Mechanics Grove Elem School

Mechanics Grove Elem School is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in Mundelein, Illinois, run under Mundelein ESD 75, instructing 486 students in grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

Mechanics Grove Elem School is one of 4 schools operated by Mundelein ESD 75, a district that caters to 1,570 students overall.

Demographically, Mechanics Grove Elem School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 38% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Mechanics Grove Elem School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lake County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mechanics Grove Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 43.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Mechanics Grove Elem School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mundelein Cons High School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mechanics Grove Elem School.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Mechanics Grove Elem School's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 486). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.