Raymond Ellis Elem School

Raymond Ellis Elem School is a substantial elementary-level community in Round Lake Beach, Illinois, overseen by Round Lake CUSD 116. The school teaches 617 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 62% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Raymond Ellis Elem School is one of 9 schools operated by Round Lake CUSD 116, a district that enrolls 6,473 students overall.

Demographically, Raymond Ellis Elem School logs that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 8% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at Raymond Ellis Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lake County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Raymond Ellis Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.5%; this one delivers 18.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household earnings sit near $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Raymond Ellis Elem School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

Round Lake Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Raymond Ellis Elem School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Raymond Ellis Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 23.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Raymond Ellis Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 644 (now 617). Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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