Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAYSLAKE CCSD 46·NCES 171752005952
Park East School
400 W Townline Rd, Round Lake, IL 60073 · (847) 210-7010 · Lake County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
114 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
71.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 49.0% |
% 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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Park East School
Park East School's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park East School this school | 312 | 36.5% | 63.1% |
| Beard Elementary School Chicago | 327 | 36.1% | N/A |
| Central Elementary School Des Plaines | 322 | 37.9% | 57.0% |
| Ridge Family Center for Learning Elk Grove Village | 261 | 39.5% | 69.8% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School Prospect Heights | 326 | 39.9% | N/A |
| Prairieview School Hainesville | 400 | 41.5% | 57.0% |
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 Park East School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #250 of 1,925 | #12 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #430 of 2,077 ▼ 105 | #44 of 102 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #307 of 2,077 ▼ 74 | #35 of 102 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #1,475 of 2,419 | #92 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #631 of 2,035 | #60 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #157 of 2,042 | #3 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #1,635 of 2,132 | #60 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #350 of 1,461 | #16 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
312
-35 (-10%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 447
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 | 312 | 25.5 | 12.2:1 | 37% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 26.8 | 12.4:1 | 34% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 29.5 | 11.3:1 | 32% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 28.6 | 14.2:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 18% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 32% (141) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park East School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (405 to 312); teachers down 11% (28.6 to 25.5).
About Park East School
Among the schools in Round Lake, Illinois, is Park East School, a small elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 312 students.
Park East School is run by Grayslake CCSD 46, whose 9 schools enroll 3,650 students.
About 40% of students at Park East School are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among all residents of Lake County, the White share is about 61%. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Park East School are from different groups.
The school had 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.7 students per teacher. The school reported 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Park East School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Park East School is 12.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.1% actual, 50.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
In Lake County, home to about 714,223 people, median household income comes to about $110,416, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lake County's 214 public schools enroll about 118,032 students and include Park East School.
Park East School's nearest public school is Park West School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Park East School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 35 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Park East School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Grayslake CCSD 46
- Frederick SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Grayslake Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Woodview SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Prairieview SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Avon Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Meadowview SchoolElementary · 351 students
Other schools in Round Lake
- Round Lake Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,194 students
- Magee Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Park West SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Early Childhood FacilityElementary
- Round Lake ALOPHigh
Nearby schools
- Park West School0.0 mi · 321
- W J Murphy Elementary School1.7 mi · 414
- Grayslake Early Childhood1.7 mi · 147
- Prairieview School1.7 mi · 400
- Village Elementary School1.8 mi · 433
- Magee Middle School2.0 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Park East SchoolHow many students attend Park East School?
Park East School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Park East School serve?
Park East School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park East School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park East School is approximately 12.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Park East School?
Park East School reports a student body of 40% White, 34% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Park East School public or private?
Park East School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grayslake CCSD 46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.