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Best Elementary Schools
in CUSD 300

This page covers 17 of the 18 elementary schools in CUSD 300 had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Elementary Schools Rankings

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Kenneth E Neubert Elem School
Grades KG–05427 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($19,479/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
2
rank
Eastview Elem School
Grades PK–05385 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,479/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
10.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Algonquin Lakes Elem Sch
Grades KG–05412 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.9:1) · above-average investment ($19,479/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
12.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Hampshire Elem School
Grades KG–05434 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,479/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
5
rank
Westfield Community School
Grades PK–081,354 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,479/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
34%
Low economic need
6
rank
Gilberts Elem Sch
Grades PK–05707 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,479/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
7
rank
Gary D Wright Elem Sch
Grades KG–05638 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,479/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
58/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
8
rank
Lincoln Prairie Elem School
Grades PK–05448 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1) · above-average investment ($19,479/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Sleepy Hollow Elem School
Grades KG–05370 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($19,479/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
10
rank
Perry Elementary School
Grades KG–05294 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.6:1) · above-average investment ($19,479/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
8.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,479
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
7 more elementary schools in CUSD 300 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
17
Elementary Schools
28
Total Schools
66
#1 Score
56
Avg Score
District profileCUSD 300
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.