Lakewood Creek Elementary

Lakewood Creek Elementary operates as a big elementary-level community in Montgomery, Illinois, run under CUSD 308. Current enrollment sits at 767 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 101% bigger than typical.

Lakewood Creek Elementary is one of 21 schools operated by CUSD 308, a district that hosts 16,766 students overall.

On demographics, Lakewood Creek Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% White, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lakewood Creek Elementary records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at Lakewood Creek Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakewood Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 40.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kendall County put median household income runs about $111,601, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lakewood Creek Elementary is one of 50 public schools in Kendall County (combined enrollment of about 29,773 students).

Kaneland McDole Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakewood Creek Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakewood Creek Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Lakewood Creek Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 757 (now 767). Over the same period, the White share declined from 56% to 40%.

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