Lords Park Elem School

Lords Park Elem School is a big primary school in Elgin, Illinois, operated by SD U-46. The school caters to 655 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 72% above the state mean of about 381.

Across the 51 schools in SD U-46 (34,036 students total), Lords Park Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lords Park Elem School lists that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lords Park Elem School records 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lords Park Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.3%; this one delivers 23.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Cook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lords Park Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ronald D O Neal, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lords Park Elem School. On composite proficiency, Lords Park Elem School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lords Park Elem School has contracted 12%, going from 741 students in 2018 to 655 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 82% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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