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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001685
Lords Park Elementary School
323 Waverly Dr, Elgin, IL 60120 · (847) 888-5360 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
467 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
29.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
21.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 13.7% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Lords Park Elementary School
Lords Park Elementary School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lords Park Elementary School this school | 655 | 71.3% | 23.1% |
| Coleman Elementary School Elgin | 641 | 70.2% | 21.4% |
| Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion Rockford | 628 | 72.1% | 29.7% |
| Gallistel Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 597 | 69.5% | 26.7% |
| C M Bardwell Elementary School Aurora | 679 | 67.2% | 12.6% |
| Glenwood Elementary School Waukegan | 577 | 71.8% | 21.4% |
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 Lords Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,504 of 1,925 | #506 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #1,550 of 2,077 ▼ 89 | #511 of 829 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #1,681 of 2,077 ▼ 16 | #617 of 829 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #177 of 2,419 | #109 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,749 of 2,035 | #729 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #1,515 of 2,042 | #566 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #706 of 2,132 | #443 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #841 of 1,461 | #432 of 661 |
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
655
-21 (-3%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 576
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 | 655 | 40.6 | 16.1:1 | 71% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 36.6 | 18.6:1 | 58% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 29 | 22.9:1 | 62% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 34.9 | 21.2:1 | 85% (631) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 32 | 21.7:1 | 85% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 31 | 23.2:1 | 82% (588) |
| 2000-01 | 726 | 35 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 23 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lords Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (741 to 655); teachers up 16% (34.9 to 40.6).
About Lords Park Elementary School
Lords Park Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school found in Elgin, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 655 students covers pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 72% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
SD U-46 has 51 schools; together they serve 34,036 students.
The student body at Lords Park Elementary School is 87% Hispanic. Other groups make up 5% Black and 4% White. County-wide, 27% of Cook County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Lords Park Elementary School, 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lords Park Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.1% and a predicted 30.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
Ronald D O Neal is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lords Park Elementary School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lords Park Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Lords Park Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 21 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lords Park Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Elgin
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Prairie Knolls Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Country Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 751 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Ronald D O Neal0.9 mi · 445
- Lincoln Elementary School1.0 mi · 467
- Ellis Middle School1.1 mi · 496
- Larsen Middle School1.1 mi · 570
- Channing Memorial Elementary School1.2 mi · 491
- Elgin High School1.2 mi · 2,576
Frequently asked questions
About Lords Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lords Park Elementary School?
Lords Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lords Park Elementary School serve?
Lords Park Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lords Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lords Park Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lords Park Elementary School?
At Lords Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 87% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lords Park Elementary School public or private?
Lords Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.