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Virginia Lake Elem School

Palatine, IL · Palatine CCSD 15

Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Suburb, large

1,181st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 44% Improving

925 N Glenn Dr, Palatine, IL 60074

(847)963-7100NCES ID 173042003156Directory 202324

665
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.1:1
Student / teacher ratio
44%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
20.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Virginia Lake Elem School 1,181st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 44% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 38th in 2019 to 44th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%44%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Virginia Lake Elem School
42%
IL average
52%
Math
Virginia Lake Elem School
37%
IL average
38%
Science
Virginia Lake Elem School
48%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Virginia Lake Elem School IL average
25%50%75%42%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Virginia Lake Elem School IL average
25%50%75%37%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Virginia Lake Elem School IL average
25%50%75%48%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%79%66%55%23%19%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop 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%67%57%55%22%19%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2024), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop 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%24%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 665 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic61%White26%
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categories changedHispanic 61%White 26%28%62%7%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic52.0%60.9% 8.9 pts
White32.0%26.3% 5.7 pts
Asian7.0%4.5% 2.5 pts
Black7.0%4.4% 2.6 pts
Two or more races1.7%3.8% 2.1 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 $309K in zip 60074 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$78K$157K$235K$313K$299K200020052010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Virginia Lake Elem School in?

Virginia Lake Elem School is part of the Palatine CCSD 15 district in Palatine, Illinois.

Is Virginia Lake Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Virginia Lake Elem School 1,181st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 44% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Lake Elem School?

Hispanic 61%, White 26%, Asian 5%, Black 4% (665 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Virginia Lake Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60074 is $309K 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.