Robert Crown School

Located at 620 W Bonner Rd, in Wauconda, Illinois, Robert Crown School is a big elementary-level community that instructs 776 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Wauconda CUSD 118. Enrollment runs roughly 104% above the state mean of about 381.

Robert Crown School is one of 6 schools operated by Wauconda CUSD 118, a district that hosts 4,186 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Robert Crown School logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. Compared to Lake County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lake County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Robert Crown School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household income runs about $110,416, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Lake County's 214 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students), Robert Crown School is one campus in the mix.

Wauconda High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert Crown School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Robert Crown School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 47.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Robert Crown School's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 928 (now 776). Over the same period, the White share fell from 72% to 63%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Robert Crown School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.