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B+

Country Trails Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3701 Highland Woods Blvd, Elgin, IL 60124 · (847) 717-8000 · Part of Central Community Unit School District 301

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

Directions
Students
751
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Country Trails Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 28.4% 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–5Country Trails ElemYou are here
6–7Prairie Knolls Middle Schin Elgin

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts29%
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 ↗

3701 Highland Woods Blvd, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K60
Kindergarten107
Grade 197
Grade 2112
Grade 3120
Grade 4134
Grade 5121
Enrollment over time
585’20
631’21
662’22
692’23
751’24

Up 28.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Asian 24%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 5%Black 3%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 Country Trails Elem from Plato Township families.

Other schools in Central Community Unit School District 301

The district →
Howard B Thomas Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B
678 students15:1
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.