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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEERFIELD SD 109·NCES 171198001442
South Park Elementary School
1421 Hackberry Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015 · (847) 945-5895 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 70 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
85.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.8pp since 2023
Math
82.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +21.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 82.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 61.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where South Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #51 of 2,077 ▲ 83 | #3 of 102 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #60 of 2,077 ▲ 88 | #6 of 102 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #882 of 2,419 | #62 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #573 of 2,035 | #51 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #1,349 of 2,042 | #95 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #1,286 of 1,461 | #63 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
424
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 261
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 | 424 | 35.2 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 37.3 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 40 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 408 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 40 | 11.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 31 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (439 to 424); teachers down 5% (37 to 35.2).
About South Park Elementary School
South Park Elementary School is an elementary school in Deerfield, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school has 424 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Deerfield SD 109 enrolls 2,714 students in 6 schools, including South Park Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at South Park Elementary School is White, at 82%. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 61%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, South Park Elementary School scores 32%.
The school has 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, South Park Elementary School outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
In the surrounding county, Lake County, median household income comes to about $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 214 public schools and about 118,032 students.
Wilmot Elementary School is the nearest public school to South Park Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 424, compared with 408 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Deerfield SD 109
- Wilmot Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Kipling Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Walden Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Charles J Caruso Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
Other schools in Deerfield
- Deerfield High SchoolHigh · 1,437 students
- Wilmot Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Kipling Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Walden Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Charles J Caruso Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
Other South Park Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named South Park Elementary. South Park Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- South Park ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 825 students
- South Park ElementaryMemphis, TN · 462 students
- South Park ElementaryVICKSBURG, MS · 351 students
- South Park Elementary - 03Belle Fourche, SD · 347 students
- South Park Elementary - 16Rapid City, SD · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Wilmot Elementary School0.5 mi · 477
- Alan B Shepard Middle School0.6 mi · 476
- Charles J Caruso Middle School0.8 mi · 440
- Hickory Point Elementary School1.1 mi · 425
- Kipling Elementary School1.3 mi · 452
- Walden Elementary School1.6 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About South Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Park Elementary School?
South Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at South Park Elementary School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at South Park Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at South Park Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Park Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is South Park Elementary School in?
South Park Elementary School is part of Deerfield SD 109.
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