12 Arlington Heights Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Several elementary and middle schools in Arlington Heights have been ranked among the best in Illinois, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked South Middle School as the highest in the state among schools in Arlington Heights, according to the new list. South Middle School was ranked 108.

Here’s a look at how other schools in Arlington Heights ranked compared with others in the state:

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

• 108: South Middle School, Arlington Heights School District 25
• 160: Thomas Middle School, Arlington Heights School District 25

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

• 134: Ivy Hill Elementary School, Arlington Heights School District 25
• 296: Greenbrier Elementary School, Arlington Heights School District 25
• 328: Olive Mary-Stitt School, Arlington Heights School District 25
• 364: Westgate Elementary School, Arlington Heights School District 25
• 518: Windsor Elementary School, Arlington Heights School District 25
• 661: Patton Elementary School, Arlington Heights School District 25
• 786: J W Riley Elementary School, Community Consolidated School District 21
• 983: Dryden Elementary School, Arlington Heights School District 25
• 1019: Edgar A. Poe Elementary School, Community Consolidated School District 21
• 1529: Juliette Low Elementary School, Community Consolidated School District 59

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.