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If you could change one rule at W C Petty Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTIOCH CCSD 34·NCES 170384004366
W C Petty Elementary School
850 Highview Dr, Antioch, IL 60002 · (847) 838-8100 · Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
15.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
180 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
W C Petty Elementary School→Antioch Upper Grade School
Based on grade levels within Antioch CCSD 34. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
52.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.1pp since 2023
Math
44.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 44.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 33.3% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 W C Petty Elementary School
W C Petty Elementary School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W C Petty Elementary School this school | 462 | 39.0% | 46.0% |
| Ringwood School Primary Center Ringwood | 420 | 37.6% | N/A |
| Rockton Elementary School Rockton | 518 | 36.1% | N/A |
| South Prairie Elementary School Sycamore | 456 | 34.4% | 46.0% |
| Valley View Elementary School Mchenry | 526 | 38.6% | 47.4% |
| Beecher Elementary School Beecher | 459 | 38.8% | 54.1% |
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 W C Petty Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #708 of 1,925 | #26 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #827 of 2,077 ▼ 125 | #55 of 102 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #931 of 2,077 ▲ 47 | #59 of 102 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #697 of 2,419 | #44 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,567 of 2,035 | #106 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #1,117 of 2,042 | #75 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #1,572 of 2,132 | #58 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #574 of 615 | #34 of 37 |
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
462
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 427
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 | 462 | 30.5 | 15.2:1 | 39% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 32.3 | 14.2:1 | 38% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 32.5 | 13.9:1 | 34% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 31.4 | 14.6:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 24% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 24% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 24 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W C Petty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (458 to 462); teachers down 3% (31.4 to 30.5).
About W C Petty Elementary School
W C Petty Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Antioch, Illinois. The school enrolls 462 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Antioch CCSD 34 totals 2,574 students.
At W C Petty Elementary School, White students make up 74% of the student body. It is also 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lake County is roughly 61% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's lunch program data list 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Lake County averages 54%, higher than here.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, W C Petty Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for W C Petty Elementary School is -3.0 points: 46.0% actual, 49.0% predicted.
Lake County has about 714,223 residents, and the median household income is $110,416, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Lake County has 214 public schools and roughly 118,032 students.
The closest other public school is Antioch Upper Grade School, less than a tenth of a mile away. W C Petty Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. W C Petty Elementary School ranks 3rd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.0% against a local average of 49.2%.
W C Petty Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
W C Petty Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 434 in 2020-21 to 462 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Antioch CCSD 34
- Antioch Upper Grade SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Mary Kay McNeill ELCElementary · 108 students
Other schools in Antioch
- Antioch Comm High SchoolHigh · 1,313 students
- Antioch Upper Grade SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Emmons Grade SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Grass Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Mary Kay McNeill ELCElementary · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Antioch Upper Grade School0.1 mi · 875
- Mary Kay McNeill ELC1.1 mi · 108
- Antioch Comm High School1.3 mi · 1,313
- Emmons Grade School1.5 mi · 288
- Trevor-Wilmot Grade2.1 mi · 455
- Hillcrest Elementary School2.6 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About W C Petty Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at W C Petty Elementary School?
W C Petty Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does W C Petty Elementary School serve?
W C Petty Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W C Petty Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W C Petty Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at W C Petty Elementary School?
At W C Petty Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is W C Petty Elementary School public or private?
W C Petty Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Antioch CCSD 34.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.