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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEGAN CUSD 60·NCES 174125004126
Glen Flora Elementary School
1110 Chestnut St, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (224) 303-1800 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
358 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
19.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
17.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 11.5% | 8.9% |
% 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
Where Glen Flora Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #1,685 of 1,925 | #59 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #1,678 of 2,077 | #88 of 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #1,932 of 2,077 | #90 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #643 of 2,419 | #39 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #843 of 2,035 | #73 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #1,307 of 2,042 | #90 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #622 of 2,132 | #23 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #1,278 of 1,461 | #62 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 355
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 | 476 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 75% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 81% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 70% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 80% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 62% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 79% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 28 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Flora Elementary School.
About Glen Flora Elementary School
This page covers Glen Flora Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Waukegan, Illinois. The school had 476 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
The district, Waukegan CUSD 60, operates 22 schools serving 13,640 students.
Most students at Glen Flora Elementary School are Hispanic: 80% of enrollment. Other groups make up 13% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Lake County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Glen Flora Elementary School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 37 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.9:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Lake County average 54%.
Glen Flora Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 17.6% and a predicted 28.1%.
Within Lake County, median household income is about $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 214 public schools in Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 118,032.
The next-closest public school is LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Glen Flora Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Glen Flora Elementary School is 6th of 9 on 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 was 461 in 2020-21 and 476 in 2024-25, a increase of 15 students.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Waukegan CUSD 60
- Waukegan High SchoolHigh · 4,186 students
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Carman-Buckner Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Other schools in Waukegan
- Waukegan High SchoolHigh · 4,186 students
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- LEARN John Kathy Schreiber ChrtrElementary · 519 students
Nearby schools
- LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr0.3 mi · 519
- Edith M Smith Middle School0.5 mi · 493
- North Elementary School0.6 mi · 498
- Whittier Elementary School0.7 mi · 438
- Hyde Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 295
- Greenwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Flora Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Glen Flora Elementary School?
Glen Flora Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glen Flora Elementary School serve?
Glen Flora Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glen Flora Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glen Flora Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Glen Flora Elementary School?
Student demographics at Glen Flora Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 80% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Glen Flora Elementary School public or private?
Glen Flora Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waukegan CUSD 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.