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Enrollment
519
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEARN JOHN AND KATHY SCHREIBER CH·NCES 170142306386
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr
1200 W Glen Flora Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (847) 377-0690 · Lake County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
43 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
435 students
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 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 61% larger than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
66.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 26.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr this school | 519 | 83.8% | 45.6% |
| Channing Memorial Elementary School Elgin | 491 | 83.5% | 15.7% |
| Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elementary School Chicago | 461 | 81.6% | 19.3% |
| CICS - West Belden Campus Chicago | 520 | 87.3% | 25.0% |
| Stowe Elementary School Chicago | 558 | 87.3% | 15.0% |
| Marsh Elementary School Chicago | 616 | 82.8% | 28.7% |
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 LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #719 of 1,925 | #28 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,115 of 2,077 ▼ 186 | #71 of 102 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #467 of 2,077 ▼ 93 | #43 of 102 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #473 of 2,419 | #22 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #575 of 2,035 | #52 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #1,574 of 2,042 | #110 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #430 of 2,132 | #11 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.7% | #59 of 615 | #4 of 37 |
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
519
+85 (+20%) vs 2020
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 | 519 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 84% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 71% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 36 | 11.7:1 | 59% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 21.5 | 18.2:1 | 93% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 68% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (391 to 519); teachers up 100% (21.5 to 43).
About LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr is a public elementary school run by LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch in Waukegan, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 519 students in kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
The local education agency for LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr is LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch.
By race and ethnicity, LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr is 88% Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Black and 3% White. The county population is about 25% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 43 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.1:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Roughly 84% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Lake County, the school's rate is higher.
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 45.6%. Predicted: 23.1%. Difference: 22.5 points.
The school is in Lake County, where the median household earns about $110,416 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr shares Lake County with 213 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Glen Flora Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr as Suburb: Large. LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 20%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Waukegan
- Waukegan High SchoolHigh · 4,186 students
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Carman-Buckner Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Flora Elementary School0.3 mi · 476
- Edith M Smith Middle School0.5 mi · 493
- Whittier Elementary School0.6 mi · 438
- Greenwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 318
- Clearview Elementary School0.9 mi · 404
- North Elementary School0.9 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About LEARN John Kathy Schreiber ChrtrHow many students attend LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr?
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr enrolls approximately 519 students in grades KG-08.
Is LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr an elementary, middle, or high school?
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr have?
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr?
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr reports a student body of 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr in?
LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr is part of LEARN John and Kathy Schreiber Ch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.