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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUNDELEIN ESD 75·NCES 172754002917
Mechanics Grove Elementary School
1200 N Midlothian Rd, Mundelein, IL 60060 · (847) 949-2712 · Lake County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
203 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 3 | 158 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 38% |
Student demographics
61%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mechanics Grove Elementary School→Carl Sandburg Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mundelein ESD 75. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
36.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 18.7% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Mechanics Grove Elementary School
Mechanics Grove Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics Grove Elementary School this school | 486 | 41.8% | 43.2% |
| Kimball Hill Elementary School Rolling Meadows | 524 | 38.9% | 40.5% |
| Sward Elementary School Oak Lawn | 457 | 44.2% | 51.1% |
| Congress Park Elementary School Brookfield | 419 | 41.1% | 48.4% |
| Fox Meadow Elementary School South Elgin | 577 | 37.1% | 46.4% |
| Jane Addams Elementary School Palatine | 567 | 44.8% | 29.6% |
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 Mechanics Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #817 of 1,925 | #32 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,076 of 2,077 ▲ 163 | #67 of 102 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #950 of 2,077 ▼ 181 | #60 of 102 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #607 of 2,419 | #35 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,192 of 2,035 | #86 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #554 of 2,042 | #25 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #1,514 of 2,132 | #53 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #1,192 of 1,461 | #57 of 71 |
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
486
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 288
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 | 486 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 42% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 45% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 34.5 | 14.8:1 | 45% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 33.4 | 15.3:1 | 39% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 30% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 29% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 33 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 288 | 9 | 32.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mechanics Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (512 to 486); teachers up 5% (33.4 to 35).
About Mechanics Grove Elementary School
Mechanics Grove Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Mundelein, Illinois. School enrollment was 486 students in 2024-25, in grades 3 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Mechanics Grove Elementary School is part of Mundelein ESD 75, where 4 schools serve 1,570 students.
At Mechanics Grove Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 49%. It is also 38% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 25% Hispanic. Mechanics Grove Elementary School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 35 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. Roughly 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
allk12 grades Mechanics Grove Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mechanics Grove Elementary School is 4.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.2%. Predicted: 47.4%.
Lake County census figures show that the median household income is $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 214 public schools in Lake County, enrolling about 118,032 students in all.
Mundelein Cons High School is the public school closest to Mechanics Grove Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 524 in 2020-21 to 486 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Mechanics Grove Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mundelein ESD 75
- Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 88 students
Other schools in Mundelein
- Mundelein Cons High SchoolHigh · 2,282 students
- Fremont Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Fremont Jr High/Middle SchoolMiddle · 692 students
- Fremont Intermediate SchoolElementary · 651 students
- Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Mundelein Cons High School0.8 mi · 2,282
- Lincoln School0.9 mi · 128
- Lincoln Elementary School0.9 mi · 88
- Carl Sandburg Middle School1.0 mi · 529
- Washington Elementary School1.7 mi · 467
- Butterfield School2.0 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Mechanics Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mechanics Grove Elementary School?
Mechanics Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Mechanics Grove Elementary School serve?
Mechanics Grove Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mechanics Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mechanics Grove Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mechanics Grove Elementary School?
Mechanics Grove Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 49% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mechanics Grove Elementary School?
Mechanics Grove Elementary School is overseen by Mundelein ESD 75 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.