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How has Half Day School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 579 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLNSHIRE-PRAIRIEVIEW SD 103·NCES 172309000103
Half Day School
239 Olde Half Day Rd, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 · (847) 634-6463 · Lake County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
13.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
6
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 3 | 199 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 210 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 224 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
83.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
80.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.5% | 80.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 70.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Half Day School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #74 of 2,077 ▼ 23 | #7 of 102 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #82 of 2,077 ▲ 22 | #8 of 102 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #212 of 2,419 | #11 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,116 of 2,035 | #83 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #565 of 2,042 | #29 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #486 of 615 | #27 of 37 |
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
633
+33 (+6%) vs 2020
+57% since 2000-01, when it was 402
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 | 633 | 46.3 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 45.8 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 46.3 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 600 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Half Day School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (611 to 633); teachers up 3% (45 to 46.3).
About Half Day School
Half Day School is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Its enrollment is 633 students, spread over grades 3 through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 66% larger than average.
Half Day School is in Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103, a district with 1,878 students across 3 schools.
Asian students account for 47% of enrollment at Half Day School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 41% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 9% of Lake County residents are Asian. The diversity index for Half Day School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Half Day School is 13.7:1, based on 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
On the allk12 Grade, Half Day School lands at A+, ahead of 97% of Illinois public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Lake County show that the median household earns about $110,416 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lake County counts 214 public schools with about 118,032 students.
Half Day School is about 0.5 miles from Adlai E Stevenson High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 633, compared with 600 in 2020-21.
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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 Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103
- Daniel Wright Jr High SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Laura B Sprague SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 6-Middle
Other schools in Lincolnshire
- Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 4,758 students
- Daniel Wright Jr High SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Laura B Sprague SchoolElementary · 525 students
Nearby schools
- Adlai E Stevenson High School0.5 mi · 4,758
- Meridian School1.4 mi · 702
- Laura B Sprague School1.6 mi · 525
- Daniel Wright Jr High School1.7 mi · 720
- Aptakisic Junior High School1.8 mi · 940
- Twin Groves Middle School1.9 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Half Day SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Half Day School?
Half Day School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 03-05.
Is Half Day School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Half Day School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Half Day School have?
Half Day School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Half Day School?
Student demographics at Half Day School are roughly 41% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 47% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Half Day School public or private?
Half Day School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincolnshire-Prairieview SD 103.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.