Long Beach Elem School

Long Beach Elem School is one of the large primary schools in Montgomery, Illinois, one of the schools within CUSD 308, with 632 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 66% above typical.

CUSD 308 comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 16,766 students; Long Beach Elem School is among them.

On demographics, Long Beach Elem School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder breaks down as 26% White, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kendall County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Long Beach Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at Long Beach Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kendall County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Long Beach Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.2%, the actual is 27.4%, a residual of -9.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kendall County put median household earnings sit near $111,601, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Long Beach Elem School is one of 50 public schools in Kendall County (combined enrollment of about 29,773 students).

Nearest neighbor: Old Post Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Long Beach Elem School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Long Beach Elem School's enrollment has grew 17% since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 632). Hispanic enrollment moved from 33% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.