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Grove Avenue Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

900 S Grove Ave, Barrington, IL 60010 · (847) 381-1888 · Part of Barrington Community Unit School District 220

Barrington Township’s School Grade A better than 88% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
511
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Grove Avenue Elem School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Barrington Township kids: Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps

On the path

Where Barrington Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Grove Avenue Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmpsin Barrington

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

900 S Grove Ave, Barrington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 159
Grade 2114
Grade 3127
Grade 472
Grade 576
Enrollment over time
535’20
497’21
523’22
501’23
511’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Asian 24%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grove Avenue Elem School from Barrington Township families.

Other schools in Barrington Community Unit School District 220

The district →
Barrington Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Barrington
194 students14:1
Arnett C Lines Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A
501 students13:1
Roslyn Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A+
447 students12:1
North Barrington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · North Barrington
A
432 students12:1
Barbara B Rose Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Barrington
A+
403 students11:1
Countryside Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A
375 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Barrington Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.