Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEGAN CUSD 60·NCES 174125004130
Hyde Park Elementary School
1525 Hyde Park Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (224) 303-1970 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
231 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
28%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
34.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 14.8% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Hyde Park Elementary School
Hyde Park Elementary School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park Elementary School this school | 295 | 78.3% | 32.7% |
| Grissom Elementary School Chicago | 287 | 76.7% | 36.7% |
| Howe Elementary School Beach Park | 318 | 75.5% | 15.1% |
| Holmes Elementary School Harvey | 270 | 77.8% | 13.4% |
| Edison Elementary School Stickney | 282 | 74.1% | 43.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Addison | 345 | 80.9% | 27.6% |
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 Hyde Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #1,172 of 1,925 | #43 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,298 of 2,077 ▲ 111 | #76 of 102 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #1,549 of 2,077 ▼ 43 | #77 of 102 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #1,565 of 2,419 | #98 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,037 of 2,035 | #79 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #1,441 of 2,042 | #103 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #552 of 2,132 | #19 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #549 of 615 | #31 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
295
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 355
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 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 78% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 80% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 19.3 | 14.8:1 | 72% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 77% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 59% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 16 | 18.9:1 | 78% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 16 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 12 | 29.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hyde Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (290 to 295); teachers up 10% (20 to 22).
About Hyde Park Elementary School
Hyde Park Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Waukegan, Illinois. The school serves 295 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
The district, Waukegan CUSD 60, has 13,640 students enrolled across 22 schools.
Hyde Park Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 84% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. In Lake County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Hyde Park Elementary School comes in at 28%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.4:1, with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Hyde Park Elementary School is 78%. For comparison, public schools in Lake County average 54%.
Hyde Park Elementary School is 6.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (32.7% versus 26.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
County data help place the school in context: in Lake County, median household income is about $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Lake County number 214 and enroll about 118,032.
The nearest public school is Miguel Juarez Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Hyde Park Elementary School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hyde Park Elementary School went from 280 students to 295.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Hyde Park Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hyde Park Elementary. Hyde Park Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Hyde Park Elementary SchoolDENISON, TX · 502 students
- HYDE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 272 students
- Hyde Park Elementary SchoolHyde Park, VT · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Miguel Juarez Middle School0.3 mi · 651
- Robert E Abbott Middle School0.5 mi · 585
- Edith M Smith Middle School0.5 mi · 493
- Whittier Elementary School0.5 mi · 438
- Waukegan High School0.6 mi · 4,186
- Glen Flora Elementary School0.8 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Hyde Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Hyde Park Elementary School?
Hyde Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hyde Park Elementary School serve?
Hyde Park Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Hyde Park Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Hyde Park Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hyde Park Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hyde Park Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hyde Park Elementary School?
Hyde Park Elementary School is overseen by Waukegan CUSD 60 in Lake County.
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