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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEERFIELD SD 109·NCES 171198001438
Kipling Elementary School
700 Kipling Pl, Deerfield, IL 60015 · (847) 948-5151 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest 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
11.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
80.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
78.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.7% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 61.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kipling Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #99 of 2,077 ▲ 41 | #12 of 102 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #122 of 2,077 ▲ 212 | #14 of 102 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #744 of 2,419 | #47 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #510 of 2,035 | #39 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #1,525 of 2,042 | #109 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #1,142 of 1,461 | #51 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
452
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 327
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 | 452 | 38.1 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 40.3 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 40.4 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 428 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 35.4 | 13.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kipling Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (481 to 452); teachers up 8% (35.4 to 38.1).
About Kipling Elementary School
Kipling Elementary School serves students in Deerfield, Illinois, as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 452 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Deerfield SD 109 is the local district for Kipling Elementary School. It runs 6 schools with 2,714 students.
White students are the large majority at Kipling Elementary School, with 87% of enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 61% White among all Lake County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Kipling Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
The count of teachers at Kipling Elementary School is 38.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.9:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1.
Kipling Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Kipling Elementary School is located in Lake County, where median household income is about $110,416, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Kipling Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County, which together enroll about 118,032 students.
Of nearby public schools, Alan B Shepard Middle School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Kipling Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 428 in 2020-21 and 452 in 2024-25, a 6% rise.
The Kipling Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Deerfield SD 109
- Wilmot Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Walden Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Charles J Caruso Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- South Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in Deerfield
- Deerfield High SchoolHigh · 1,437 students
- Wilmot Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Walden Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Charles J Caruso Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- South Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other Kipling Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kipling Elementary. Kipling Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Kipling Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 237 students
Nearby schools
- Alan B Shepard Middle School0.7 mi · 476
- Walden Elementary School0.8 mi · 445
- Sherwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 342
- Red Oak Elementary School1.1 mi · 225
- Wilmot Elementary School1.3 mi · 477
- South Park Elementary School1.3 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Kipling Elementary SchoolHow large is Kipling Elementary School?
Kipling Elementary School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kipling Elementary School serve?
Kipling Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kipling Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kipling Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kipling Elementary School?
Kipling Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kipling Elementary School in?
Kipling Elementary School is part of Deerfield SD 109.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.