Is Winston Campus Elementary a good school?

Winston Campus Elementary ranks 760 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Winston Campus Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 254 students attended Winston Campus Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Winston Campus Elementary?

Students at Winston Campus Elementary are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Winston Campus Elementary attend?

Students who attend Winston Campus Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Winston Campus Junior High High : Palatine High School

Winston Campus Elementary

Summary:

Winston Campus Elementary is a public elementary school located in Palatine, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 227. It is part of the Palatine CCSD 15 district, which is ranked 375 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Winston Campus Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 330 out of 1,948 Illinois elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 760 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024, its performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages. However, the school's 6th-grade students perform better, with 45.9% proficient or better in both ELA and Math, which is closer to the district and state averages. The school's performance on the ISA Science test is also stronger, with 55.6% of all grades proficient or better, which is higher than the state average of 53.2%.

Winston Campus Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Pleasant Hill Elementary and Stuart R Paddock School, which have higher rankings and better test scores. However, the school outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Gray M Sanborn Elementary and Lake Louise Elementary, which have significantly lower test scores and rankings. The school also faces challenges with a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.2% in 2019-2020 to 22.0% in 2022-2023, which may be contributing to its declining academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

900 E Palatine Rd
Palatine, IL 60074-5552

(847) 963-7500

District: Palatine CCSD 15

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,817

Students who attend Winston Campus Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winston Campus Junior High
High:	Palatine High School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.7

Number of students: 254

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Hispanic:

32.3%

Two or more races:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Winston Campus Elementary ranks better than 63.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Palatine CCSD 15 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.02. (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 (50.8%), Hispanic (32.3%), two or more races (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Winston Campus Elementary is 7.7, which is the 2^nd best among 15 elementary schools in the Palatine CCSD 15 School District. (See more...)

Compare Winston Campus Elementary employs 32.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Winston Campus Elementary is $16,817, which is the 6^th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Palatine CCSD 15 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Winston Campus Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Winston Campus Elementary 760^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Winston Campus Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Palatine CCSD 15:

SchoolDigger ranks Palatine CCSD 15 375^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Winston Campus Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Winston Campus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	84.68	190^th	2020	90.6%
2004	88.92	56^th	2030	97.2%
2005	86.48	90^th	2022	95.5%
2006	85.86	83^rd	2086	96.0%
2007	81.99	215^th	2095	89.7%
2008	80.08	332^nd	2092	84.1%
2009	82.47	247^th	2120	88.3%
2010	77.53	454^th	2139	78.8%
2011	68.09	804^th	2147	62.6%
2012	65.15	899^th	2166	58.5%
2013	76.36	483^rd	2167	77.7%
2014	44.08	1238^th	2093	40.9%
2015	73.32	468^th	2052	77.2%
2016	67.71	600^th	2046	70.7%
2017	56.69	812^th	2044	60.3%
2018	60.75	742^nd	2037	63.6%
2019	55.02	884^th	2086	57.6%
2021	80.31	330^th	1948	83.1%
2022	70.28	569^th	2082	72.7%
2023	58.35	771^st	2077	62.9%
2024	58.02	760^th	2067	63.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Winston Campus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.63	360^th	718	49.9%
2019	23.51	695^th	743	6.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Winston Campus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.96	455^th	1156	60.6%
2024	69.94	242^nd	1195	79.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Winston Campus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.45	1151^st	1765	34.8%
2019	34.29	1267^th	1816	30.2%
2024	42.74	989^th	1793	44.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Winston Campus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.76	797^th	1964	59.4%
2019	52.00	907^th	2019	55.1%
2021	86.41	153^rd	1680	90.9%
2022	74.63	442^nd	1970	77.6%
2023	57.48	734^th	1957	62.5%
2024	53.42	789^th	1942	59.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Winston Campus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.27	624^th	1972	68.4%
2019	57.61	770^th	2019	61.9%
2022	55.93	772^nd	1977	61.0%
2023	55.57	778^th	1984	60.8%
2024	58.63	711^th	1959	63.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Winston Campus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.47	801^st	938	14.6%
2019	24.84	797^th	955	16.5%
2022	49.55	416^th	954	56.4%
2023	28.24	743^rd	970	23.4%

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Rank History for White students at Winston Campus Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.88	317^th	1463	78.3%
2019	62.55	502^nd	1462	65.7%
2021	83.47	139^th	1308	89.4%
2022	66.53	414^th	1425	70.9%
2023	51.21	680^th	1419	52.1%
2024	39.93	849^th	1392	39.0%

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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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I do not recommend this school. The principal acosta is no professional. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Winston Campus Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	416	6	9	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	444
1989	366	7	9	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	402
1990	371	9	7	17	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	404
1991	408	7	10	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
1992	418	4	15	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	452
1993	413	12	14	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
1994	450	11	19	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1995	484	13	12	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1996	484	13	12	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1997	879	63	79	150	3	n/a	n/a	0	1174
1998	921	65	74	171	5	n/a	n/a	0	1236
1999	951	73	92	193	3	n/a	n/a	0	1312
2000	956	62	87	209	6	n/a	n/a	0	1320
2001	940	62	92	252	4	n/a	n/a	0	1350
2002	793	48	69	256	1	n/a	n/a	0	1167
2003	793	48	69	256	1	n/a	n/a	0	1167
2004	784	55	82	297	1	n/a	n/a	0	1219
2005	379	16	25	50	3	n/a	n/a	2	475
2006	373	11	23	57	1	n/a	n/a	12	477
2007	359	7	21	61	0	n/a	n/a	10	458
2008	326	9	19	168	0	n/a	n/a	11	533
2009	304	11	16	154	4	n/a	n/a	15	504
2010	316	10	28	157	1	n/a	n/a	18	530
2011	291	12	21	82	2	0	20	0	428
2012	286	12	24	97	2	0	20	0	441
2013	302	7	24	97	1	0	20	0	451
2014	267	7	29	207	2	0	18	0	530
2015	251	10	34	206	4	0	16	0	521
2016	248	9	38	198	4	0	15	0	512
2017	229	9	40	198	4	0	13	0	493
2018	213	10	48	199	3	0	16	0	489
2019	190	12	35	207	3	1	17	0	465
2020	179	11	34	211	3	1	17	0	456
2021	124	5	26	67	0	1	14	0	237
2022	130	4	17	59	0	0	15	0	225
2023	137	6	11	55	0	0	18	0	227
2024	129	7	13	82	0	0	23	0	254

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

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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 Winston Campus Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	444	26.5	16.7	n/a
1989	402	26.5	15.1	n/a
1990	404	25.5	15.8	n/a
1991	439	26.6	16.5	n/a
1992	452	26.6	16.9	n/a
1993	450	27.6	16.3	n/a
1994	488	26.0	18.8	n/a
1995	523	29.0	18.0	n/a
1996	523	29.0	18.0	n/a
1997	1174	78.2	15.0	n/a
1998	1236	81.1	15.2	n/a
1999	1312	87.0	15.1	n/a
2000	1320	85.8	15.4	n/a
2001	1350	87.6	15.4	n/a
2002	1167	86.4	13.5	26.2
2003	1167	86.4	13.5	26.2
2004	1219	82.4	14.8	25.8
2005	475	67.9	7.0	11.4
2006	477	26.0	18.3	12.3
2007	458	21.0	21.8	15.6
2008	533	22.0	24.2	17.8
2009	504	33.0	15.3	19
2010	530	31.0	17.1	19.3
2011	428	28.5	15.0	25.2
2012	441	29.5	14.9	26.1
2013	451	43.1	10.4	28.2
2014	530	38.0	13.9	n/a
2015	521	34.0	15.3	48
2016	512	32.0	16.0	43.2
2017	493	32.4	15.1	45.4
2018	489	31.3	15.5	42.3
2019	465	29.1	15.9	41.3
2020	456	31.3	14.5	51.1
2021	237	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	225	32.3	6.9	26.2
2023	227	30.3	7.4	26
2024	254	32.6	7.7	33.1

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 Winston Campus Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	444	26.5	16.7	n/a
1989	402	26.5	15.1	n/a
1990	404	25.5	15.8	n/a
1991	439	26.6	16.5	n/a
1992	452	26.6	16.9	n/a
1993	450	27.6	16.3	n/a
1994	488	26.0	18.8	n/a
1995	523	29.0	18.0	n/a
1996	523	29.0	18.0	n/a
1997	1174	78.2	15.0	n/a
1998	1236	81.1	15.2	n/a
1999	1312	87.0	15.1	n/a
2000	1320	85.8	15.4	n/a
2001	1350	87.6	15.4	n/a
2002	1167	86.4	13.5	26.2
2003	1167	86.4	13.5	26.2
2004	1219	82.4	14.8	25.8
2005	475	67.9	7.0	11.4
2006	477	26.0	18.3	12.3
2007	458	21.0	21.8	15.6
2008	533	22.0	24.2	17.8
2009	504	33.0	15.3	19
2010	530	31.0	17.1	19.3
2011	428	28.5	15.0	25.2
2012	441	29.5	14.9	26.1
2013	451	43.1	10.4	28.2
2014	530	38.0	13.9	n/a
2015	521	34.0	15.3	48
2016	512	32.0	16.0	43.2
2017	493	32.4	15.1	45.4
2018	489	31.3	15.5	42.3
2019	465	29.1	15.9	41.3
2020	456	31.3	14.5	51.1
2021	237	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	225	32.3	6.9	26.2
2023	227	30.3	7.4	26
2024	254	32.6	7.7	33.1

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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