Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILL COUNTY SD 92·NCES 172373004931
Ludwig Elementary School
710 N State St, Lockport, IL 60441 · (815) 838-8031 · Will County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
105 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 157 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 164 | 51% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ludwig Elementary School→Oak Prairie Jr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Will County SD 92. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.8% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 39.4% |
% 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Ludwig Elementary School
Ludwig Elementary School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Elementary School this school | 321 | 32.7% | 59.5% |
| Peotone Elementary School Peotone | 340 | 32.6% | 48.8% |
| Coal City Elementary School Coal City | 302 | 34.4% | 53.8% |
| Monroe Center Grade School Monroe Center | 327 | 30.6% | 42.2% |
| Southeast Elementary School Sycamore | 300 | 30.7% | 53.2% |
| Reed Elementary School Homer Glen | 291 | 35.4% | 59.5% |
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 Ludwig Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #333 of 1,925 | #33 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #557 of 2,077 ▼ 9 | #43 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #304 of 2,077 ▼ 74 | #20 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #1,425 of 2,419 | #93 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #672 of 2,035 | #30 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #1,214 of 2,042 | #86 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.7% | #1,726 of 2,132 | #64 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #563 of 615 | #30 of 36 |
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
321
+38 (+13%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 406
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 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 33% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 31 | 10.2:1 | 30% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 31 | 9.2:1 | 21% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 22.1 | 14.3:1 | 26% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 18% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 19% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ludwig Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (317 to 321); teachers up 18% (22.1 to 26).
About Ludwig Elementary School
Ludwig Elementary School is a small elementary school in Will County SD 92, located in Lockport, Illinois. Classes run from 4 through 5, and the school has 321 students.
Ludwig Elementary School is in Will County SD 92, a district with 1,435 students across 4 schools.
At Ludwig Elementary School, White students make up 77% of the student body. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Will County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is higher. Ludwig Elementary School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ludwig Elementary School was 12.3:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 33%. It compares with 44% for public schools in Will County.
Ludwig Elementary School is 6.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.5% versus 52.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In the county around the school, Will County, the median household income is $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Will County is home to 209 public schools and about 113,008 public school students.
The closest public school to Ludwig Elementary School is Walsh Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Ludwig Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Ludwig Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment climbed 13% from its 2020-21 level of 283.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Ludwig Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Will County SD 92
- Oak Prairie Jr High SchoolMiddle · 460 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Reed Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
Other schools in Lockport
- Lockport Township High School EastHigh · 3,678 students
- William J Butler SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Fairmont SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Taft Grade SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Kelvin Grove Jr High SchoolMiddle · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Walsh Elementary School0.7 mi · 363
- Milne Grove Elementary School1.1 mi · 233
- Kelvin Grove Jr High School1.3 mi · 260
- Lockport Township High School East1.5 mi · 3,678
- Taft Grade School1.8 mi · 272
- William J Butler School2.1 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Ludwig Elementary SchoolHow large is Ludwig Elementary School?
Ludwig Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Ludwig Elementary School serve?
Ludwig Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ludwig Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Ludwig Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ludwig Elementary School?
At Ludwig Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Ludwig Elementary School in?
Ludwig Elementary School is part of Will County SD 92.
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