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Millburn Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (133).
School pathway
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 60.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 47.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
Schools most like Millburn Elementary School
Millburn Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millburn Elementary School this school | 711 | 20.5% | 63.9% |
| Southbury Elementary School Oswego | 676 | 25.6% | 53.6% |
| Wallin Oaks Elementary School Plainfield | 677 | 24.8% | 55.7% |
| Leggee Elementary School Huntley | 877 | 17.7% | 67.2% |
| Nettelhorst Elementary School Chicago | 653 | 19.3% | 65.9% |
| Beebe Elementary School Naperville | 619 | 22.3% | 69.4% |
Where Millburn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #231 of 1,925 | #10 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #412 of 2,077 ▼ 62 | #40 of 102 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #250 of 2,077 ▲ 52 | #31 of 102 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #119 of 2,419 | #6 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #713 of 2,035 | #64 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #560 of 2,042 | #28 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.5% | #1,952 of 2,132 | #77 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #1,308 of 1,461 | #65 of 71 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 711 | 57 | 12.5:1 | 21% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 58 | 12.1:1 | 20% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 59 | 12.0:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 51.2 | 14.3:1 | 15% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 52 | 15.3:1 | 5% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 1,149 | 75 | 15.3:1 | 5% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 1,030 | 67 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (733 to 711); teachers up 11% (51.2 to 57).
About Millburn Elementary School
Millburn Elementary School is a large elementary school in Old Mill Creek, Illinois, under Millburn CCSD 24. The school has 711 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 87% bigger than average.
Millburn CCSD 24 runs 2 schools with a combined 1,099 students. Millburn Elementary School is one of them.
The largest group at Millburn Elementary School is White students, at 58%. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Lake County residents are about 61% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Millburn Elementary School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 57 full-time-equivalent teachers at Millburn Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.5:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.5 students per teacher. On the income side, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Lake County is 33 points higher.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Millburn Elementary School is 4.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 63.9%. Predicted: 59.7%.
The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Millburn Elementary School shares Lake County with 213 other public schools.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Millburn Middle School, is the closest to Millburn Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 47.0% proficiency; Millburn Elementary School posts 63.9%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
A 7% gain took enrollment from 665 in 2020-21 to 711 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Millburn Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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