Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCHENRY CCSD 15·NCES 172529005514
Landmark Elementary School
3614 Waukegan Rd, McHenry, IL 60050 · (779) 244-1800 · McHenry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
44 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
55.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
60.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 36.5% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Landmark Elementary School
Landmark Elementary School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Elementary School this school | 189 | 23.3% | 60.5% |
| Milton Pope Elementary School Marseilles | 195 | 19.5% | 45.3% |
| Sherrard Elementary School Sherrard | 224 | 23.7% | 37.0% |
| Hudson Elementary School Hudson | 216 | 19.4% | 55.8% |
| Sowers Elementary School Roanoke | 161 | 22.4% | 71.9% |
| Putnam Co Primary School Granville | 208 | 29.3% | N/A |
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 Landmark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #313 of 1,925 | #8 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #416 of 2,077 ▲ 203 | #9 of 44 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #816 of 2,077 ▼ 89 | #28 of 44 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #2,079 of 2,419 | #50 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #1,900 of 2,132 | #43 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #303 of 1,461 | #4 of 31 |
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
189
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 185
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 | 189 | 13.6 | 13.9:1 | 23% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 13.6 | 14.2:1 | 20% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 12.8 | 16.6:1 | 14% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 12.8 | 19.5:1 | 8% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 12 | 20.0:1 | 10% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 13 | 19.5:1 | 5% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 18 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 10 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Landmark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (250 to 189); teachers up 6% (12.8 to 13.6).
About Landmark Elementary School
Landmark Elementary School is a small elementary school in Illinois, located in McHenry. A total of 189 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 50% smaller than average.
Landmark Elementary School is run by McHenry CCSD 15, whose 8 schools enroll 4,025 students.
Landmark Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 86% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Landmark Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 23%. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in McHenry County, the school's rate is lower.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Landmark Elementary School, the prediction is 58.1% and the result is 60.5%.
Across McHenry County, median household income is about $104,802, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of McHenry County number 89 and enroll about 50,123.
Of nearby public schools, McHenry Community High School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Landmark Elementary School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Landmark Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 197 to 189.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Landmark Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McHenry CCSD 15
- McHenry Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Parkland SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Edgebrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Chauncey H Duker SchoolElementary · 433 students
Other schools in McHenry
- McHenry Community High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- McHenry Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Parkland SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Edgebrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Other Landmark Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Landmark Elementary. Landmark Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Landmark ElementaryWatsonville, CA · 419 students
- LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 301 students
Nearby schools
- McHenry Community High School0.1 mi · 2,214
- Edgebrook Elementary School0.4 mi · 494
- Chauncey H Duker School0.5 mi · 433
- Hilltop Elementary School1.1 mi · 424
- McHenry Middle School1.6 mi · 695
- Riverwood Elementary School1.9 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Landmark Elementary SchoolHow large is Landmark Elementary School?
Landmark Elementary School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades KG-05.
Is Landmark Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Landmark Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Landmark Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Landmark Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Landmark Elementary School?
At Landmark Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Landmark Elementary School public or private?
Landmark Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McHenry CCSD 15.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.