Beulah Park Elem School

As a small primary school in Zion, Illinois, Beulah Park Elem School hosts 289 students from grades pre-K through 2, operated by Zion ESD 6. That puts it 24% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Zion ESD 6 comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,176 students; Beulah Park Elem School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Beulah Park Elem School shows that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 41% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 7% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Beulah Park Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Lake County's rate of about 54%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Lake County runs 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), of which Beulah Park Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Lakeview School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Beulah Park Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Beulah Park Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 396 (now 289). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.