Is Butterfield School a good school?

Butterfield School ranks 218 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Butterfield School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 520 students attended Butterfield School.

What is the racial makeup of Butterfield School?

Students at Butterfield School are 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Butterfield School attend?

Students who attend Butterfield School usually go on to attend: Middle : Highland Middle School High : Libertyville High School

Butterfield School

Summary:

Butterfield School is an exemplary elementary school located in Libertyville, Illinois, serving 460 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Libertyville School District 70, which is ranked 46 out of 813 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Butterfield School consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with impressive academic performance. The school's students excel on state assessments, with 60.3% proficient or better in ELA and 61.7% in Math, significantly outperforming the state averages. Notably, Butterfield's 5th-grade students stand out, with 76.9% proficient or better in ELA and 61.5% in Math. The school also boasts strong performance in science, with 81.8% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%. Butterfield School's performance for female, white, special education, and multi-racial student subgroups is particularly noteworthy, often placing in the top 5-15% of Illinois schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Butterfield School's academic performance is generally stronger than other Libertyville School District 70 elementary schools, with the exception of Adler Park School, which has even higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. The schools in the neighboring Hawthorn CCSD 73 district have more mixed performance, while Mechanics Grove Elementary and Washington Elementary, part of the Mundelein Education Service District 75, have significantly lower academic performance compared to Butterfield School.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1441 Lake St
Libertyville, IL 60048-1731

(847) 362-3120

District: Libertyville School District 70

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,753

Students who attend Butterfield School usually attend:

Middle:	Highland Middle School
High:	Libertyville High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.5

Number of students: 520

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Butterfield School ranks better than 89.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Libertyville School District 70. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.31. (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 Butterfield School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Libertyville School District 70. Racial makeup is: White (76%), Hispanic (7.5%), two or more races (6.9%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Butterfield School is 12.5. 2 elementary schools in the Libertyville School District 70 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Butterfield School employs 41.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Butterfield School is $20,753, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Libertyville School District 70.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Butterfield School:

SchoolDigger ranks Butterfield School 218^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Butterfield School in the ranking list.)

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Libertyville School District 70:

SchoolDigger ranks Libertyville School District 70 46^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Butterfield School

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Rank History for all students at Butterfield School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	85.63	158^th	2020	92.2%
2004	84.92	180^th	2030	91.1%
2005	82.77	214^th	2022	89.4%
2006	80.79	265^th	2086	87.3%
2007	83.30	165^th	2095	92.1%
2008	86.37	96^th	2092	95.4%
2009	85.50	125^th	2120	94.1%
2010	84.33	162^nd	2139	92.4%
2011	86.62	87^th	2147	95.9%
2012	86.34	82^nd	2166	96.2%
2013	89.47	150^th	2167	93.1%
2014	90.48	118^th	2093	94.4%
2015	91.94	154^th	2052	92.5%
2016	93.55	107^th	2046	94.8%
2017	88.11	192^nd	2044	90.6%
2018	91.13	135^th	2037	93.4%
2019	95.70	54^th	2086	97.4%
2021	86.28	213^th	1948	89.1%
2022	90.90	156^th	2082	92.5%
2023	93.47	119^th	2077	94.3%
2024	88.31	218^th	2067	89.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Butterfield School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	86.84	5^th	78	93.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Butterfield School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	86.94	65^th	1113	94.2%
2023	91.41	56^th	1156	95.2%
2024	50.20	473^rd	1195	60.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Butterfield School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.14	117^th	1964	94.0%
2019	95.51	39^th	2019	98.1%
2021	81.78	233^rd	1680	86.1%
2022	90.89	136^th	1970	93.1%
2023	94.02	87^th	1957	95.6%
2024	88.71	184^th	1942	90.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Butterfield School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.90	162^nd	907	82.1%
2024	62.77	203^rd	886	77.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Butterfield School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.44	146^th	1972	92.6%
2019	94.26	67^th	2019	96.7%
2021	86.77	161^st	1707	90.6%
2022	88.62	179^th	1977	90.9%
2023	89.69	162^nd	1984	91.8%
2024	85.55	242^nd	1959	87.6%

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Rank History for White students at Butterfield School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.60	208^th	1463	85.8%
2019	88.14	94^th	1462	93.6%
2021	79.42	185^th	1308	85.9%
2022	84.97	136^th	1425	90.5%
2023	85.81	144^th	1419	89.9%
2024	82.51	185^th	1392	86.7%

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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 Butterfield School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	736	9	43	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	804
1989	644	6	53	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	716
1990	653	5	49	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	727
1991	571	5	51	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
1992	594	6	47	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	656
1993	625	6	43	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	691
1994	619	6	44	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
1995	610	15	32	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
1996	610	15	32	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
1997	613	17	31	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	677
1998	565	17	29	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1999	553	25	21	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	614
2000	578	22	30	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	645
2001	591	21	28	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
2002	577	16	27	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	620
2003	577	16	27	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	620
2004	597	18	26	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	659
2005	592	6	26	17	1	n/a	n/a	4	646
2006	604	9	35	10	1	n/a	n/a	5	664
2007	615	10	33	13	1	n/a	n/a	8	680
2008	583	9	38	9	11	n/a	n/a	11	661
2009	562	8	47	11	0	n/a	n/a	17	645
2010	517	6	36	16	0	n/a	n/a	25	600
2011	482	7	39	30	1	0	23	0	582
2012	445	6	34	21	1	0	41	0	548
2013	433	6	36	23	2	0	43	0	543
2014	449	7	36	20	3	0	44	0	559
2015	432	10	39	18	2	0	41	0	542
2016	424	14	28	18	1	0	38	0	523
2017	426	7	29	35	1	0	41	0	539
2018	408	8	32	39	1	0	39	0	527
2019	389	3	30	36	0	0	28	0	486
2020	384	5	24	38	0	1	30	0	482
2021	346	3	25	18	0	0	25	0	417
2022	369	4	23	25	1	0	26	0	448
2023	362	6	23	31	2	0	36	0	460
2024	395	13	34	39	3	0	36	0	520

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Butterfield School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	804	38.1	21.1	n/a
1989	716	36.0	19.8	n/a
1990	727	35.6	20.4	n/a
1991	644	39.4	16.3	n/a
1992	656	40.9	16.0	n/a
1993	691	39.4	17.5	n/a
1994	684	38.4	17.8	n/a
1995	668	36.0	18.6	n/a
1996	668	36.0	18.6	n/a
1997	677	37.5	18.1	n/a
1998	623	36.0	17.3	n/a
1999	614	34.0	18.1	n/a
2000	645	34.5	18.7	n/a
2001	661	37.0	17.9	n/a
2002	620	36.1	17.2	3.7
2003	620	36.1	17.2	3.7
2004	659	35.1	18.8	0
2005	646	38.0	17.0	2.5
2006	664	33.0	20.1	2.3
2007	680	39.0	17.4	3.9
2008	661	37.0	17.9	n/a
2009	645	37.0	17.4	n/a
2010	600	34.5	17.3	n/a
2011	582	34.0	17.1	n/a
2012	548	33.6	16.3	4
2013	543	39.1	13.8	5.3
2014	559	36.5	15.3	3.9
2015	542	37.0	14.6	5.4
2016	523	37.0	14.1	5.9
2017	539	37.0	14.5	4.8
2018	527	37.0	14.2	5.7
2019	486	37.3	13.0	3.7
2020	482	38.0	12.6	4.4
2021	417	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	448	38.0	11.7	2
2023	460	38.4	11.9	n/a
2024	520	41.3	12.5	n/a

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 Butterfield School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	804	38.1	21.1	n/a
1989	716	36.0	19.8	n/a
1990	727	35.6	20.4	n/a
1991	644	39.4	16.3	n/a
1992	656	40.9	16.0	n/a
1993	691	39.4	17.5	n/a
1994	684	38.4	17.8	n/a
1995	668	36.0	18.6	n/a
1996	668	36.0	18.6	n/a
1997	677	37.5	18.1	n/a
1998	623	36.0	17.3	n/a
1999	614	34.0	18.1	n/a
2000	645	34.5	18.7	n/a
2001	661	37.0	17.9	n/a
2002	620	36.1	17.2	3.7
2003	620	36.1	17.2	3.7
2004	659	35.1	18.8	0
2005	646	38.0	17.0	2.5
2006	664	33.0	20.1	2.3
2007	680	39.0	17.4	3.9
2008	661	37.0	17.9	n/a
2009	645	37.0	17.4	n/a
2010	600	34.5	17.3	n/a
2011	582	34.0	17.1	n/a
2012	548	33.6	16.3	4
2013	543	39.1	13.8	5.3
2014	559	36.5	15.3	3.9
2015	542	37.0	14.6	5.4
2016	523	37.0	14.1	5.9
2017	539	37.0	14.5	4.8
2018	527	37.0	14.2	5.7
2019	486	37.3	13.0	3.7
2020	482	38.0	12.6	4.4
2021	417	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	448	38.0	11.7	2
2023	460	38.4	11.9	n/a
2024	520	41.3	12.5	n/a

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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