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Perry Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

251 Amarillo Dr, Carpentersville, IL 60110 · (224) 484-5600 · Part of Community Unit School District 300

Dundee Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
278
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Perry Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dundee Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Perry Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

251 Amarillo Dr, Carpentersville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten42
Grade 146
Grade 242
Grade 342
Grade 444
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
365’20
372’21
294’22
267’23
278’24

Down 23.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%Black 14%Two or more races 5%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Perry Elementary School from Dundee Township families.

Other schools in Community Unit School District 300

The district →
Westfield Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Algonquin
B+
1,287 students14:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carpentersville
B+
749 students16:1
Gary D Wright Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampshire
B−
742 students18:1
Gilberts Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gilberts
B+
729 students16:1
Lakewood School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carpentersville
D
590 students16:1
Lincoln Prairie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake In The Hills
B+
479 students14:1

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; Dundee Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.