Enrollment
193
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEMBROKE CCSD 259·NCES 173114003248
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School
4120 S. Wheeler Rd, Pembroke Township, IL 60958 · (815) 944-5219 · Kankakee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
177 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 | 20 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
63%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
4.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.5% | 4.4% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 3.5% |
% 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School this school | 193 | 91.7% | 19.8% |
| Fieldcrest Elementary School Oak Forest | 217 | 94.9% | 27.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Dixmoor | 174 | 96.6% | N/A |
| Kennedy Elementary School Chicago Heights | 193 | 97.4% | 36.8% |
| Nash Elementary School Chicago | 255 | 91.0% | 12.0% |
| Mark Twain Primary School Kankakee | 192 | 93.8% | 8.1% |
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 Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #1,610 of 1,925 | #12 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.4% | #2,044 of 2,077 ▼ 95 | #18 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #1,760 of 2,077 ▼ 208 | #12 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #2,066 of 2,419 | #20 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #237 of 2,132 | #6 of 21 |
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
193
+15 (+8%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 429
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 | 193 | 15 | 12.9:1 | 92% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 85% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 11 | 15.1:1 | 89% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 67% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | 78% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 28 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (189 to 193); teachers down 6% (16 to 15).
About Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Pembroke Township, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 193 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 49% lower.
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School is administered by Pembroke CCSD 259.
Black students form the largest group at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School, 46% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 39% Hispanic, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Kankakee County's population at about 14%. By the diversity index, Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School comes in at 63%.
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School operates with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School reports 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Kankakee County, the school's rate is higher.
The model predicts 18.6% for a school in Illinois with Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School posts 19.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Kankakee County, median household income is about $71,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 44 public schools operate in Kankakee County, serving about 16,499 students.
The closest public school, St Anne Elementary School, is about 6.9 miles from Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 178 in 2020-21 and 193 in 2024-25, an 8% increase.
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Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
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- St Anne Elementary School6.9 mi · 254
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- Momence High School7.6 mi · 315
- Momence Jr High School7.8 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Lorenzo R Smith Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School?
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School serve?
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 39% Hispanic, 46% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School public or private?
Lorenzo R Smith Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pembroke CCSD 259.
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