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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG HOLLOW SD 38·NCES 170627004081
Big Hollow Elementary School
33315 N Fish Lake Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041 · (847) 740-5321 · Lake County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
184 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 181 | 35% |
| Grade 3 | 161 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 180 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Big Hollow Elementary School→Big Hollow Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Big Hollow SD 38. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.3pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 27.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Big Hollow Elementary School
Big Hollow Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hollow Elementary School this school | 522 | 35.2% | 38.5% |
| Cotton Creek School Island Lake | 580 | 36.4% | 51.3% |
| Autumn Creek Elementary School Yorkville | 529 | 31.6% | 45.9% |
| Fearn Elementary School North Aurora | 492 | 32.1% | 44.2% |
| Central Elementary School Plainfield | 544 | 36.8% | 57.6% |
| Ravenswood Elementary School Chicago | 522 | 32.2% | 66.0% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Big Hollow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #970 of 1,925 | #36 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #953 of 2,077 ▼ 53 | #59 of 102 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,234 of 2,077 ▼ 12 | #69 of 102 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #460 of 2,419 | #20 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #735 of 2,035 | #66 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #534 of 2,042 | #22 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #1,668 of 2,132 | #61 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #924 of 1,461 | #39 of 71 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
522
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+232% since 2000-01, when it was 157
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 522 | 41.7 | 12.5:1 | 35% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 38% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 34% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 27% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 24% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 23% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 157 | 8 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Hollow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (579 to 522); teachers up 19% (35 to 41.7).
About Big Hollow Elementary School
Big Hollow Elementary School is an elementary school in Ingleside, Illinois, and it is part of Big Hollow SD 38. Its 522 students are spread across grades 2 through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
In Big Hollow SD 38, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,653 students.
Big Hollow Elementary School is 51% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 34% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 61% of Lake County residents are White. Big Hollow Elementary School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.5:1, with 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Big Hollow Elementary School is 35%. Public schools in Lake County average 54%.
The model predicts 51.2% for a school in Illinois with Big Hollow Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Big Hollow Elementary School posts 38.5%.
Across Lake County, the median household income is $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake County is home to 214 public schools and about 118,032 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Big Hollow Primary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Big Hollow Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 38.5% is above the 32.8% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Big Hollow Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Big Hollow Elementary School was 516 in 2020-21 and 522 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Hollow SD 38
- Big Hollow Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Big Hollow Primary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Ingleside
- Big Hollow Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Gavin Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Big Hollow Primary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Gavin South Middle SchoolMiddle · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Big Hollow Primary School0.1 mi · 387
- Big Hollow Middle School0.2 mi · 744
- Gavin South Middle School1.4 mi · 325
- Village Elementary School2.1 mi · 433
- Magee Middle School2.6 mi · 642
- Raymond Ellis Elementary School2.7 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Big Hollow Elementary SchoolHow large is Big Hollow Elementary School?
Big Hollow Elementary School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does Big Hollow Elementary School serve?
Big Hollow Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Big Hollow Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Big Hollow Elementary School.
How diverse is Big Hollow Elementary School?
Big Hollow Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Big Hollow Elementary School?
Big Hollow Elementary School is overseen by Big Hollow SD 38 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.