Spencer Loomis Elementary School

Spencer Loomis Elementary School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, operated by Lake Zurich CUSD 95, enrolling 516 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Spencer Loomis Elementary School sits 35% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Lake Zurich CUSD 95 (5,772 students total), Spencer Loomis Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Spencer Loomis Elementary School records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. 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, Spencer Loomis Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 66.6%; Spencer Loomis Elementary School posts 81.0%, +14.4 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,416, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Spencer Loomis Elementary School is one of 214 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 118,032 students).

The closest other public school is Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spencer Loomis Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 74.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 585 students in 2018 compared to 516 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 80% to 72% over that span.

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