Is Americana Elementary School a good school?

Americana Elementary School ranks 1445 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Americana Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 413 students attended Americana Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Americana Elementary School?

Students at Americana Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 17% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Americana Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Americana Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Glenside Middle School High : Glenbard North High School

Americana Elementary School

Summary:

Americana Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Glendale Heights, Illinois, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 425 students. The school is part of the Queen Bee School District 16, which is ranked 468 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Americana Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 17.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide and 42.4% in the district. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was 18.9%, compared to 28.4% statewide and 23% in the district. The school's performance has been consistently low, with proficiency rates ranging from 11.8% to 33.4% in English Language Arts and 10.7% to 31.7% in Mathematics over the past few years. Additionally, Americana Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.3% in the 2019-2020 school year to 32.7% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Americana Elementary School's performance is generally lower. For example, Glen Hill Elementary School (also in the Queen Bee School District 16) had significantly higher proficiency rates on the IAR tests, with 42% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 27.8% in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year. Schools in the Marquardt School District 15, such as G Stanley Hall Elementary and Black Hawk Elementary, also outperformed Americana Elementary School on the IAR tests. The highest-performing nearby school is Washington Elementary in the Cusd 200 district, which had proficiency rates of 67.2% in English Language Arts and 56% in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year.

Detail:

Public K-4

1629 President St
Glendale Heights, IL 60139-2017

(630) 260-6135

District: Queen Bee School District 16

SchoolDigger Rank:
1445^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,094

Students who attend Americana Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Glenside Middle School
High:	Glenbard North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 413

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.0%

Asian:

24.7%

White:

17.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Americana Elementary School ranks worse than 69.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.61. (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 Americana Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Queen Bee School District 16. Student population at Americana Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47%), Asian (24.7%), White (17.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Americana Elementary School is 12.8, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Queen Bee School District 16! (See more...)

Compare Americana Elementary School employs 32.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Americana Elementary School is $18,094, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Queen Bee School District 16!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Americana Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Americana Elementary School 1445^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Americana Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Asian students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Queen Bee School District 16:

SchoolDigger ranks Queen Bee School District 16 468^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Americana Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Americana Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.02	1013^th	2020	49.9%
2004	57.33	1072^nd	2030	47.2%
2005	63.15	907^th	2022	55.1%
2006	48.35	1334^th	2086	36.0%
2007	55.89	1162^nd	2095	44.5%
2008	50.95	1251^st	2092	40.2%
2009	52.92	1212^th	2120	42.8%
2010	59.77	1061^st	2139	50.4%
2011	47.31	1351^st	2147	37.1%
2012	48.44	1335^th	2166	38.4%
2013	40.49	1392^nd	2167	35.8%
2014	49.20	1126^th	2093	46.2%
2015	44.49	1022^nd	2052	50.2%
2016	46.52	1017^th	2046	50.3%
2017	44.54	1066^th	2044	47.8%
2018	50.86	931^st	2037	54.3%
2019	55.08	880^th	2086	57.8%
2021	34.41	1196^th	1948	38.6%
2022	40.09	1181^st	2082	43.3%
2023	45.45	1044^th	2077	49.7%
2024	28.61	1445^th	2067	30.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Americana Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.02	396^th	718	44.8%
2019	55.88	211^th	743	71.6%
2021	55.28	131^st	537	75.6%
2022	48.36	313^th	768	59.2%
2023	44.73	360^th	788	54.3%
2024	27.77	684^th	826	17.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Americana Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.42	341^st	763	55.3%
2019	45.22	535^th	1194	55.2%
2021	25.99	498^th	640	22.2%
2022	23.36	989^th	1113	11.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.54	613^th	1765	65.3%
2019	58.60	596^th	1816	67.2%
2021	58.50	443^rd	1514	70.7%
2022	57.05	616^th	1763	65.1%
2023	51.20	781^st	1808	56.8%
2024	36.38	1156^th	1793	35.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Americana Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.11	874^th	1964	55.5%
2019	51.75	913^th	2019	54.8%
2021	41.36	900^th	1680	46.4%
2022	45.11	968^th	1970	50.9%
2023	44.83	998^th	1957	49.0%
2024	23.58	1486^th	1942	23.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Americana Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.30	909^th	1972	53.9%
2019	57.40	776^th	2019	61.6%
2021	24.52	1277^th	1707	25.2%
2022	33.50	1236^th	1977	37.5%
2023	44.79	1008^th	1984	49.2%
2024	32.38	1257^th	1959	35.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Americana Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.44	203^rd	242	16.1%
2019	34.35	186^th	243	23.5%
2021	13.36	124^th	134	7.5%
2022	14.16	206^th	226	8.8%
2023	8.92	229^th	237	3.4%
2024	3.47	218^th	219	0.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Americana Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	72.25	105^th	711	85.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Americana Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.61	465^th	938	50.4%
2019	49.26	430^th	955	55.0%
2021	43.32	367^th	742	50.5%
2022	39.70	551^st	954	42.2%
2023	44.90	489^th	970	49.6%
2024	34.07	646^th	959	32.6%

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Rank History for White students at Americana Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.71	1002^nd	1463	31.5%
2019	45.61	817^th	1462	44.1%
2021	7.14	1289^th	1308	1.5%
2022	25.18	1148^th	1425	19.4%
2023	48.86	717^th	1419	49.5%
2024	17.88	1220^th	1392	12.4%

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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
Monday, September 23, 2013

Great teachers - all my kids went through here and loved them - they are prepared for middle school well and there are wonderful extracurricular activities like band and intramural sports Close Quote

Enrollment information for Americana Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	333	8	56	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	416
1989	302	3	46	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	373
1990	301	8	57	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	386
1991	257	0	61	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	340
1992	239	3	61	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	331
1993	286	8	64	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
1994	262	7	67	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	380
1995	301	13	104	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1996	301	13	104	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
1997	280	17	91	61	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
1998	285	25	86	72	0	n/a	n/a	0	468
1999	264	23	102	90	1	n/a	n/a	0	480
2000	245	21	108	107	3	n/a	n/a	0	484
2001	242	21	98	108	1	n/a	n/a	0	470
2002	193	28	106	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
2003	193	28	106	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	471
2004	194	37	87	157	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
2005	164	32	99	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
2006	139	23	99	186	0	n/a	n/a	1	448
2007	132	37	101	207	0	n/a	n/a	2	479
2008	113	26	95	203	0	n/a	n/a	13	450
2009	105	21	97	199	0	n/a	n/a	17	439
2010	93	33	92	178	0	n/a	n/a	16	412
2011	106	30	95	191	1	0	15	0	438
2012	94	27	101	208	2	0	15	0	447
2013	88	23	105	215	0	0	11	0	442
2014	93	28	101	194	0	0	8	0	424
2015	94	20	84	195	1	0	8	0	402
2016	75	21	90	203	1	0	5	0	395
2017	65	21	98	177	1	0	1	0	363
2018	68	24	87	191	0	1	13	0	384
2019	73	28	95	201	1	1	11	0	410
2020	75	21	88	189	1	0	9	0	383
2021	104	19	125	175	1	0	9	0	433
2022	107	17	108	175	1	0	15	0	423
2023	89	18	109	190	1	0	18	0	425
2024	72	24	102	194	1	0	20	0	413

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 Americana Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	416	17.5	23.7	n/a
1989	373	22.0	16.9	n/a
1990	386	21.6	17.8	n/a
1991	340	22.0	15.4	n/a
1992	331	19.6	16.8	n/a
1993	398	23.0	17.3	n/a
1994	380	21.0	18.1	n/a
1995	464	24.0	19.3	n/a
1996	464	24.0	19.3	n/a
1997	450	27.0	16.7	n/a
1998	468	29.0	16.1	n/a
1999	480	29.0	16.6	n/a
2000	484	29.0	16.7	n/a
2001	470	27.0	17.4	n/a
2002	471	30.0	15.7	0
2003	471	30.0	15.7	0
2004	475	30.0	15.8	0
2005	474	30.0	15.8	0
2006	448	32.0	14.0	0
2007	479	29.0	16.5	0
2008	450	28.0	16.1	0
2009	439	29.9	14.7	0
2010	412	26.8	15.3	35.1
2011	438	25.8	16.9	52.5
2012	447	24.8	17.9	51.7
2013	442	26.4	16.7	67.6
2014	424	24.0	17.6	65.8
2015	402	24.0	16.7	64.9
2016	395	24.0	16.4	52.4
2017	363	22.0	16.4	39.1
2018	384	23.6	16.2	42.2
2019	410	26.4	15.5	42.9
2020	383	24.4	15.6	53.8
2021	433	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	423	29.9	14.1	43
2023	425	31.9	13.3	51.5
2024	413	32.2	12.8	55.4

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 Americana Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	416	17.5	23.7	n/a
1989	373	22.0	16.9	n/a
1990	386	21.6	17.8	n/a
1991	340	22.0	15.4	n/a
1992	331	19.6	16.8	n/a
1993	398	23.0	17.3	n/a
1994	380	21.0	18.1	n/a
1995	464	24.0	19.3	n/a
1996	464	24.0	19.3	n/a
1997	450	27.0	16.7	n/a
1998	468	29.0	16.1	n/a
1999	480	29.0	16.6	n/a
2000	484	29.0	16.7	n/a
2001	470	27.0	17.4	n/a
2002	471	30.0	15.7	0
2003	471	30.0	15.7	0
2004	475	30.0	15.8	0
2005	474	30.0	15.8	0
2006	448	32.0	14.0	0
2007	479	29.0	16.5	0
2008	450	28.0	16.1	0
2009	439	29.9	14.7	0
2010	412	26.8	15.3	35.1
2011	438	25.8	16.9	52.5
2012	447	24.8	17.9	51.7
2013	442	26.4	16.7	67.6
2014	424	24.0	17.6	65.8
2015	402	24.0	16.7	64.9
2016	395	24.0	16.4	52.4
2017	363	22.0	16.4	39.1
2018	384	23.6	16.2	42.2
2019	410	26.4	15.5	42.9
2020	383	24.4	15.6	53.8
2021	433	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	423	29.9	14.1	43
2023	425	31.9	13.3	51.5
2024	413	32.2	12.8	55.4

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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