Lakewood Falls Elem School

Located at 14050 S Budler Rd, in Plainfield, Illinois, Lakewood Falls Elem School is an average-sized elementary school that instructs 543 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Plainfield SD 202. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Lakewood Falls Elem School sits 43% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Plainfield SD 202, which oversees 30 schools and 24,556 students, Lakewood Falls Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lakewood Falls Elem School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 30% White, 21% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Lakewood Falls Elem School reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at Lakewood Falls Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lakewood Falls Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Will County) records that median household earnings sit near $109,984, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Lakewood Falls Elem School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Creekside Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakewood Falls Elem School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lakewood Falls Elem School's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 650 (now 543). Over the same period, the White share fell from 36% to 30%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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