Enrollment
186
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRASS LAKE SD 36·NCES 171749002053
Grass Lake Elementary School
26177 W Grass Lake Rd, Antioch, IL 60002 · (847) 395-1550 · Lake County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
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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 | 19 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
40%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 27.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Grass Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #1,114 of 2,077 ▼ 195 | #70 of 102 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,091 of 2,077 ▼ 514 | #64 of 102 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #2,089 of 2,419 | #115 of 121 |
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
186
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 252
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 | 186 | 21.1 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 21.2 | 8.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 17.2 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 177 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 187 | 19 | 9.9:1 | 33% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 20 | 8.8:1 | 41% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 185 | 17 | 10.9:1 | 24% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 17 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grass Lake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (187 to 186); teachers up 11% (19 to 21.1).
About Grass Lake Elementary School
Grass Lake Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Antioch, Illinois. It enrolls 186 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. It has 51% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Grass Lake Elementary School is part of Grass Lake SD 36.
More than half of enrollment at Grass Lake Elementary School is White: 74%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic and 2% Black. The county population is about 61% White. The diversity index for Grass Lake Elementary School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Grass Lake Elementary School reports a ratio of 8.8 students per teacher, from 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1.
The school is in Lake County, where the median household earns about $110,416 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Lake County, 214 public schools serve about 118,032 students.
The closest school to Grass Lake Elementary School is Olive C Martin School, located about 1.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Grass Lake Elementary School.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 177 (2020-21) to 186 (2024-25).
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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
- Emmons Grade SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Mary Kay McNeill ELCElementary · 108 students
Other Grass Lake Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Grass Lake Elementary. Grass Lake Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Grass Lake Elementary SchoolKent, WA · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Olive C Martin School1.5 mi · 511
- Emmons Grade School2.2 mi · 288
- Lotus School2.4 mi · 345
- Antioch Upper Grade School3.0 mi · 875
- W C Petty Elementary School3.0 mi · 462
- Gavin Central Elementary School3.1 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About Grass Lake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grass Lake Elementary School?
Grass Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Grass Lake Elementary School serve?
Grass Lake Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grass Lake Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grass Lake Elementary School is approximately 8.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grass Lake Elementary School?
At Grass Lake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Grass Lake Elementary School?
Grass Lake Elementary School is overseen by Grass Lake SD 36 in Lake County.
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