The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Dundee Highlands Elem School
Dundee Highlands Elementary is a small public school in West Dundee serving kindergarten through fifth grade, situated in a far-northwest Chicago suburb where a historic river town is now pivoting toward major redevelopment. The school sits within Community Unit School District 300, a multi-town district in Kane County that is contending with projected enrollment growth and aging facilities.
The school's most recent state testing data shows uneven proficiency. In third grade, math performance is relatively stronger, while fourth grade math drops measurably lower. Fifth grade math proficiency falls considerably, and science testing at that grade shows similarly low results. English language arts proficiency in third grade is below both fourth and fifth grade, where results improve somewhat. The school participates fully in state assessments; data are current and complete for tested grades. On a proficiency index combining all tested subjects and grades, Dundee Highlands sits below the midpoint among Kane County's districts, a positioning that parents may want to look into further with the school when discussing academic priorities and support structures.
The enrollment is small for the grade band, with roughly equal distribution across grades, though kindergarten is notably smaller than the adjacent grades. The student body is roughly balanced between white and Hispanic students, with smaller shares of students who are Black, Asian, or multiracial. Demographic data on free or reduced-price lunch status and on the share of English learners or students receiving special education services were not available in the school's reported profile.
West Dundee itself is a compact village with walkable historic downtown along the Fox River and a 45-mile multi-use trail that anchors local recreation. The village is midway through a transformative redevelopment of the former Spring Hill Mall, a large commercial site that closed in 2024. The resulting 70-acre town-center project is expected to bring mixed-use retail, residential, and civic uses to the geographic center of the village over several years. Housing in the area is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, with rental affordability higher than the option cost of ownership. The regional economy shows stable employment, though employer data at the village scale is limited. Pace buses serve the village; the nearest commuter rail is in Elgin, several miles south.
The district is navigating significant growth planning. A recently approved attendance boundary shift will direct new housing south of Huntley Road away from Hampshire High School toward Jacobs High School in neighboring Algonquin. The district completed a long-term facilities master plan and is considering a November 2026 referendum to fund substantial capital improvements tied to aging buildings and enrollment projections that anticipate meaningful growth over the next decade. This dual context of residential growth and deferred facilities investment may shape school staffing, classroom capacity, and program availability in coming years.
Dundee Highlands offers no magnet program designation or charter structure; it is a regular neighborhood elementary school. State assessment participation is universal, and the school meets standard attendance reporting. Specific data on staffing levels, per-pupil spending, detailed course offerings, discipline policies, or chronic absenteeism were not provided in available sources. Parents considering the school should seek direct information from the district office or school about reading intervention pathways, math support structures, and how the school addresses the proficiency trends visible in the state data, particularly in upper-elementary grades.
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