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What's one thing Spencer Pointe gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LENOX SD 122·NCES 172814005859
Spencer Pointe
1721 Spencer Rd, New Lenox, IL 60451 · (815) 462-7988 · Will County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
36 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 133 | 30% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 34% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 36% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
62.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +29.4pp since 2023
Math
81.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +33.1pp 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 82 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 29 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 33 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 81.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 48.7% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Spencer Pointe
Spencer Pointe's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Pointe this school | 437 | 8.2% | 61.9% |
| Prairie Hill Elementary School South Beloit | 447 | 9.4% | 78.7% |
| Grace McWayne Elementary School Batavia | 372 | 9.9% | 69.4% |
| North Grove Elementary School Sycamore | 377 | 8.2% | 57.4% |
| Farmingdale Elementary School Pleasant Plains | 485 | 3.9% | 61.4% |
| Wasco Elementary School Wasco | 466 | 13.3% | 67.7% |
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 Spencer Pointe ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #274 of 1,925 | #26 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #57 of 2,077 ▲ 274 | #4 of 100 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #576 of 2,077 ▲ 451 | #42 of 100 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #808 of 2,419 | #59 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,934 of 2,035 | #99 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #1,467 of 2,042 | #106 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #2,104 of 2,132 | #97 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #1,005 of 1,461 | #49 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
437
-50 (-10%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 414
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 | 437 | 24 | 18.2:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 27 | 18.2:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 5% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spencer Pointe.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (477 to 437); teachers down 23% (31 to 24).
About Spencer Pointe
Federal records list Spencer Pointe as an elementary school in New Lenox, Illinois. The school offers grades 1 through 3 and enrolls 437 students.
Spencer Pointe falls under New Lenox SD 122, which has 12 schools enrolling 4,956 students.
At Spencer Pointe, 85% of students are White. The school is also 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 62% White share among all Will County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
Spencer Pointe has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Will County is 44%.
Spencer Pointe's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (61.9%) and its predicted rate (66.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
The school's county is Will County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 209 public schools in the county, enrolling about 113,008, Spencer Pointe among them.
Measured in a straight line, Spencer Crossing is less than a tenth of a mile from Spencer Pointe. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Spencer Pointe is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Spencer Pointe as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 10% over 4 years, reaching 437 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Spencer Pointe. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Lenox SD 122
- Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Spencer CrossingMiddle · 544 students
- Nelson Ridge SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Nelson Prairie SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Bentley Elementary SchoolMiddle · 380 students
Other schools in New Lenox
- Lincoln Way WestHigh · 2,047 students
- Lincoln-Way Central High SchoolHigh · 1,991 students
- Alex M Martino Jr High SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Liberty Junior High SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Spencer CrossingMiddle · 544 students
- Nelson Ridge SchoolMiddle · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Spencer Crossing0.0 mi · 544
- Spencer Trail0.1 mi · 367
- Bentley Elementary School0.8 mi · 380
- Arnold J Tyler School0.9 mi · 372
- Alex M Martino Jr High School1.3 mi · 591
- Lincoln-Way Central High School1.9 mi · 1,991
Frequently asked questions
About Spencer PointeHow large is Spencer Pointe?
Spencer Pointe enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 01-03.
What age range does Spencer Pointe serve?
Spencer Pointe serves students from grade 01 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Spencer Pointe?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Spencer Pointe.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spencer Pointe?
At Spencer Pointe, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Spencer Pointe public or private?
Spencer Pointe is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Lenox SD 122.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.