The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in English language arts. The lowest is 51% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sleepy Hollow Elem School
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in a small, deliberately low-density residential village in Kane County, about 38 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. The school is the kind of place where, if you are looking for an early elementary experience grounded in a quiet, family-oriented suburban setting, you will find it. The community itself has essentially stopped growing; it was built out through the 1990s as a rolling, wooded subdivision with no grid streets or main street, and population has flatlined or crept down slightly since the 2020 census.
The school enrolls a modest number of students across its grades. The student body is mixed: just over half white, roughly a third Hispanic, and smaller shares of Asian and Black students. No data on free-or-reduced-price-lunch participation or special education enrollment was available in the school's reporting, so a parent looking for detail on economic need or services for students with IEPs may want to look further into those with the school or district directly.
Academic results show a pattern that may be important to understand. In third grade, the school's math and reading proficiency are solid and fairly close to each other. By fourth and fifth grade, proficiency in both subjects declines noticeably. In fifth-grade math, proficiency drops to under half of students tested. Fifth-grade reading is better but still below the third-grade level. Fifth-grade science proficiency sits just above half. One way to read this is that the school serves younger learners adequately but faces challenges in the upper elementary grades. A parent may want to ask the school directly about what instructional supports or interventions are in place for students in fourth and fifth grade, particularly in mathematics.
Placed against other districts in Kane County, the school's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint of the county comparison set, but this reflects the strength of third-grade performance offsetting the decline in the upper grades. The school does not serve middle or high school grades, so no graduation rate or secondary academic data apply.
The housing market in the village centers on single-family homes and reflects a relatively stable, middle-to-upper-middle-income area. Home values are moderate for the Chicago region, and rents are typical for the zip code. The village has no downtown, no commercial district, and no transit; it is purely residential. Daily life revolves around parks and trails rather than walkable retail or civic centers. Families here are those who value quiet, low-density living and are willing to drive to other communities for shopping and services. The Dundee Township Park District anchors recreation with the Sleepy Hollow Center and trails including the adjacent Jelke Creek Bird Sanctuary.
The broader district, CUSD 300, is in the midst of enrollment growth tied to new housing. A November 2025 boundary redraw shifted some high school attendance patterns to manage capacity, a signal that growth is expected over the next decade. The district is also considering a major facilities referendum for November 2026 to address aging buildings and support that projected growth. Neither of these factors directly affects Sleepy Hollow Elementary today, but families buying into the area should know that the district is in a growth and capital-planning moment.
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