Emmons Grade School

Emmons Grade School, a low-enrollment primary school in Antioch, Illinois, run under Emmons SD 33, works with 288 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Emmons Grade School is a school of Emmons SD 33, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Emmons Grade School lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Emmons Grade School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.1%, the actual is 61.5%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Lake County) logs that median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Emmons Grade School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

The closest other public school is Antioch Comm High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Emmons Grade School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Emmons Grade School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 302 (now 288). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 8% to 16%. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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