Is May Whitney Elementary School a good school?

Yes. May Whitney Elementary School ranks in the top 6.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend May Whitney Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 657 students attended May Whitney Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of May Whitney Elementary School?

Students at May Whitney Elementary School are 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of May Whitney Elementary School attend?

Students who attend May Whitney Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus High : Lake Zurich High School

May Whitney Elementary School

Summary:

May Whitney Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Lake Zurich, Illinois, serving 657 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Lake Zurich CUSD 95 district.

May Whitney consistently ranks among the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with impressive academic performance. In the 2023-2024 school year, 67.1% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 59.9% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outpacing the state averages. The school's diverse student population, with strong performance across subgroups, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2 contribute to its success. While the school's per-student spending of $16,750 is higher than the state average, it suggests a strong investment in educational resources.

Compared to nearby schools, May Whitney's academic performance is generally on par with or exceeds other schools in the Lake Zurich CUSD 95 district, such as Isaac Fox Elementary and Spencer Loomis Elementary. However, some schools in the neighboring Barrington CUSD 220 district, like Grove Avenue Elementary and Arnett C. Lines Elementary, have slightly higher academic performance in certain areas.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

200 Church St
Lake Zurich, IL 60047-1527

(847) 438-2351

District: Lake Zurich CUSD 95

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,714

Students who attend May Whitney Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus
High:	Lake Zurich High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 657

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.1%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Asian:

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 19.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details May Whitney Elementary School ranks better than 93.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Lake Zurich CUSD 95 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.86. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at May Whitney Elementary School is $18,714, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Lake Zurich CUSD 95 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

May Whitney Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks May Whitney Elementary School 135^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See May Whitney Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Lake Zurich CUSD 95:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Zurich CUSD 95 34^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	77.56	442^nd	2020	78.1%
2004	76.22	482^nd	2030	76.3%
2005	65.66	830^th	2022	59.0%
2006	71.82	638^th	2086	69.4%
2007	69.47	723^rd	2095	65.5%
2008	71.26	672^nd	2092	67.9%
2009	74.49	580^th	2120	72.6%
2010	78.86	393^rd	2139	81.6%
2011	81.01	316^th	2147	85.3%
2012	86.22	88^th	2166	95.9%
2013	87.43	205^th	2167	90.5%
2014	83.82	299^th	2093	85.7%
2015	78.17	381^st	2052	81.4%
2016	80.29	354^th	2046	82.7%
2017	83.32	295^th	2044	85.6%
2018	69.24	567^th	2037	72.2%
2019	75.16	460^th	2086	77.9%
2021	78.09	373^rd	1948	80.9%
2022	79.14	396^th	2082	81.0%
2023	87.83	214^th	2077	89.7%
2024	93.86	135^th	2067	93.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.88	457^th	718	36.4%
2019	58.76	184^th	743	75.2%
2021	78.69	38^th	537	92.9%
2022	66.77	126^th	768	83.6%
2023	85.89	34^th	788	95.7%
2024	90.50	25^th	826	97.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.06	60^th	763	92.1%
2019	64.31	285^th	1194	76.1%
2022	63.66	249^th	1113	77.6%
2023	79.39	154^th	1156	86.7%
2024	91.75	69^th	1195	94.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.87	932^nd	1765	47.2%
2019	47.73	897^th	1816	50.6%
2021	56.31	493^rd	1514	67.4%
2022	49.54	786^th	1763	55.4%
2023	75.57	252^nd	1808	86.1%
2024	93.78	42^nd	1793	97.7%

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Rank History for Female students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.60	486^th	1964	75.3%
2019	74.85	437^th	2019	78.4%
2021	75.11	343^rd	1680	79.6%
2022	75.66	421^st	1970	78.6%
2023	86.57	215^th	1957	89.0%
2024	93.16	111^th	1942	94.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	74.52	133^rd	907	85.3%
2024	73.36	118^th	886	86.7%

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Rank History for Male students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.72	632^nd	1972	68.0%
2019	73.90	448^th	2019	77.8%
2021	74.75	356^th	1707	79.1%
2022	79.51	346^th	1977	82.5%
2023	86.32	219^th	1984	89.0%
2024	91.98	137^th	1959	93.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.63	170^th	242	29.8%
2019	38.62	176^th	243	27.6%
2021	62.60	56^th	134	58.2%
2022	63.01	93^rd	226	58.8%
2024	93.24	7^th	219	96.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.28	879^th	938	6.3%
2022	59.68	272^nd	954	71.5%
2023	74.90	140^th	970	85.6%
2024	89.34	49^th	959	94.9%

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Rank History for White students at May Whitney Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.44	586^th	1463	59.9%
2019	66.26	443^rd	1462	69.7%
2021	60.53	465^th	1308	64.4%
2022	61.67	490^th	1425	65.6%
2023	71.95	317^th	1419	77.7%
2024	87.21	117^th	1392	91.6%

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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 May Whitney Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	432	3	2	24	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	461
1989	490	5	9	37	3	n/a	n/a	0	544
1990	488	3	9	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	542
1991	498	4	9	28	3	n/a	n/a	0	542
1992	492	10	14	47	2	n/a	n/a	0	565
1993	540	9	8	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	584
1994	547	7	10	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1995	612	7	7	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	658
1996	612	7	7	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	658
1997	600	4	3	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	629
1998	613	4	3	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	652
1999	677	3	12	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	723
2000	680	5	12	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
2001	674	6	17	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	743
2002	675	4	35	58	1	n/a	n/a	0	773
2003	675	4	35	58	1	n/a	n/a	0	773
2004	392	5	27	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2005	348	6	24	60	0	n/a	n/a	7	445
2006	333	3	25	65	0	n/a	n/a	12	438
2007	330	5	25	60	0	n/a	n/a	9	429
2008	329	7	25	43	0	n/a	n/a	16	420
2009	346	7	25	40	0	n/a	n/a	19	437
2010	430	2	66	40	0	n/a	n/a	25	563
2011	433	4	69	26	5	0	18	0	555
2012	410	5	82	27	1	0	19	0	544
2013	410	6	80	49	2	0	17	0	564
2014	390	5	81	59	6	0	18	0	559
2015	372	9	77	56	6	0	18	0	538
2016	373	9	78	64	6	0	12	0	542
2017	371	9	73	65	10	0	14	0	542
2018	384	5	81	62	10	1	15	0	558
2019	405	8	75	61	10	1	21	0	581
2020	418	7	67	61	10	1	19	0	583
2021	354	5	57	54	9	1	14	0	494
2022	486	4	67	84	6	1	18	0	666
2023	480	8	63	80	6	0	20	0	657

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 May Whitney Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	461	22.6	20.3	n/a
1989	544	28.2	19.2	n/a
1990	542	27.4	19.7	n/a
1991	542	28.6	18.9	n/a
1992	565	31.8	17.7	n/a
1993	584	33.8	17.3	n/a
1994	589	30.7	19.2	n/a
1995	658	31.0	21.2	n/a
1996	658	31.0	21.2	n/a
1997	629	33.6	18.7	n/a
1998	652	33.0	19.8	n/a
1999	723	38.0	19.0	n/a
2000	736	39.2	18.8	n/a
2001	743	38.6	19.2	n/a
2002	773	42.6	18.1	5.3
2003	773	42.6	18.1	5.3
2004	469	33.4	14.0	7
2005	445	32.0	13.9	12.1
2006	438	28.5	15.4	13.6
2007	429	26.0	16.5	13.6
2008	420	24.0	17.5	12.4
2009	437	31.0	14.1	15.3
2010	563	34.3	16.4	9.9
2011	555	33.5	16.5	9.7
2012	544	35.5	15.3	11.6
2013	564	42.0	13.4	13.5
2014	559	33.0	16.9	15.7
2015	538	34.0	15.8	22.7
2016	542	35.0	15.4	17.3
2017	542	36.3	14.9	20.1
2018	558	39.9	13.9	18.3
2019	581	40.7	14.2	20
2020	583	39.6	14.7	21.1
2021	494	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	666	44.5	14.9	21.2
2023	657	49.7	13.2	19.6

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 May Whitney Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	461	22.6	20.3	n/a
1989	544	28.2	19.2	n/a
1990	542	27.4	19.7	n/a
1991	542	28.6	18.9	n/a
1992	565	31.8	17.7	n/a
1993	584	33.8	17.3	n/a
1994	589	30.7	19.2	n/a
1995	658	31.0	21.2	n/a
1996	658	31.0	21.2	n/a
1997	629	33.6	18.7	n/a
1998	652	33.0	19.8	n/a
1999	723	38.0	19.0	n/a
2000	736	39.2	18.8	n/a
2001	743	38.6	19.2	n/a
2002	773	42.6	18.1	5.3
2003	773	42.6	18.1	5.3
2004	469	33.4	14.0	7
2005	445	32.0	13.9	12.1
2006	438	28.5	15.4	13.6
2007	429	26.0	16.5	13.6
2008	420	24.0	17.5	12.4
2009	437	31.0	14.1	15.3
2010	563	34.3	16.4	9.9
2011	555	33.5	16.5	9.7
2012	544	35.5	15.3	11.6
2013	564	42.0	13.4	13.5
2014	559	33.0	16.9	15.7
2015	538	34.0	15.8	22.7
2016	542	35.0	15.4	17.3
2017	542	36.3	14.9	20.1
2018	558	39.9	13.9	18.3
2019	581	40.7	14.2	20
2020	583	39.6	14.7	21.1
2021	494	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	666	44.5	14.9	21.2
2023	657	49.7	13.2	19.6

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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