Olive C Martin School

Olive C Martin School is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in Lake Villa, Illinois, one of the schools within Lake Villa CCSD 41, instructing 511 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Olive C Martin School sits 34% above that benchmark.

Lake Villa CCSD 41 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,388 students; Olive C Martin School is among them.

On demographics, Olive C Martin School reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 41% White, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Olive C Martin School reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Olive C Martin School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Olive C Martin School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Olive C Martin School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household earnings sit near $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), Olive C Martin School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Grass Lake Elem School, around 1.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olive C Martin School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.2%.

Olive C Martin School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 23%: 660 students in 2018 compared to 511 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 41% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.