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Dryden Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

722 S Dryden Pl, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 · (847) 398-4280 · Part of Arlington Heights School District 25

Wheeling Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
521
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Dryden Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Wheeling Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Dryden Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts43%
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 ↗

722 S Dryden Pl, Arlington Heights

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K16
Kindergarten72
Grade 175
Grade 271
Grade 398
Grade 498
Grade 588
Grade 62
Grade 81
Enrollment over time
519’20
524’21
500’22
505’23
521’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 10%Asian 9%Black <1%Two or more races <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 Dryden Elem School from Wheeling Township families.

Other schools in Arlington Heights School District 25

The district →
Ivy Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington Heights
A
593 students14:1
Greenbrier Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arlington Heights
A+
280 students9:1
Olive-Mary Stitt School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington Heights
A
671 students14:1
Westgate Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington Heights
A
633 students11:1
Windsor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington Heights
A
490 students10:1
Patton Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arlington Heights
A
399 students12:1

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