 elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Kingsley Elementary School employs 30.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kingsley Elementary School is $24,985. 10 elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kingsley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Kingsley Elementary School 292^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Kingsley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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White students:

Evanston CCSD 65:

SchoolDigger ranks Evanston CCSD 65 217^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kingsley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Kingsley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	56.16	1085^th	2020	46.3%
2004	54.15	1139^th	2030	43.9%
2005	66.57	810^th	2022	59.9%
2006	61.33	1009^th	2086	51.6%
2007	65.64	859^th	2095	59.0%
2008	73.70	595^th	2092	71.6%
2009	66.72	848^th	2120	60.0%
2010	76.71	486^th	2139	77.3%
2011	67.89	808^th	2147	62.4%
2012	64.40	924^th	2166	57.3%
2013	79.91	411^th	2167	81.0%
2014	77.09	471^st	2093	77.5%
2016	82.46	319^th	2046	84.4%
2017	81.92	328^th	2044	84.0%
2018	79.93	367^th	2037	82.0%
2019	86.35	239^th	2086	88.5%
2021	81.50	308^th	1948	84.2%
2022	89.07	204^th	2082	90.2%
2023	80.21	368^th	2077	82.3%
2024	83.66	292^nd	2067	85.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Kingsley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	78.06	144^th	1194	87.9%
2022	78.17	133^rd	1113	88.1%
2023	70.23	238^th	1156	79.4%
2024	85.04	115^th	1195	90.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.24	919^th	1765	47.9%
2019	51.71	770^th	1816	57.6%
2021	20.42	1380^th	1514	8.9%
2022	41.55	991^st	1763	43.8%
2023	46.41	898^th	1808	50.3%
2024	46.86	870^th	1793	51.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Kingsley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.68	379^th	1964	80.7%
2019	84.18	243^rd	2019	88.0%
2021	79.71	272^nd	1680	83.8%
2022	86.55	223^rd	1970	88.7%
2023	64.48	609^th	1957	68.9%
2024	83.72	261^st	1942	86.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Kingsley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	71.34	159^th	907	82.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Kingsley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.93	335^th	1972	83.0%
2019	83.86	260^th	2019	87.1%
2021	73.87	371^st	1707	78.3%
2022	88.81	173^rd	1977	91.2%
2023	87.22	203^rd	1984	89.8%
2024	80.64	324^th	1959	83.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Kingsley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.08	250^th	698	64.2%
2019	67.84	127^th	711	82.1%
2021	50.88	132^nd	428	69.2%
2022	50.03	259^th	684	62.1%
2023	34.62	454^th	692	34.4%
2024	60.71	163^rd	655	75.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kingsley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	80.70	83^rd	955	91.3%

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Rank History for White students at Kingsley Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.17	48^th	1463	96.7%
2019	95.53	16^th	1462	98.9%
2021	89.84	80^th	1308	93.9%
2022	95.89	18^th	1425	98.7%
2023	93.42	32^nd	1419	97.7%
2024	92.47	50^th	1392	96.4%

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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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by a parent
Sunday, July 7, 2019

Great school with teachers who care about the kids. Lots of love for the community at large as well. Nice playground and library too Close Quote

Enrollment information for Kingsley Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	170	112	7	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	291
1993	220	151	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
1994	239	184	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1995	250	185	6	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1996	250	185	6	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1997	228	192	7	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1998	227	202	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
1999	218	218	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
2000	224	217	4	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
2001	209	222	4	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
2002	195	199	2	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	410
2003	195	199	2	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	410
2004	179	196	2	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	391
2005	193	162	4	10	1	n/a	n/a	4	374
2006	175	140	3	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	339
2007	182	122	4	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	332
2008	188	124	6	21	0	n/a	n/a	5	344
2009	195	130	4	25	0	n/a	n/a	19	373
2010	207	100	5	25	6	n/a	n/a	24	367
2011	200	91	4	37	3	1	29	0	365
2012	187	113	7	39	0	1	31	0	378
2013	195	111	11	33	0	1	36	0	387
2014	191	121	11	34	1	2	37	0	397
2015	185	107	8	35	1	0	44	0	380
2016	197	84	9	33	2	0	53	0	378
2017	198	83	11	30	2	0	54	0	378
2018	201	85	14	36	2	0	52	0	390
2019	206	95	10	40	1	0	45	0	397
2020	217	82	8	35	0	0	41	0	383
2021	199	90	12	30	0	0	35	0	366
2022	190	90	9	28	0	0	25	0	342
2023	181	93	8	32	0	0	26	0	340
2024	178	96	3	36	0	0	30	0	343

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 Kingsley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	291	17.5	16.6	n/a
1993	377	21.2	17.8	n/a
1994	429	26.2	16.4	n/a
1995	451	27.2	16.6	n/a
1996	451	27.2	16.6	n/a
1997	438	29.0	15.1	n/a
1998	443	28.5	15.5	n/a
1999	450	32.5	13.8	n/a
2000	460	31.0	14.8	n/a
2001	449	32.5	13.8	n/a
2002	410	27.6	14.9	42.9
2003	410	27.6	14.9	42.9
2004	391	27.1	14.4	40.9
2005	374	27.5	13.6	40.3
2006	339	25.6	13.2	36.3
2007	332	26.0	12.8	34.9
2008	344	25.0	13.8	35.7
2009	373	27.7	13.5	38.1
2010	367	29.6	12.3	33.2
2011	365	27.0	13.5	32.6
2012	378	26.9	14.0	35.7
2013	387	23.4	16.4	32.6
2014	397	27.7	14.3	34.8
2015	380	29.0	13.1	36.1
2016	378	28.0	13.5	27.8
2017	378	27.4	13.7	30.2
2018	390	28.1	13.8	29.5
2019	397	27.1	14.6	31
2020	383	26.8	14.2	24
2021	366	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	342	28.3	12.0	28.1
2023	340	28.5	11.9	37.6
2024	343	30.9	11.1	37

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 Kingsley Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	291	17.5	16.6	n/a
1993	377	21.2	17.8	n/a
1994	429	26.2	16.4	n/a
1995	451	27.2	16.6	n/a
1996	451	27.2	16.6	n/a
1997	438	29.0	15.1	n/a
1998	443	28.5	15.5	n/a
1999	450	32.5	13.8	n/a
2000	460	31.0	14.8	n/a
2001	449	32.5	13.8	n/a
2002	410	27.6	14.9	42.9
2003	410	27.6	14.9	42.9
2004	391	27.1	14.4	40.9
2005	374	27.5	13.6	40.3
2006	339	25.6	13.2	36.3
2007	332	26.0	12.8	34.9
2008	344	25.0	13.8	35.7
2009	373	27.7	13.5	38.1
2010	367	29.6	12.3	33.2
2011	365	27.0	13.5	32.6
2012	378	26.9	14.0	35.7
2013	387	23.4	16.4	32.6
2014	397	27.7	14.3	34.8
2015	380	29.0	13.1	36.1
2016	378	28.0	13.5	27.8
2017	378	27.4	13.7	30.2
2018	390	28.1	13.8	29.5
2019	397	27.1	14.6	31
2020	383	26.8	14.2	24
2021	366	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	342	28.3	12.0	28.1
2023	340	28.5	11.9	37.6
2024	343	30.9	11.1	37

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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