Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEGAN CUSD 60·NCES 174125004132
John S Clark Elementary School
601 Blanchard Rd, Waukegan, IL 60087 · (224) 303-1570 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
178 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 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
52%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 29.6% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 John S Clark Elementary School
John S Clark Elementary School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John S Clark Elementary School this school | 262 | 67.9% | 43.7% |
| Elsie C Johnson Elementary School Hanover Park | 253 | 57.3% | 41.0% |
| Plainfield Elementary School Des Plaines | 285 | 61.1% | 50.1% |
| Reskin Elementary School Glendale Hts | 294 | 63.6% | 36.8% |
| York Center Elementary School Lombard | 163 | 63.8% | 40.9% |
| Holden Elementary School Chicago | 407 | 71.5% | 41.1% |
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 John S Clark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #801 of 1,925 | #31 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #881 of 2,077 ▼ 59 | #57 of 102 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,129 of 2,077 ▼ 323 | #67 of 102 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #1,763 of 2,419 | #106 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #270 of 2,035 | #19 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #861 of 2,042 | #62 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #782 of 2,132 | #29 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #252 of 615 | #16 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
262
+29 (+12%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 282
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 | 262 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 68% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 24 | 10.0:1 | 71% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 14.5 | 16.6:1 | 65% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 67% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 40% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 73% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 16 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John S Clark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (236 to 262); teachers up 20% (20 to 24).
About John S Clark Elementary School
John S Clark Elementary School is a small elementary school in Illinois, located in Waukegan. Its 262 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Waukegan CUSD 60 enrolls 13,640 students, and its 22 schools include John S Clark Elementary School.
Hispanic students are the majority at John S Clark Elementary School, with 66% of enrollment. It is also 20% Asian, 6% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. Lake County's residents are about 25% Hispanic, 41 points below the school's share. John S Clark Elementary School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 10.9 students per teacher and 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 68%. That rate is above the 54% average among public schools in Lake County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, John S Clark Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.7%.
John S Clark Elementary School is located in Lake County, where the median household income is $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. John S Clark Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Jack Benny Middle School, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 43.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 12% from its 2020-21 level of 233.
The John S Clark Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About John S Clark Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John S Clark Elementary School?
John S Clark Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does John S Clark Elementary School serve?
John S Clark Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John S Clark Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John S Clark Elementary School is approximately 10.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John S Clark Elementary School?
At John S Clark Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 66% Hispanic, 4% Black, 20% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is John S Clark Elementary School public or private?
John S Clark Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waukegan CUSD 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.