Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANT PARK CUSD 6·NCES 171737002051
Grant Park Elementary School
421 Esson Farm Rd, Grant Park, IL 60940 · (815) 465-2183 · Kankakee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
158 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 31 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Grant Park Elementary School→Grant Park High School
Based on grade levels within Grant Park CUSD 6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.4pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.9% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 40.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Grant Park Elementary School
Grant Park Elementary School's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Park Elementary School this school | 325 | 48.6% | 57.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Oglesby | 328 | 50.0% | 34.6% |
| Herman E Dummer Sandwich | 275 | 49.1% | 51.7% |
| Wethersfield Elementary School Kewanee | 296 | 48.6% | 49.1% |
| L J Stevens Intermediate School Wilmington | 353 | 49.3% | 50.5% |
| Bicentennial Elementary School Coal Valley | 328 | 43.3% | 42.3% |
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 Grant Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #372 of 1,925 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #714 of 2,077 ▼ 188 | #5 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #232 of 2,077 ▲ 82 | #1 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #1,392 of 2,419 | #12 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #645 of 2,035 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #1,204 of 2,042 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #1,337 of 2,132 | #16 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #566 of 615 | N/A |
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
325
+48 (+17%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 307
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 | 325 | 26.5 | 12.3:1 | 49% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 51% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 25.2 | 12.0:1 | 43% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 40% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 36% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 20 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (321 to 325); teachers up 10% (24 to 26.5).
About Grant Park Elementary School
Grant Park Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Grant Park. It reported 325 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
Grant Park CUSD 6 is responsible for 2 schools, Grant Park Elementary School included, with 452 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Grant Park Elementary School is 76% White. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Kankakee County overall, the White share is about 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
Grant Park Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1, with 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 49% at Grant Park Elementary School. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kankakee County is 61%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Grant Park Elementary School is +14.5 points, in the top 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.9%, and the predicted rate is 43.4%.
In Kankakee County, home to about 106,635 people, median household income comes to about $71,281, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kankakee County's 44 public schools enroll about 16,499 students and include Grant Park Elementary School.
Grant Park High School is about 0.3 miles from Grant Park Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Grant Park Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Grant Park Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 17% rise took enrollment from 277 in 2020-21 to 325 in 2024-25.
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Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Grant Park High School0.3 mi · 127
- Momence Jr High School5.5 mi · 327
- Momence High School5.6 mi · 315
- Je-Neir Elementary School5.6 mi · 328
- Beecher Elementary School7.2 mi · 459
- Beecher High School7.3 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grant Park Elementary School?
Grant Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Grant Park Elementary School serve?
Grant Park Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Grant Park Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Grant Park Elementary School.
How diverse is Grant Park Elementary School?
Grant Park Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Grant Park Elementary School public or private?
Grant Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grant Park CUSD 6.
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