East Elementary School

Located at 2913 Elim Ave, in Zion, Illinois, East Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school that hosts 275 students (grades pre-K through 2), run under Zion ESD 6. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 28% leaner than typical.

Zion ESD 6 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,176 students. East Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, East Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, East Elementary School logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), East Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Zion Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Elementary School.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. East Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 47% since 2018, when it stood at 187 (now 275). Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 97% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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