Park East School

Park East School, a modestly sized elementary-level community in Round Lake, Illinois, overseen by Grayslake CCSD 46, works with 312 students, covering grades K through 4.

Park East School is one of 9 schools operated by Grayslake CCSD 46, a district that instructs 3,650 students overall.

On demographics, Park East School shows that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.

On the resource side, On paper, Park East School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Lake County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Park East School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.1%.

In the broader community, Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), Park East School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Park West School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Park East School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Park East School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 23%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 312 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 52% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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