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B−

Grant Park Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

421 Esson Farm Rd, Grant Park, IL 60940 · (815) 465-2183 · Part of Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

Yellowhead Township’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
325
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Grant Park Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Yellowhead Township kids: Grant Park High School

On the path

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

PK–8Grant Park Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Grant Park High Schoolin Grant Park

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

421 Esson Farm Rd, Grant Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten30
Grade 137
Grade 231
Grade 341
Grade 427
Grade 530
Grade 632
Grade 731
Grade 835
Enrollment over time
277’20
298’21
304’22
320’23
325’24

Up 17.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 2%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grant Park Elem School from Yellowhead Township families.

Other schools in Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

The district →
Grant Park High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grant Park
B−
127 students11:1

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