Enrollment
121
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LISBON CCSD 90·NCES 172316002552
Lisbon Grade School
127 S Canal St, Newark, IL 60541 · (815) 736-6325 · Kendall County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
7 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
23%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
92.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.4pp since 2023
Math
74.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +25.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.4% | 74.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 48.8% |
% 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
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Lisbon Grade School
Lisbon Grade School's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Grade School this school | 121 | 5.8% | 78.5% |
| Congerville Elementary School Congerville | 97 | 6.2% | 80.0% |
| Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School Royal | 91 | 5.5% | 57.5% |
| Damiansville Elementary School Damiansville | 102 | 12.7% | 86.0% |
| Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School Ogden | 116 | 14.7% | 51.7% |
| Bartelso Elementary School Bartelso | 166 | 3.0% | 77.2% |
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 Lisbon Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kendall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #38 of 1,925 | #1 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #141 of 2,077 ▲ 187 | #1 of 22 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.4% | #16 of 2,077 ▲ 33 | #1 of 22 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #2,295 of 2,419 | #24 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.8% | #2,123 of 2,132 | #23 of 23 |
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
121
+25 (+26%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 147
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 | 121 | 11.7 | 10.4:1 | 6% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 11.2 | 11.4:1 | 4% (5) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 11.4 | 10.3:1 | 13% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 96 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 11.6 | 9.7:1 | 13% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 16% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 130 | 7 | 18.6:1 | 15% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 107 | 10 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 147 | 10 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lisbon Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (112 to 121); teachers up 1% (11.6 to 11.7).
About Lisbon Grade School
Lisbon Grade School is a very small elementary school in Lisbon CCSD 90, located in Newark, Illinois. The school teaches kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 121 students. That puts enrollment 68% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Lisbon Grade School is listed under Lisbon CCSD 90 in federal data.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. Kendall County's residents are about 65% White, 22 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Lisbon Grade School are from different groups.
Lisbon Grade School has 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. The school's 10.4:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. The school has 6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 32% average for public schools in Kendall County is 26 points higher.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lisbon Grade School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 78.5%; the prediction is 68.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Kendall County show that the median household earns about $111,601 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Kendall County, 50 public schools serve about 29,773 students.
About 4.9 miles separate Lisbon Grade School from the closest public school, Nettle Creek Elementary School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 49.1% on proficiency, and Lisbon Grade School is above that at 78.5%.
NCES describes the area around Lisbon Grade School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 25 students, from 96 to 121.
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Kendall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,675
Census ACS
Median income
$111,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
29,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Comm High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- Newark Elementary SchoolElementary · 116 students
- Millbrook Junior High SchoolMiddle · 89 students
- Lisbon CCSD 90Elementary
- Newark CCSD 66Elementary
- Newark CHSD 18Elementary
Nearby schools
- Nettle Creek Elementary School4.9 mi · 77
- Saratoga Elementary School6.2 mi · 786
- Newark Comm High School6.7 mi · 175
- Newark Elementary School6.7 mi · 116
- Shabbona Middle School7.9 mi · 360
- White Oak Elementary8.0 mi · 722
Frequently asked questions
About Lisbon Grade SchoolHow many students attend Lisbon Grade School?
Lisbon Grade School enrolls approximately 121 students in grades KG-08.
Is Lisbon Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lisbon Grade School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lisbon Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lisbon Grade School is approximately 10.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lisbon Grade School?
At Lisbon Grade School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Lisbon Grade School public or private?
Lisbon Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lisbon CCSD 90.
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