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What tradition at Gavin Central Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAVIN SD 37·NCES 171629001943
Gavin Central Elementary School
36414 N Ridge Rd, Ingleside, IL 60041 · (847) 973-3280 · Lake County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
243 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (84).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Gavin Central Elementary School→Gavin South Middle School
Based on grade levels within Gavin SD 37. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.6pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +24.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.6% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 17.3% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Gavin Central Elementary School
Gavin Central Elementary School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Central Elementary School this school | 467 | 52.0% | 32.8% |
| Locust Elementary School Marengo | 501 | 55.5% | 51.9% |
| Franklin Elementary School Sterling | 407 | 55.3% | N/A |
| Eastview Elementary School Algonquin | 401 | 51.6% | 67.5% |
| Westwood Elementary School Woodstock | 385 | 51.7% | 50.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Rochelle | 491 | 54.4% | N/A |
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 Gavin Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #1,165 of 1,925 | #42 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #909 of 2,077 ▲ 395 | #58 of 102 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #1,533 of 2,077 ▲ 224 | #75 of 102 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #673 of 2,419 | #42 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,484 of 2,035 | #103 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #597 of 2,042 | #33 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #1,244 of 2,132 | #45 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #1,133 of 1,461 | #50 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
467
+44 (+10%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 444
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 | 467 | 31.6 | 14.8:1 | 52% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 30.6 | 16.1:1 | 42% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 27.6 | 17.4:1 | 45% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 30.3 | 16.5:1 | 63% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 61% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 54% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 21 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gavin Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (498 to 467); teachers up 4% (30.3 to 31.6).
About Gavin Central Elementary School
Families in Ingleside, Illinois, are served by Gavin Central Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 467 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Gavin SD 37 is responsible for 2 schools, Gavin Central Elementary School included, with 792 students in all.
White students make up a majority at Gavin Central Elementary School, at 52%. The next largest groups are 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Lake County overall, about 61% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Gavin Central Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.8:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%. That tracks the 54% average for public schools in Lake County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gavin Central Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 32.8% actual against 41.5% predicted.
Gavin Central Elementary School is located in Lake County, where the median household income is $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gavin Central Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Grant Community High School, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Gavin Central Elementary School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Gavin Central Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Gavin Central Elementary School's enrollment grew 10%, to 467.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Ingleside
- Big Hollow Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Big Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Big Hollow Primary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Gavin South Middle SchoolMiddle · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Grant Community High School0.9 mi · 1,769
- Stanton School1.2 mi · 255
- Gavin South Middle School1.9 mi · 325
- Round Lake Middle School2.1 mi · 783
- Indian Hill Elementary School2.1 mi · 529
- William L Thompson School2.4 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Gavin Central Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gavin Central Elementary School?
Gavin Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Gavin Central Elementary School serve?
Gavin Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Gavin Central Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Gavin Central Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gavin Central Elementary School?
At Gavin Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Gavin Central Elementary School public or private?
Gavin Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gavin SD 37.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.