Lakewood School

Lakewood School operates as a big elementary school in Carpentersville, Illinois, one of the schools within CUSD 300. Current enrollment sits at 590 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 55% above typical.

Within CUSD 300, which oversees 27 schools and 20,705 students, Lakewood School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakewood School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). The remainder breaks down as 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lakewood School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Lakewood School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at Lakewood School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Kane County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lakewood School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.3%, the actual is 20.9%, a residual of -0.4 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Kane County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,163 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Kane County's 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), Lakewood School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Golfview Elem School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakewood School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakewood School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 24.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakewood School has remained close to its prior level, going from 603 students in 2018 to 590 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 89% to 96%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.