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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLBURN CCSD 24·NCES 172610002792

Millburn Elementary School

18550 W Millburn Rd, Old Mill Creek, IL 60083 · (847) 356-8331 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
Enrollment
711
Elementary
DISTRICT 550 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
146 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K243%
Kindergarten11216%
Grade 110014%
Grade 211015%
Grade 311416%
Grade 411817%
Grade 513319%

This year's kindergarten class (112) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (133).

Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
41258%
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
13219%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
304%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
10415%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
335%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
34849%
Female
36351%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Millburn Elementary School→Millburn Middle School
Based on grade levels within Millburn CCSD 24. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
74.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.1pp since 2023
Math
60.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.6pp since 2023

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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2574.0%60.3%
2023-2456.9%47.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Millburn Elementary School this school71120.5%63.9%
Southbury Elementary School
Oswego
67625.6%53.6%
Wallin Oaks Elementary School
Plainfield
67724.8%55.7%
Leggee Elementary School
Huntley
87717.7%67.2%
Nettelhorst Elementary School
Chicago
65319.3%65.9%
Beebe Elementary School
Naperville
61922.3%69.4%
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 Millburn Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
711
+46 (+7%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257115712.5:121% (146)
2023-247045812.1:120% (141)
2022-237095912.0:116% (111)
2020-21665N/AN/AN/A
2017-1873351.214.3:115% (110)
2015-167985215.3:15% (39)
2010-111,1497515.3:15% (53)
2000-011,0306715.4:1N/A
1990-913742217.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Millburn Elementary School.

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.

Lake County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Millburn Elementary School
District
Millburn CCSD 24
Address
18550 W Millburn Rd, Old Mill Creek, IL 60083
Phone
(847) 356-8331
County
Lake County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
711
Teachers (FTE)
57
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
146 (21%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
172610002792
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Millburn CCSD 24
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Frequently asked questions

About Millburn Elementary School
How many students attend Millburn Elementary School?
Millburn Elementary School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades PK-05.
Is Millburn Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Millburn Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Millburn Elementary School have?
Millburn Elementary School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Millburn Elementary School?
At Millburn Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 15% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Millburn Elementary School public or private?
Millburn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Millburn CCSD 24.
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