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Howard B Thomas Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

44W575 Plato Rd, Burlington, IL 60109 · (847) 464-6008 · Part of Central Community Unit School District 301

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

Directions
Students
678
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Howard B Thomas Grade School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 14.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Plato Township kids: Prairie Knolls Middle Sch

On the path

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

PK–5Howard B Thomas Grade SchoolYou are here
6–7Prairie Knolls Middle Schin Elgin

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

44W575 Plato Rd, Burlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten98
Grade 1107
Grade 292
Grade 3111
Grade 4104
Grade 5110
Enrollment over time
591’20
689’21
603’22
644’23
678’24

Up 14.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Asian 25%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 4%Black 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 Howard B Thomas Grade School from Plato Township families.

Other schools in Central Community Unit School District 301

The district →
Country Trails Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B+
751 students17:1
Prairie View Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
A−
615 students15:1
Lily Lake Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Park
A+
275 students15:1
Prairie Knolls Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Elgin
A
770 students17:1
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 8 · Burlington
A
418 students18:1
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Burilngton
A
1,575 students18:1

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