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Enrollment
776
Elementary
DISTRICT 592 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUCONDA CUSD 118·NCES 174119005208
Robert Crown School
620 W Bonner Rd, Wauconda, IL 60084 · (847) 526-7100 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL776 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
182 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 37 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
63.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 44.4% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Robert Crown School
Robert Crown School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Crown School this school | 776 | 23.5% | 58.4% |
| Waters Elementary School Chicago | 702 | 22.9% | 64.8% |
| Grande Reserve Elementary School Yorkville | 728 | 22.4% | 49.4% |
| Lisle Elementary School Lisle | 777 | 27.7% | 64.2% |
| Oriole Park Elementary School Chicago | 617 | 24.5% | 63.8% |
| Scott Elementary School Scott Air Force Base | 852 | 25.2% | 68.5% |
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 Robert Crown School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #365 of 1,925 | #17 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #487 of 2,077 ▼ 46 | #47 of 102 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #567 of 2,077 ▼ 41 | #49 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 776 | #74 of 2,419 | #4 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #435 of 2,035 | #31 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #786 of 2,042 | #54 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #1,895 of 2,132 | #75 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #596 of 1,461 | #26 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
776
-94 (-11%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 385
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 | 776 | 66.6 | 11.7:1 | 23% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 59.5 | 13.7:1 | 24% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 859 | 53.9 | 15.9:1 | 20% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 870 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 928 | 57.3 | 16.2:1 | 19% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 938 | 53 | 17.7:1 | 19% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 884 | 47 | 18.8:1 | 18% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 943 | 46 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 15 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Crown School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (928 to 776); teachers up 16% (57.3 to 66.6).
About Robert Crown School
As a high-enrollment elementary school, Robert Crown School serves students in Wauconda, Illinois. It enrolled 776 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 104% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Robert Crown School is one of the 6 schools that make up Wauconda CUSD 118 (4,186 students in total).
At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at Robert Crown School combined. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. That is close to the 61% White share among all Lake County residents. Robert Crown School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 66.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.7:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lake County average 54%.
Robert Crown School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.4% and a predicted 58.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lake County show that median household income is about $110,416, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Robert Crown School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County, which together enroll about 118,032 students.
Of nearby public schools, Wauconda High School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 47.0%, lower than Robert Crown School's 58.4%.
Federal data place Robert Crown School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 870 in 2020-21 and 776 in 2024-25, a decrease of 94 students.
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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 Wauconda CUSD 118
- Wauconda High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Cotton Creek SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Wauconda Middle SchoolMiddle · 506 students
- Matthews Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- Wauconda Grade SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Wauconda
- Wauconda High SchoolHigh · 1,452 students
- Wauconda Middle SchoolMiddle · 506 students
- Wauconda Grade SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Wauconda CUSD 118 ALOPHigh
Nearby schools
- Wauconda High School0.8 mi · 1,452
- Wauconda Middle School1.2 mi · 506
- Wauconda Grade School1.3 mi · 421
- Matthews Middle School1.3 mi · 451
- Cotton Creek School2.6 mi · 580
- Fremont Intermediate School4.2 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Crown SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robert Crown School?
Robert Crown School enrolls approximately 776 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Robert Crown School serve?
Robert Crown School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Robert Crown School have?
Robert Crown School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Robert Crown School?
Robert Crown School reports a student body of 63% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert Crown School?
Robert Crown School is overseen by Wauconda CUSD 118 in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.