Haines Elem School

As a reasonably sized elementary school in New Lenox, Illinois, Haines Elem School caters to 358 students from grades 1 through 3, run under New Lenox SD 122.

Within New Lenox SD 122, which oversees 12 schools and 4,956 students, Haines Elem School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Haines Elem School logs that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Haines Elem School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Will County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Haines Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.9%, the actual is 54.5%, a residual of -5.4 points.

Around the school, Will County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Haines Elem School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Oster-Oakview School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Haines Elem School. On composite proficiency, Haines Elem School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haines Elem School has shrank 14%, going from 418 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 83% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.