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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SD 202·NCES 173174004537
Creekside Elementary School
13909 S Budler Rd, Plainfield, IL 60544 · (815) 577-4700 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
222 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.1pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +21.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 20.5% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Creekside Elementary School
Creekside Elementary School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Elementary School this school | 472 | 47.0% | 45.6% |
| Troy Hofer Elementary School Shorewood | 436 | 46.1% | 53.2% |
| Elgin Math and Science Academy Chtr Elgin | 499 | 46.5% | 38.5% |
| Troy Cronin Elementary School Shorewood | 466 | 45.5% | 50.0% |
| Lakewood Falls Elementary School Plainfield | 543 | 51.2% | 42.7% |
| Skoff Elementary Romeoville | 542 | 52.2% | 49.2% |
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 Creekside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #721 of 1,925 | #57 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #904 of 2,077 ▲ 260 | #66 of 100 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #895 of 2,077 ▲ 80 | #65 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #656 of 2,419 | #51 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #361 of 2,035 | #15 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #93 of 2,042 | #7 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #1,381 of 2,132 | #44 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #618 of 1,461 | #30 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
472
-82 (-15%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 840
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 | 472 | 41.5 | 11.4:1 | 47% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 39.7 | 12.3:1 | 50% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 36.4 | 14.0:1 | 52% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 35.7 | 15.8:1 | 45% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 34% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 840 | 44 | 19.1:1 | 20% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creekside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (562 to 472); teachers up 16% (35.7 to 41.5).
About Creekside Elementary School
Located in Plainfield, Illinois, Creekside Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 472 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Plainfield SD 202 runs Creekside Elementary School along with 29 other schools, enrolling 24,556 students in total.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Creekside Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 39%. The remaining shares are 29% White, 20% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Will County's population at about 20%. Creekside Elementary School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Creekside Elementary School total 41.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.4:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 47%. For comparison, public schools in Will County average 44%.
Creekside Elementary School scores 45.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.4%.
Will County census figures show that the median household income is $109,984, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Will County is home to 209 public schools and about 113,008 public school students.
The nearest public school is Lakewood Falls Elementary School, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Creekside Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Creekside Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 82 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainfield SD 202
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Plainfield
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other Creekside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 14 states are named Creekside Elementary. Creekside Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 27.
- Creekside Elementary SchoolElgin, IL · 469 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolFranklin, TN · 780 students
- Creekside ElementarySuffolk, VA · 764 students
- Creekside ElementaryWinterville, NC · 622 students
- Creekside ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Lakewood Falls Elementary School0.2 mi · 543
- Kenneth L Hermansen Elementary1.2 mi · 431
- Liberty Elementary School1.4 mi · 522
- Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School1.9 mi · 548
- John F Kennedy Middle School2.0 mi · 912
- Indian Trail Middle School2.5 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Creekside Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creekside Elementary School?
Creekside Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Creekside Elementary School serve?
Creekside Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Creekside Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Creekside Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creekside Elementary School?
At Creekside Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 39% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Creekside Elementary School?
Creekside Elementary School is overseen by Plainfield SD 202 in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.