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North Grove Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

850 Republic Ave, Sycamore, IL 60178 · (815) 899-8124 · Part of Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Sycamore Township’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
377
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
8%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about North Grove Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sycamore Township kids: Sycamore Middle School

On the path

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

K–5North Grove Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Sycamore Middle Schoolin Sycamore

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts41%
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 ↗

850 Republic Ave, Sycamore

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten36
Grade 161
Grade 260
Grade 382
Grade 471
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
451’20
467’21
467’22
424’23
377’24

Down 16.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 5%Asian 3%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 North Grove Elementary School from Sycamore Township families.

Other schools in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

The district →
South Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sycamore
B−
456 students17:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
B+
309 students15:1
Southeast Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
A−
300 students12:1
West Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
B−
270 students11:1
Sycamore Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sycamore
B−
847 students14:1
Sycamore High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sycamore
B+
1,161 students16:1

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