The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in Math. The lowest is 53% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hampshire Elem School
Hampshire Elem School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in a small village that is experiencing rapid residential growth on Chicago's exurban northwest edge. The school is part of CUSD 300, a district serving a six-district territory that spans from Algonquin east through Hampshire and beyond, and the district is currently navigating significant capacity and infrastructure challenges tied to decades of enrollment growth.
The village itself is a working mix of a compact historic downtown along State Street and fast-growing residential subdivisions, particularly large master-planned communities like Prairie Ridge. The community retains a rural heritage but functions as a suburban commuter shed, with residents driving to the Pace park-and-ride or taking Metra from nearby stations to reach Chicago. Publicly reported, local employers include W. R. Meadows (a construction-products manufacturer), travel-stop chains and services along I-90, and the Forest Preserve District. A historic civic anchor, the Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library, sits downtown alongside Village Hall and serves a four-community library district.
Hampshire Elem itself enrolls a school-sized population across its seven grades (including pre-K), with white students comprising the plurality and Hispanic students making up a substantial minority. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as counts of students receiving special education or English learner services, were not available. The school's grade band (K-5) means it has no graduation rate or high school outcomes to report.
On state testing, the school's proficiency results are mixed. In grade 3 math, students performed solidly, with a majority reaching proficiency. Grade 4 math proficiency dropped to about half of tested students, and grade 5 math was similar. In English language arts, grade 3 showed about half proficient, grade 4 slightly better, and grade 5 approaching three-fifths proficient. Science data for grade 5 showed just over half of students proficient. The school sat above the midpoint among Kane County districts on an overall proficiency index, suggesting it outperforms a typical peer district in the county, though the specific county comparison set included only nine schools with reported proficiency data.
A parent considering Hampshire Elem should note that math and reading proficiency across the tested grades shows room for growth, particularly in grades 4 and 5. The school's above-county-midpoint standing reflects reasonable performance relative to its neighbors, but absolute proficiency rates suggest that a meaningful share of students are not yet meeting grade-level standards. A parent may want to look into the school's current literacy and numeracy interventions, and how the school supports students working toward proficiency.
The district context matters too. CUSD 300 is in the midst of significant change. Publicly reported, the district board in November 2025 redrawn high school attendance boundaries, moving some Hampshire High School students to Jacobs High in Algonquin starting in 2026-27 as enrollment growth strains capacity. The district completed a long-term "Together for Tomorrow" master facility plan in 2024 and is considering a referendum for November 2026 to fund hundreds of millions in capital needs tied to aging buildings and rising enrollment. For families buying homes in the area, these boundary and funding decisions will shape the peer environment and resource landscape for years ahead.
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