Cotton Creek School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Island Lake, Illinois

Cotton Creek School in Island Lake, Illinois enrolled 580 students in 2024-25 with 48.2 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%

576 students in 2022-23, 598 students in 2023-24, 580 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.7 to 48.2.

Students enrolled at Cotton Creek School by school year2022-23: 576, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 58002004006002022-235762023-245982024-25580
Students enrolled at Cotton Creek School by school year2022-23: 576, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 58002004006002022-235762023-245982024-25580
Students enrolled at Cotton Creek School by school year2022-23: 576, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 58002004006002022-235762023-245982024-25580
Students enrolled at Cotton Creek School by school year2022-23: 576, 2023-24: 598, 2024-25: 58002004006002022-235762023-245982024-25580
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357638.714.9
2023-2459844.513.4
2024-2558048.212.0

12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Cotton Creek School 12.0; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCotton Creek School 12.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Cotton Creek School 12.0; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCotton Creek School 12.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Cotton Creek School 12.0; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCotton Creek School 12.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; Cotton Creek School 12.0; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCotton Creek School 12.0state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 608 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cotton Creek School enrolled 608 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 608 of the 608 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent25.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.6% of students were White, 34.0% Hispanic, 3.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White56.6%
  2. Hispanic34.0%
  3. Black3.8%
  4. Two or more races3.3%
  5. Asian2.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cotton Creek School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2234%30%29.9%
Math, 2022-2332%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Cotton Creek School

  1. Robert Crown SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 776 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Prairie Grove Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 552 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Cotton Creek School with Robert Crown SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wauconda CUSD 118 spends per student$19,309 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,309
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisCotton Creek School is the number 313 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#313 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cotton Creek School

  1. How many students attend Cotton Creek School?
    580 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 576 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Island Lake, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cotton Creek School?
    12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cotton Creek School a Title I school?
    Cotton Creek School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cotton Creek School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cotton Creek School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cotton Creek School in?
    Wauconda CUSD 118, NCES district ID 1741190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174119001454 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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