Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEGAN CUSD 60·NCES 174125004128
Greenwood Elementary School
1919 North Ave, Waukegan, IL 60087 · (224) 303-2080 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
195 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 49 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
39%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
25.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.8% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Greenwood Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Elementary School this school | 318 | 61.3% | 28.2% |
| Nicholson Elementary School Montgomery | 337 | 58.8% | 29.1% |
| Washington Dual Language Academy Maywood | 346 | 59.2% | 44.5% |
| Benavides Steam Academy Aurora | 326 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Mabel O Donnell Elementary School Aurora | 360 | 63.6% | 16.8% |
| H R McCall Elementary School Waukegan | 396 | 61.1% | 35.6% |
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 Greenwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #1,332 of 1,925 | #47 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,246 of 2,077 ▼ 468 | #73 of 102 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #1,788 of 2,077 ▼ 174 | #83 of 102 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,442 of 2,419 | #90 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #475 of 2,035 | #34 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #1,178 of 2,042 | #82 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #968 of 2,132 | #32 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #1,334 of 1,461 | #66 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
318
+38 (+14%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 326
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 | 318 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 61% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 71% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 23.8 | 12.0:1 | 65% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 27 | 12.1:1 | 67% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 68% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (326 to 318); teachers unchanged (27 to 27).
About Greenwood Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Waukegan, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 318 students.
Greenwood Elementary School is run by Waukegan CUSD 60, whose 22 schools enroll 13,640 students.
Greenwood Elementary School is 77% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. In Lake County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 27 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.8:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Greenwood Elementary School reports 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Greenwood Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Greenwood Elementary School scores 28.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.1%.
Census estimates describe Lake County this way: the median household income is $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Greenwood Elementary School, Lake County has 213 other public schools.
Nearby, LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Greenwood Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Greenwood Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
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.
Over 4 years, Greenwood Elementary School's enrollment grew 14%, to 318.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Greenwood Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 21 states are named Greenwood Elementary. Greenwood Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 27.
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolSouth Holland, IL · 321 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolWoodstock, IL · 290 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 829 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYPLYMOUTH, MN · 762 students
- Greenwood ElementaryMontebello, CA · 746 students
Nearby schools
- LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr0.8 mi · 519
- John S Clark Elementary School0.8 mi · 262
- Jack Benny Middle School0.8 mi · 475
- Glen Flora Elementary School0.8 mi · 476
- Little Fort Elementary School1.2 mi · 421
- North Elementary School1.3 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Greenwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Greenwood Elementary School?
Greenwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
Is Greenwood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greenwood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Greenwood Elementary School have?
Greenwood Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greenwood Elementary School?
At Greenwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 77% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Greenwood Elementary School public or private?
Greenwood 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.