Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LENOX SD 122·NCES 172814002966
Haines Elementary School
155 Haines Ave, New Lenox, IL 60451 · (815) 485-2115 · Will County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
72 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 115 | 32% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 31% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 37% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
52.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.2pp since 2023
Math
71.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +26.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 45.0% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Haines Elementary School
Haines Elementary School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haines Elementary School this school | 358 | 20.1% | 54.5% |
| Mokena Intermediate School Mokena | 346 | 18.5% | 60.6% |
| Briargate Elementary School Cary | 400 | 23.3% | 55.3% |
| Arnold J Tyler School New Lenox | 372 | 15.1% | 62.4% |
| North Elementary School Sycamore | 309 | 19.1% | 52.9% |
| Anna McDonald Elementary School Manhattan | 434 | 18.4% | 63.2% |
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 Haines Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #457 of 1,925 | #38 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #191 of 2,077 ▲ 234 | #18 of 100 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #913 of 2,077 ▲ 154 | #67 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #1,220 of 2,419 | #83 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,259 of 2,035 | #62 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #1,180 of 2,042 | #82 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #1,958 of 2,132 | #85 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #695 of 1,461 | #39 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
358
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 520
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 | 358 | 25.5 | 14.0:1 | 20% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 20% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 27.5 | 15.2:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 24 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 24 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haines Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (418 to 358); teachers down 7% (27.5 to 25.5).
About Haines Elementary School
Haines Elementary School serves students in New Lenox, Illinois, as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 358 students, in grades 1 through 3.
New Lenox SD 122 is the local district for Haines Elementary School. It runs 12 schools with 4,956 students.
By race and ethnicity, Haines Elementary School is 77% White. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Will County is about 62% White. Haines Elementary School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Haines Elementary School's 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.0:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 20%. Among public schools in Will County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
In Illinois, Haines Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.5% actual against a predicted 59.9%.
Federal survey data for Will County show that median household income is about $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Haines Elementary School is among the 209 public schools in Will County.
The nearest public school is Oster-Oakview School, at about 0.1 miles. Haines Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Haines Elementary School comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Haines Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Haines Elementary School saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Haines Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Lenox SD 122
- Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Spencer CrossingMiddle · 544 students
- Spencer PointeElementary · 437 students
- Nelson Ridge SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Nelson Prairie SchoolElementary · 388 students
Other schools in New Lenox
- Lincoln Way WestHigh · 2,047 students
- Lincoln-Way Central High SchoolHigh · 1,991 students
- Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Spencer CrossingMiddle · 544 students
- Spencer PointeElementary · 437 students
Other Haines Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Haines Elementary. Haines Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Haines Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 461 students
- Haines ElementaryHaines, AK · 153 students
- Haines Elementary SchoolBaker City, OR · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Oster-Oakview School0.1 mi · 373
- Liberty Junior High School1.1 mi · 573
- Alex M Martino Jr High School1.4 mi · 591
- Arnold J Tyler School1.6 mi · 372
- Bentley Elementary School1.7 mi · 380
- Lincoln-Way Central High School2.1 mi · 1,991
Frequently asked questions
About Haines Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Haines Elementary School?
Haines Elementary School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades 01-03.
What age range does Haines Elementary School serve?
Haines Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Haines Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Haines Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Haines Elementary School?
At Haines Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Haines Elementary School in?
Haines Elementary School is part of New Lenox SD 122.
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