A J Katzenmaier Academy

A J Katzenmaier Academy is a K-5 school of middle-of-the-pack scale in North Chicago, Illinois, one of the schools within North Chicago SD 187, teacheing 387 students in grades 4 through 5.

North Chicago SD 187 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,637 students. A J Katzenmaier Academy is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, A J Katzenmaier Academy lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 32% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, A J Katzenmaier Academy logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lake County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, A J Katzenmaier Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.1%, the actual is 9.8%, a residual of -4.2 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lake County shows the typical household earns roughly $110,416 per year, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A J Katzenmaier Academy is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

Neal Math Science Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around A J Katzenmaier Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts A J Katzenmaier Academy at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 17.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at A J Katzenmaier Academy has decreased 11%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for A J Katzenmaier Academy typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.