Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRYSTAL LAKE CCSD 47·NCES 171135001364
South Elementary School
601 Golf Rd, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · (815) 459-1143 · McHenry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
104 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
68.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.3pp since 2023
Math
57.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 39.8% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 South Elementary School
South Elementary School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School this school | 390 | 26.7% | 58.7% |
| Walsh Elementary School Lockport | 363 | 26.7% | N/A |
| Wallace Elementary School Ottawa | 420 | 26.7% | 61.6% |
| Briargate Elementary School Cary | 400 | 23.3% | 55.3% |
| Spring Grove Elementary School Spring Grove | 327 | 25.1% | 64.1% |
| H C Storm Elementary School Batavia | 388 | 25.3% | 63.0% |
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 South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #351 of 1,925 | #10 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #465 of 2,077 ▲ 70 | #11 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #398 of 2,077 ▲ 24 | #10 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #1,048 of 2,419 | #35 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #266 of 2,035 | #8 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #1,302 of 2,042 | #44 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #1,837 of 2,132 | #36 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #1,451 of 1,461 | #31 of 31 |
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
390
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 614
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 | 390 | 35.7 | 10.9:1 | 27% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 36.5 | 11.4:1 | 29% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 38.8 | 10.1:1 | 26% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 34.8 | 11.2:1 | 25% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 28% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 17% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 34 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 36 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (391 to 390); teachers up 3% (34.8 to 35.7).
About South Elementary School
South Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Crystal Lake, Illinois. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 390 students.
The 12 schools in Crystal Lake CCSD 47 enroll 6,889 students altogether, South Elementary School among them.
At 80%, White students outnumber all other groups at South Elementary School combined. The school is also 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 80% White share among all McHenry County residents. South Elementary School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at South Elementary School is 27%. The 35% average for public schools in McHenry County is 8 points higher.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.1%. South Elementary School scores 58.7%.
In the county around the school, McHenry County, median household income is about $104,802, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 89 public schools operate in McHenry County, serving about 50,123 students.
Lundahl Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 58.7% is above the 43.3% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 390, 8% above the 362 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crystal Lake CCSD 47
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Lundahl Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Richard F Bernotas Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Coventry Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
Other schools in Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Crystal Lake South High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Prairie Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Lundahl Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Richard F Bernotas Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
Other South Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 18 states are named South Elementary. South Elementary School is the 23rd largest of the 44.
- South Elementary SchoolChillicothe, IL · 424 students
- South Elementary SchoolGlencoe, IL · 413 students
- South Elementary SchoolMarshall, IL · 306 students
- South Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 253 students
- South Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 651 students
Nearby schools
- Lundahl Middle School0.2 mi · 797
- Coventry Elementary School1.0 mi · 629
- Husmann Elementary School1.1 mi · 518
- Crystal Lake South High School1.2 mi · 1,279
- Crystal Lake Central High School1.2 mi · 1,443
- North Elementary School1.2 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About South Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Elementary School?
South Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
Is South Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at South Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at South Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Elementary School?
At South Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is South Elementary School in?
South Elementary School is part of Crystal Lake CCSD 47.
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