Dryden Elem School
Arlington Heights, IL · Arlington Heights SD 25
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
272nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 87%▲ Improving
722 S Dryden Pl, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(847)398-4280NCES ID 170414000095Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Dryden Elem School 272nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 87% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 75th in 2019 to 87th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 505 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 83.3% | 80.8% | ▼ 2.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.4% | 9.7% | ▲ 7.3 pts | |
| Asian | 6.5% | 8.7% | ▲ 2.2 pts | |
| Black | 0.8% | 0.6% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | 0.0% | ▼ 6.9 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $440K in zip 60005 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Dryden Elem School
- –Westbrook Early Learning CntrMount Prospect SD 57 · 0.8 mi awayCompare
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ELA 68% ▼6 · Math 71% ▲6Compare - #592Forest View Elem SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 1.1 mi away592nd of 2,105
ELA 60% ▼14 · Math 54% ▼11Compare - #1155Juliette Low Elem SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 1.3 mi away1,155th of 2,105
ELA 42% ▼32 · Math 39% ▼26Compare - #384Fairview Elem SchoolMount Prospect SD 57 · 1.3 mi away384th of 2,105
ELA 69% ▼5 · Math 60% ▼5Compare - #318Westgate Elem SchoolArlington Heights SD 25 · 1.4 mi away318th of 2,105
ELA 67% ▼7 · Math 67% ▲2Compare - #176Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolArlington Heights SD 25 · 2 mi away176th of 2,105
ELA 76% ▲2 · Math 73% ▲8Compare - #1490John Jay Elem SchoolComm Cons SD 59 · 2 mi away1,490th of 2,105
ELA 30% ▼44 · Math 33% ▼32Compare
What school district is Dryden Elem School in?
Dryden Elem School is part of the Arlington Heights SD 25 district in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Is Dryden Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Dryden Elem School 272nd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 87% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Dryden Elem School?
White 81%, Hispanic 10%, Asian 9% (505 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Dryden Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60005 is $440K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.