Pleviak Elem School

Pleviak Elem School operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Lake Villa, Illinois, overseen by Round Lake CUSD 116. Current enrollment sits at 370 students spanning grade K.

Within Round Lake CUSD 116, which oversees 9 schools and 6,473 students, Pleviak Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Pleviak Elem School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (80%). Other groups include 9% Black, 8% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pleviak Elem School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lake County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pleviak Elem School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

The closest other public school is Peter J Palombi School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 6-year window. Pleviak Elem School's enrollment has fell 22% since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 370). Over the same period, the White share declined from 16% to 8%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.