Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOCKPORT SD 91·NCES 170921000528
Milne Grove Elementary School
565 E 7th St, Lockport, IL 60441 · (815) 838-0737 · Will County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
98 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 25% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Milne Grove Elementary School→Kelvin Grove Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Lockport SD 91. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
69.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 52.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Milne Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #191 of 1,925 | #20 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #164 of 2,077 | #16 of 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #359 of 2,077 | #24 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #1,907 of 2,419 | #106 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #726 of 2,035 | #32 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #1,076 of 2,042 | #78 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #1,508 of 2,132 | #54 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #869 of 1,461 | #47 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
233
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 401
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 | 233 | 18.7 | 12.5:1 | 42% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 18.2 | 13.5:1 | 34% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 18.2 | 13.6:1 | 39% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 15.2 | 17.2:1 | 40% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 35% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 13 | 21.4:1 | 14% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 17 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milne Grove Elementary School.
About Milne Grove Elementary School
Milne Grove Elementary School sits in Lockport, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 3 attend, and enrollment is 233 students. The school's enrollment is 39% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Lockport SD 91 is responsible for 2 schools, Milne Grove Elementary School included, with 493 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Milne Grove Elementary School is 73% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Will County overall, about 62% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Milne Grove Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Teacher staffing is 18.7 full-time equivalents, or about 12.5 students per teacher. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 42%. That is close to the 44% average for public schools in Will County.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Milne Grove Elementary School is 47.2%. It actually posts 65.8%, which is 18.5 points higher and in the top 10% of Illinois schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Will County, median household income is about $109,984, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Will County number 209 and enroll about 113,008.
The shortest distance from Milne Grove Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Kelvin Grove Jr High School. The five-mile area around Milne Grove Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Milne Grove Elementary School comes in 2nd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Milne Grove Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 232 to 233, a small change.
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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 Lockport
- Lockport Township High School EastHigh · 3,678 students
- William J Butler SchoolElementary · 557 students
- Walsh Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Ludwig Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Fairmont SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Taft Grade SchoolElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Kelvin Grove Jr High School0.4 mi · 260
- Taft Grade School0.8 mi · 272
- Lockport Township High School East0.9 mi · 3,678
- Ludwig Elementary School1.1 mi · 321
- Walsh Elementary School1.2 mi · 363
- William J Butler School1.4 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Milne Grove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Milne Grove Elementary School?
Milne Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 233 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Milne Grove Elementary School serve?
Milne Grove Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does Milne Grove Elementary School have?
Milne Grove Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Milne Grove Elementary School?
Milne Grove Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Milne Grove Elementary School?
Milne Grove Elementary School is overseen by Lockport SD 91 in Will County.
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