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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRYSTAL LAKE CCSD 47·NCES 171135001361
North Elementary School
500 W Woodstock St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · (815) 459-0122 · McHenry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
187 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.6pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 31.3% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 North Elementary School
North Elementary School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary School this school | 638 | 29.3% | 53.8% |
| Aux Sable Minooka | 617 | 27.2% | 42.1% |
| Onahan Elementary School Chicago | 657 | 31.4% | 57.1% |
| Circle Center Grade School Yorkville | 534 | 29.6% | 54.5% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School Antioch | 614 | 34.2% | 43.2% |
| Davis Elementary School Saint Charles | 509 | 29.3% | 68.8% |
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 North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #475 of 1,925 | #15 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #717 of 2,077 ▲ 51 | #24 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #560 of 2,077 ▲ 113 | #14 of 44 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #204 of 2,419 | #6 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #864 of 2,035 | #20 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #925 of 2,042 | #25 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #1,797 of 2,132 | #30 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #989 of 1,461 | #15 of 31 |
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
638
-70 (-10%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 661
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 | 638 | 49.4 | 12.9:1 | 29% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 46.4 | 14.2:1 | 31% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 48.9 | 13.7:1 | 30% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 50.4 | 13.9:1 | 33% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 36% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 23% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 33 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 30 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (699 to 638); teachers down 2% (50.4 to 49.4).
About North Elementary School
North Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The school enrolls 638 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
North Elementary School is one school in a 12-school district, Crystal Lake CCSD 47, which enrolls 6,889 students.
Of every 100 students at North Elementary School, about 64 are White. The school is also 29% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 80%. The diversity index for North Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.9:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Of all students at North Elementary School, 29% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For North Elementary School, the prediction is 54.6% and the result is 53.8%.
The school's county is McHenry County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $104,802 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in McHenry County number 89, with about 50,123 students.
Richard F Bernotas Middle School is the nearest public school to North Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. North Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, North Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The NCES locale for North Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 10%.
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McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crystal Lake CCSD 47
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Lundahl Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Richard F Bernotas Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Coventry Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Husmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Crystal Lake South High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Prairie Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Lundahl Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Richard F Bernotas Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
Other North Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. North Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 51.
- North Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 599 students
- North Elementary SchoolGodfrey, IL · 549 students
- North Elementary SchoolTaylorville, IL · 522 students
- North Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 498 students
- North Elementary SchoolVilla Park, IL · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Richard F Bernotas Middle School0.1 mi · 737
- Husmann Elementary School0.8 mi · 518
- Crystal Lake Central High School1.0 mi · 1,443
- South Elementary School1.2 mi · 390
- Lundahl Middle School1.4 mi · 797
- West Elementary School1.9 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About North Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Elementary School?
North Elementary School enrolls approximately 638 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does North Elementary School serve?
North Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Elementary School?
At North Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is North Elementary School in?
North Elementary School is part of Crystal Lake CCSD 47.
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