Little Fort Elem School

Located at 1775 Blanchard Rd, in Waukegan, Illinois, Little Fort Elem School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that caters to 421 students (grades K through 5), run under Waukegan CUSD 60.

Little Fort Elem School is one of 22 schools operated by Waukegan CUSD 60, a district that works with 13,640 students overall.

On demographics, Little Fort Elem School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%; the rest breaks down as 15% Black, 4% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Little Fort Elem School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lake County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Little Fort Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.9%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of +6.1 points.

In the area at large, Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Little Fort Elem School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

Jack Benny Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Little Fort Elem School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Little Fort Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 484 (now 421). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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