Is Sarah Adams Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Sarah Adams Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 67 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Sarah Adams Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 426 students attended Sarah Adams Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sarah Adams Elementary School?

Students at Sarah Adams Elementary School are 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sarah Adams Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sarah Adams Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus High : Lake Zurich High School

Sarah Adams Elementary School

Summary:

Sarah Adams Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lake Zurich, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 404 students. The school is part of the Lake Zurich CUSD 95 district, which is ranked 34 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sarah Adams Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 62 and 167 over the past 8 years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is exceptional, with 73.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 64.2% in Math across all grades in 2023-2024, significantly outperforming the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's performance is also strong across individual grade levels, with 3rd-5th grade students consistently scoring above the district and state averages in both ELA and Math. In science, 80.3% of students scored proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is particularly noteworthy, ranking 13th out of 1,793 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024.

While nearby schools within the Lake Zurich CUSD 95 district, such as Spencer Loomis Elementary and Seth Paine Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, Sarah Adams Elementary School consistently outperforms these nearby schools in both ELA and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. The school's ability to excel academically while serving a diverse student population, including a significant percentage of low-income students, is particularly noteworthy and demonstrates the school's commitment to equity and excellence.

Detail:

Public K-5

555 Old Mill Grove Rd
Lake Zurich, IL 60047-2819

(847) 438-5986

District: Lake Zurich CUSD 95

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,893

Students who attend Sarah Adams Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 426

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.8%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Asian:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 27.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sarah Adams Elementary School ranks better than 96.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd 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 96.26. (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 Sarah Adams Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Lake Zurich CUSD 95 School District. Racial makeup is: White (75.8%), Hispanic (10.3%), Asian (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 27.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sarah Adams Elementary School is 14, which is the 2^nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Lake Zurich CUSD 95 School District. (See more...)

Compare Sarah Adams Elementary School employs 30.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sarah Adams Elementary School is $14,893, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Lake Zurich CUSD 95 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sarah Adams Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sarah Adams Elementary School 67^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Sarah Adams Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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White students:

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 Sarah Adams Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sarah Adams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	79.73	350^th	2020	82.7%
2004	76.74	459^th	2030	77.4%
2005	75.03	487^th	2022	75.9%
2006	66.74	824^th	2086	60.5%
2007	66.89	819^th	2095	60.9%
2008	75.78	506^th	2092	75.8%
2009	79.32	372^nd	2120	82.5%
2010	75.26	551^st	2139	74.2%
2011	71.51	677^th	2147	68.5%
2012	77.07	479^th	2166	77.9%
2013	86.18	243^rd	2167	88.8%
2014	78.46	436^th	2093	79.2%
2015	70.86	520^th	2052	74.7%
2016	75.30	450^th	2046	78.0%
2017	84.99	259^th	2044	87.3%
2018	89.70	165^th	2037	91.9%
2019	89.57	167^th	2086	92.0%
2021	93.96	97^th	1948	95.0%
2022	96.26	62^nd	2082	97.0%
2023	94.07	104^th	2077	95.0%
2024	96.26	67^th	2067	96.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sarah Adams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	99.75	1^st	826	99.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sarah Adams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.00	125^th	763	83.6%
2019	67.13	250^th	1194	79.1%
2021	84.41	55^th	640	91.4%
2022	99.09	10^th	1113	99.1%
2023	96.81	21^st	1156	98.2%
2024	86.72	106^th	1195	91.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sarah Adams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.36	190^th	1765	89.2%
2019	70.11	356^th	1816	80.4%
2023	89.82	88^th	1808	95.1%
2024	98.83	13^th	1793	99.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Sarah Adams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.79	242^nd	1964	87.7%
2019	87.55	184^th	2019	90.9%
2021	93.14	77^th	1680	95.4%
2022	96.40	47^th	1970	97.6%
2023	91.06	136^th	1957	93.1%
2024	94.91	78^th	1942	96.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Sarah Adams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.85	110^th	1972	94.4%
2019	89.53	151^st	2019	92.5%
2021	91.25	112^th	1707	93.4%
2022	94.00	85^th	1977	95.7%
2023	93.84	85^th	1984	95.7%
2024	94.38	94^th	1959	95.2%

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Rank History for White students at Sarah Adams Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.88	205^th	1463	86.0%
2019	80.38	207^th	1462	85.8%
2021	89.46	82^nd	1308	93.7%
2022	92.68	47^th	1425	96.7%
2023	87.62	111^th	1419	92.2%
2024	93.48	40^th	1392	97.1%

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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 Sarah Adams Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	289	3	13	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	310
1989	321	6	8	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	340
1990	374	6	15	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	400
1991	398	6	16	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1992	433	4	18	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1993	476	3	17	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
1994	420	15	15	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	470
1995	457	15	13	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	510
1996	457	15	13	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	510
1997	478	14	11	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	529
1998	499	15	14	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	550
1999	493	13	15	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
2000	487	14	12	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2001	491	13	13	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
2002	449	12	27	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
2003	449	12	27	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
2004	457	10	18	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
2005	430	7	12	29	0	n/a	n/a	8	486
2006	427	5	16	31	0	n/a	n/a	7	486
2007	389	7	13	43	0	n/a	n/a	9	461
2008	376	7	19	44	0	n/a	n/a	14	460
2009	388	7	20	39	0	n/a	n/a	16	470
2010	353	6	21	43	0	n/a	n/a	18	441
2011	342	15	23	44	5	0	12	0	441
2012	304	12	18	42	5	0	12	0	393
2013	317	12	23	46	3	1	10	0	412
2014	309	11	19	48	4	2	7	0	400
2015	298	9	25	36	6	2	5	0	381
2016	301	8	18	35	9	2	5	0	378
2017	300	5	23	33	7	2	5	0	375
2018	301	5	19	32	0	3	8	0	368
2019	293	10	18	29	1	2	9	0	362
2020	287	13	16	28	1	1	14	0	360
2021	282	11	18	34	1	1	15	0	362
2022	302	11	19	29	0	1	15	0	377
2023	318	11	20	35	0	1	19	0	404
2024	323	14	28	44	0	0	17	0	426

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 Sarah Adams Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	310	18.8	16.4	n/a
1989	340	18.8	18.0	n/a
1990	400	20.8	19.2	n/a
1991	427	24.3	17.5	n/a
1992	460	24.9	18.4	n/a
1993	502	25.0	20.1	n/a
1994	470	24.0	19.6	n/a
1995	510	28.7	17.8	n/a
1996	510	28.7	17.8	n/a
1997	529	30.8	17.2	n/a
1998	550	32.5	16.9	n/a
1999	539	35.0	15.4	n/a
2000	532	32.0	16.6	n/a
2001	535	33.0	16.2	n/a
2002	515	32.0	16.1	8.2
2003	515	32.0	16.1	8.2
2004	515	32.0	16.1	7.2
2005	486	29.5	16.5	9.8
2006	486	32.5	15.0	9.6
2007	461	31.0	14.9	11.3
2008	460	23.0	20.0	12.3
2009	470	28.8	16.3	12.3
2010	441	26.4	16.7	16.8
2011	441	29.4	15.0	17.5
2012	393	27.4	14.3	19.1
2013	412	32.1	12.8	19.7
2014	400	28.6	13.9	18
2015	381	30.0	12.7	20.2
2016	378	30.0	12.6	15.1
2017	375	29.8	12.5	22.9
2018	368	29.0	12.6	20.1
2019	362	28.4	12.7	18.5
2020	360	30.7	11.7	22.5
2021	362	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	377	30.2	12.4	17.5
2023	404	33.6	12.0	20
2024	426	30.4	14.0	27.7

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 Sarah Adams Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	310	18.8	16.4	n/a
1989	340	18.8	18.0	n/a
1990	400	20.8	19.2	n/a
1991	427	24.3	17.5	n/a
1992	460	24.9	18.4	n/a
1993	502	25.0	20.1	n/a
1994	470	24.0	19.6	n/a
1995	510	28.7	17.8	n/a
1996	510	28.7	17.8	n/a
1997	529	30.8	17.2	n/a
1998	550	32.5	16.9	n/a
1999	539	35.0	15.4	n/a
2000	532	32.0	16.6	n/a
2001	535	33.0	16.2	n/a
2002	515	32.0	16.1	8.2
2003	515	32.0	16.1	8.2
2004	515	32.0	16.1	7.2
2005	486	29.5	16.5	9.8
2006	486	32.5	15.0	9.6
2007	461	31.0	14.9	11.3
2008	460	23.0	20.0	12.3
2009	470	28.8	16.3	12.3
2010	441	26.4	16.7	16.8
2011	441	29.4	15.0	17.5
2012	393	27.4	14.3	19.1
2013	412	32.1	12.8	19.7
2014	400	28.6	13.9	18
2015	381	30.0	12.7	20.2
2016	378	30.0	12.6	15.1
2017	375	29.8	12.5	22.9
2018	368	29.0	12.6	20.1
2019	362	28.4	12.7	18.5
2020	360	30.7	11.7	22.5
2021	362	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	377	30.2	12.4	17.5
2023	404	33.6	12.0	20
2024	426	30.4	14.0	27.7

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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