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Hickory Grove Elementary School

Dunlap, IL · Dunlap CUSD 323

Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · City, midsize

99th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 95%· Stable

2514 W Hickory Grove Rd, Dunlap, IL 61525

(309)243-8711NCES ID 171270006224Directory 202324

856
Students
2023–24 enrollment
20.4:1
Student / teacher ratio
3%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
9.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Hickory Grove Elementary School 99th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 95% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 98th in 2019 to 95th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%95%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Hickory Grove Elementary School
81%
IL average
52%
Math
Hickory Grove Elementary School
77%
IL average
38%
Science
Hickory Grove Elementary School
72%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Hickory Grove Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%81%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Hickory Grove Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%77%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Hickory Grove Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%72%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%91%78%78%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%88%78%75%46%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%82%66%33%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2022) 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 856 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2012, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White48%Asian39%7%
Hover the pie for details
White 48%Asian 39%63%29%20122023
GroupTrend20122023Change
White62.8%48.4% 14.4 pts
Asian28.9%39.1% 10.2 pts
Black4.1%6.8% 2.7 pts
Hispanic2.0%3.0% 1.0 pts
American Indian0.0%1.8% 1.8 pts
Two or more races2.3%0.5% 1.8 pts
Pacific Islander0.0%0.5% 0.5 pts

Typical home value $381K in zip 61525 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2002

$95K$189K$284K$379K$361K200220052010201520202025

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What school district is Hickory Grove Elementary School in?

Hickory Grove Elementary School is part of the Dunlap CUSD 323 district in Dunlap, Illinois.

Is Hickory Grove Elementary School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Hickory Grove Elementary School 99th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 95% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Grove Elementary School?

White 48%, Asian 39%, Black 7%, Hispanic 3% (856 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Hickory Grove Elementary School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61525 is $381K 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.