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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEGAN CUSD 60·NCES 174125004126

Glen Flora Elem School

1110 Chestnut St, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (224) 303-1800 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 381
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
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
33
Kindergarten
57
Grade 1
68
Grade 2
72
Grade 3
80
Grade 4
94
Grade 5
72
Student demographics
White
123%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 45%
Hispanic
38280%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 29%
Black
6113%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 16%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24050%
Female
23650%

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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
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
476
-18 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 19.0:1
% White
3%
was 5%
% Hispanic
80%
was 78%
% Black
13%
was 13%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Glen Flora Elem School

Glen Flora Elem School is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in Waukegan, Illinois, operated by Waukegan CUSD 60, with 476 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Glen Flora Elem School is one of 22 schools operated by Waukegan CUSD 60, a district that hosts 13,640 students overall.

Demographically, Glen Flora Elem School shows that 80% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 13% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Glen Flora Elem School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glen Flora Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 17.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lake County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $110,416 per year, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), Glen Flora Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Glen Flora Elem School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 23.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 494 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Glen Flora Elem School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Lake County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Glen Flora Elem School
District
Waukegan CUSD 60
Address
1110 Chestnut St, Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone
(224) 303-1800
County
Lake County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
476
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
358 (75%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
174125004126
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Glen Flora Elem School
How many students attend Glen Flora Elem School?
Glen Flora Elem School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Glen Flora Elem School serve?
Glen Flora Elem School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glen Flora Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glen Flora Elem School is approximately 12.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Glen Flora Elem School?
Student demographics at Glen Flora Elem School are roughly 3% White, 80% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Glen Flora Elem School public or private?
Glen Flora Elem 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.
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