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May Whitney Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

200 Church St, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 · (847) 438-2351 · Part of Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

Ela Township’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Illinois school districts

Students
677
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about May Whitney Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 37% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ela Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5May Whitney Elem SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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).

200 Church St, Lake Zurich

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten112
Grade 1105
Grade 2114
Grade 3105
Grade 4101
Grade 5102
Enrollment over time
494’20
666’21
657’22
685’23
677’24

Up 37% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 15%Asian 12%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 May Whitney Elem School from Ela Township families.

Other schools in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

The district →

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