Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEACH PARK CCSD 3·NCES 170001000212
Howe Elementary School
10271 W Beach Rd, Beach Park, IL 60087 · (847) 599-5362 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
240 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 8 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Howe Elementary School→Beach Park Middle School
Based on grade levels within Beach Park CCSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
18.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.4% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.8% | 7.0% |
% 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
15.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Howe Elementary School
Howe Elementary School's state test result (15.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Elementary School this school | 318 | 75.5% | 15.1% |
| Grissom Elementary School Chicago | 287 | 76.7% | 36.7% |
| Hyde Park Elementary School Waukegan | 295 | 78.3% | 32.7% |
| Edison Elementary School Stickney | 282 | 74.1% | 43.5% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School Berwyn | 394 | 75.6% | 34.5% |
| Lowrie Elementary School Elgin | 397 | 75.8% | 16.3% |
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 Howe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #1,751 of 1,925 | #61 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,868 of 2,077 ▼ 107 | #92 of 102 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #1,958 of 2,077 ▼ 54 | #93 of 102 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,437 of 2,419 | #89 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #961 of 2,035 | #76 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #1,330 of 2,042 | #94 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #617 of 2,132 | #22 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #589 of 1,461 | #25 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
-45 (-12%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 188
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 | 24.1 | 13.2:1 | 75% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 26.1 | 12.8:1 | 71% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 26.3 | 15.2:1 | 70% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 27.3 | 14.0:1 | 60% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 58% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 65% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 9 | 30.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 188 | 5 | 37.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (381 to 318); teachers down 12% (27.3 to 24.1).
About Howe Elementary School
Howe Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Beach Park, Illinois. It reported 318 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Howe Elementary School is in Beach Park CCSD 3, a district with 1,996 students across 5 schools.
At Howe Elementary School, 81% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 8% White, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 25% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Howe Elementary School scores 33%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Howe Elementary School is 13.2:1, based on 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Lake County report 54%.
Howe Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (15.1%) and its predicted rate (27.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lake County show that median household income comes to about $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 214, with about 118,032 students.
The closest school to Howe Elementary School is Kenneth Murphy School, located about 1.2 miles away. Howe Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Howe Elementary School's average proficiency of 15.1% compares with 26.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Howe Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Howe Elementary School enrolled 363 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 318.
On allk12, people connected to Howe Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Beach Park CCSD 3
- Beach Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Kenneth Murphy SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Oak Crest SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Newport Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Beach Park
- Beach Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 715 students
- Kenneth Murphy SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Oak Crest SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other Howe Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Howe Elementary. Howe Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Howe Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 341 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolHowe, OK · 447 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 398 students
- HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NY · 390 students
- Howe ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 350 students
Nearby schools
- Kenneth Murphy School1.2 mi · 394
- Oak Crest School1.3 mi · 308
- Elmwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 336
- John S Clark Elementary School1.5 mi · 262
- East Elementary School1.6 mi · 275
- H R McCall Elementary School1.8 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Howe Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Howe Elementary School?
Howe Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Howe Elementary School serve?
Howe Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Howe Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Howe Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Howe Elementary School?
At Howe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 81% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Howe Elementary School public or private?
Howe Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beach Park CCSD 3.
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