Woods Creek Elementary School

Located at 1100 Alexandra Blvd, in Crystal Lake, Illinois, Woods Creek Elementary School is an average-sized elementary-level community that teaches 489 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Crystal Lake CCSD 47. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

Woods Creek Elementary School is one of 12 schools operated by Crystal Lake CCSD 47, a district that enrolls 6,889 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Woods Creek Elementary School reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at Woods Creek Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, McHenry County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Woods Creek Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.4%, the actual is 54.6%, a residual of -3.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for McHenry County put median household income runs about $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McHenry County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), of which Woods Creek Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glacier Ridge Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woods Creek Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 47.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 598 students in 2018 compared to 489 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 79% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.