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Willow Bend Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4700 Barker Ave, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 · (847) 963-7300 · Part of Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15

Elk Grove Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
519
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Willow Bend Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 47.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

4700 Barker Ave, Rolling Meadows

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten70
Grade 177
Grade 279
Grade 385
Grade 487
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
986’20
1,001’21
955’22
975’23
519’24

Down 47.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%White 37%Asian 12%Two or more races 4%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Willow Bend Elem School from Elk Grove Township families.

Other schools in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15

The district →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B
772 students15:1
Virginia Lake Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B
717 students16:1
Gray M Sanborn Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B−
661 students13:1
Central Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rolling Meadows
A−
620 students17:1
Lake Louise Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
C−
608 students16:1
Jane Addams Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
C
567 students13:1

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