Enrollment
288
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMMONS SD 33·NCES 171425001767
Emmons Grade School
24226 W Beach Grove Rd, Antioch, IL 60002 · (847) 395-1105 · Lake County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
67 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
69.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.8pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 46.4% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Emmons Grade School
Emmons Grade School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmons Grade School this school | 288 | 23.3% | 61.5% |
| Lily Lake Grade School Maple Park | 275 | 24.0% | 67.5% |
| Spring Grove Elementary School Spring Grove | 327 | 25.1% | 64.1% |
| Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center Cary | 316 | 25.0% | N/A |
| Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School Hinckley | 297 | 27.3% | 46.9% |
| Algonquin Road Elementary School Fox River Grove | 239 | 23.8% | 52.4% |
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 Emmons Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #285 of 1,925 | #13 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #468 of 2,077 ▼ 86 | #46 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #360 of 2,077 ▼ 24 | #38 of 102 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #1,613 of 2,419 | #100 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #139 of 2,035 | #12 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,310 of 2,042 | #91 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #1,903 of 2,132 | #76 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #1,217 of 1,461 | #60 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
288
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 244
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 | 288 | 28.5 | 10.1:1 | 23% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 27.5 | 10.5:1 | 21% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 27.3 | 10.7:1 | 20% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 27 | 11.2:1 | 14% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 28 | 10.6:1 | 15% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 13% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 14 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emmons Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (302 to 288); teachers up 5% (27 to 28.5).
About Emmons Grade School
Federal records list Emmons Grade School as an elementary school in Antioch, Illinois. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 288 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
Emmons Grade School is a school in Emmons SD 33.
Emmons Grade School is 80% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Lake County overall, about 61% of residents are White. Emmons Grade School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.1:1. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Emmons Grade School reports 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Lake County averages 54%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Emmons Grade School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Emmons Grade School scores 61.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.1%.
Census estimates describe Lake County this way: the median household income is $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Emmons Grade School, Lake County has 213 other public schools.
Antioch Comm High School is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Emmons Grade School comes in 1st of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 294 in 2020-21 to 288 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students.
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 Antioch
- Antioch Comm High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- Antioch Upper Grade SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- W C Petty Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Grass Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Mary Kay McNeill ELCElementary · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Antioch Comm High School1.1 mi · 1,313
- Antioch Upper Grade School1.5 mi · 875
- W C Petty Elementary School1.5 mi · 462
- Mary Kay McNeill ELC1.5 mi · 108
- Grass Lake Elementary School2.2 mi · 186
- Olive C Martin School2.3 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Emmons Grade SchoolHow many students attend Emmons Grade School?
Emmons Grade School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Emmons Grade School serve?
Emmons Grade School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Emmons Grade School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Emmons Grade School.
How diverse is Emmons Grade School?
Emmons Grade School reports a student body of 80% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Emmons Grade School?
Emmons Grade School is overseen by Emmons SD 33 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.