Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001698
Parkwood Elementary School
2150 Laurel Ave, Hanover Park, IL 60133 · (630) 213-5595 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
264 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 16% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
37.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 24.9% |
% 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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
Where Parkwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #1,179 of 1,925 | #358 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,133 of 2,077 | #342 of 829 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,440 of 2,077 | #507 of 829 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #1,311 of 2,419 | #541 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,778 of 2,035 | #737 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #1,181 of 2,042 | #442 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #575 of 2,132 | #383 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #1,143 of 1,461 | #546 of 661 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
-60 (-15%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 337
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 | 342 | 20.9 | 16.4:1 | 77% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 67% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 19 | 17.9:1 | 72% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 20.6 | 17.7:1 | 88% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 91% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 86% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 26 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkwood Elementary School.
About Parkwood Elementary School
Parkwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Hanover Park, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 342 students, from pre-K through 6.
SD U-46 counts 34,036 students in its 51 schools, and Parkwood Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Parkwood Elementary School, at 77%. The remaining students are 15% Black, 4% White, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Cook County is about 27% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 16.4:1 comes from the school's 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.4 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 77% in 2024-25. That is 11 points above the 66% average for public schools in Cook County.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.9%. Parkwood Elementary School scores 32.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Parkwood Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Parkwood Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Laurel Hill Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Parkwood Elementary School places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 60 fewer students in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Parkwood Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Hanover Park
- Hanover Highlands Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Albert Einstein Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Greenbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Horizon Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Ontarioville Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Spring Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel Hill Elementary School0.5 mi · 384
- Tefft Middle School0.5 mi · 606
- Heritage Elementary School0.7 mi · 359
- Ontarioville Elementary School0.8 mi · 430
- Sunnydale Elementary School0.8 mi · 263
- Hanover Highlands Elementary School1.0 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Parkwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Parkwood Elementary School?
Parkwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Parkwood Elementary School serve?
Parkwood Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parkwood Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkwood Elementary School?
At Parkwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 77% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Parkwood Elementary School public or private?
Parkwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.