Winston Campus Elementary

Winston Campus Elementary serves 254 students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Palatine, Illinois. At a 7.9:1 student-teacher ratio, the school maintains small classes — a staffing structure that gives teachers the bandwidth to move at each student's pace, catch learning gaps early, and invest more instructional time per child. The result is a school where individual progress, not just cohort averages, drives the numbers.

That shows up clearly in the scores. Winston Campus earns a 9.1/10 composite, rated Exceptional, with a 9.6/10 growth score that ranks among the highest in the state. It places #1 of 14 public schools in Palatine and #79 of 3,813 Illinois public schools — outperforming 98% of schools statewide.

Academic achievement scores 8.5/10, confirming that strong growth and strong absolute performance coexist here. Among Illinois elementary schools specifically, Winston Campus ranks 62nd out of 2,326 — a stronger comparison than cross-level rankings because it filters to the same grade band. For families in Palatine comparing elementary options, the data is unambiguous: Winston Campus leads the town and places among the state's strongest elementary programs by any measure.

With a student-teacher ratio of 7.9:1, Winston Campus Elementary offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.