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If you could change one rule at North Elem School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEGAN CUSD 60·NCES 174125004136
North Elementary School
410 Franklin St, Waukegan, IL 60085 · (224) 303-2160 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
380 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 55 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
11.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.5% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 7.2% | 7.7% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 27% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (11.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary School this school | 498 | 76.3% | 11.5% |
| Karel Havlicek Elementary School Berwyn | 490 | 75.7% | 36.4% |
| Glen Flora Elementary School Waukegan | 476 | 75.2% | 17.6% |
| Lyon Magnet Elementary School Waukegan | 430 | 77.0% | 19.9% |
| Darwin Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 74.9% | 29.5% |
| Huff Elementary School Elgin | 577 | 76.3% | 21.4% |
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 North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #1,850 of 1,925 | #66 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,836 of 2,077 ▼ 97 | #91 of 102 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #2,051 of 2,077 ▼ 40 | #98 of 102 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #568 of 2,419 | #30 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,552 of 2,035 | #105 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #1,444 of 2,042 | #104 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #596 of 2,132 | #21 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #495 of 1,461 | #23 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 2024-25Enrollment
498
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 512
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 | 498 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 76% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 21 | 22.5:1 | 81% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 70% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 613 | 29 | 21.1:1 | 82% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 30 | 21.3:1 | 73% (468) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 33 | 19.7:1 | 78% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 21 | 29.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 27 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (613 to 498); teachers up 14% (29 to 33).
About North Elementary School
North Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Waukegan, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 498 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 31% bigger than average.
Waukegan CUSD 60 operates 22 schools. Combined enrollment is 13,640 students.
At North Elementary School, 84% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 11% Black and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Lake County is about 25% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Elementary School scores 28%.
North Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.1:1. The school's 15.1:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 76%. That is 22 points above the 54% average for public schools in Lake County.
North Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.4%. The school's actual rate is 11.5%, 16.0 points lower.
Lake County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $110,416 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. North Elementary School shares Lake County with 213 other public schools.
Glen Flora Elementary School is the nearest public school to North Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of North Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 11.5% is below the 25.2% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 495 in 2020-21 and 498 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at North Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Waukegan CUSD 60
- Waukegan High SchoolHigh · 4,186 students
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Carman-Buckner Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Other schools in Waukegan
- Waukegan High SchoolHigh · 4,186 students
- John R Lewis Middle SchoolMiddle · 721 students
- Miguel Juarez Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Robert E Abbott Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Glenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- LEARN John Kathy Schreiber ChrtrElementary · 519 students
Other North Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. North Elementary School is the 16th largest of the 51.
- North Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 638 students
- North Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 599 students
- North Elementary SchoolGodfrey, IL · 549 students
- North Elementary SchoolTaylorville, IL · 522 students
- North Elementary SchoolVilla Park, IL · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Flora Elementary School0.6 mi · 476
- Miguel Juarez Middle School0.8 mi · 651
- Hyde Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 295
- Waukegan High School0.8 mi · 4,186
- Edith M Smith Middle School0.9 mi · 493
- LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr0.9 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About North Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Elementary School?
North Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Elementary School serve?
North Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Elementary School?
Student demographics at North Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 84% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is North Elementary School in?
North Elementary School is part of Waukegan CUSD 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.