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What's one thing Lions Park Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT PROSPECT SD 57·NCES 172721001596
Lions Park Elementary School
300 E Council Trl, Mt Prospect, IL 60056 · (847) 394-7330 · Cook County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 109 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 29% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lions Park Elementary School→Lincoln Middle School
Based on grade levels within Mount Prospect SD 57. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
72.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 73 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.6% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 49.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lions Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #421 of 2,077 ▼ 112 | #139 of 829 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #281 of 2,077 ▼ 53 | #104 of 829 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #722 of 2,419 | #338 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #873 of 2,035 | #409 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #1,068 of 2,042 | #398 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #517 of 615 | #161 of 186 |
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
458
-53 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 664
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 | 458 | 35.4 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 37.1 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 35 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 511 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 31.4 | 14.2:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 35 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lions Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (446 to 458); teachers up 13% (31.4 to 35.4).
About Lions Park Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in Mt Prospect, Illinois, Lions Park Elementary School is part of Mount Prospect SD 57. Enrolled students number 458 students, in grades 2 through 5. Enrollment is 20% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Mount Prospect SD 57 includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 2,105 students.
White students are the majority at Lions Park Elementary School, with 73% of enrollment. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Lions Park Elementary School's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Lions Park Elementary School, 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 12.9:1 here.
Cook County has these Census figures: the median household income is $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cook County has 1,406 public schools and roughly 697,934 students.
The closest public school to Lions Park Elementary School is Brentwood Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Lions Park Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Lions Park Elementary School's enrollment declined 10%, to 458.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Prospect SD 57
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Westbrook Early Learning CntrElementary · 400 students
Other schools in Mt Prospect
- Prospect High SchoolHigh · 2,245 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Westbrook Early Learning CntrElementary · 400 students
- The Early Learning CenterElementary · 270 students
- Prairie Trails SchoolElementary · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Brentwood Elementary School0.8 mi · 375
- Lincoln Middle School0.9 mi · 784
- Chippewa Middle School1.2 mi · 652
- Cumberland Elementary School1.3 mi · 279
- Fairview Elementary School1.3 mi · 463
- Terrace Elementary School1.4 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Lions Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lions Park Elementary School?
Lions Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Lions Park Elementary School serve?
Lions Park Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lions Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lions Park Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lions Park Elementary School?
At Lions Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Lions Park Elementary School public or private?
Lions Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Prospect SD 57.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.