Greenwood Elementary School

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

Greenwood Elementary School in Waukegan, Illinois enrolled 318 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 11.8 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

285 students in 2022-23, 312 students in 2023-24, 318 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.8 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Greenwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 285, 2023-24: 312, 2024-25: 31801002003004002022-232852023-243122024-25318
Students enrolled at Greenwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 285, 2023-24: 312, 2024-25: 31801002003004002022-232852023-243122024-25318
Students enrolled at Greenwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 285, 2023-24: 312, 2024-25: 31801002003004002022-232852023-243122024-25318
Students enrolled at Greenwood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 285, 2023-24: 312, 2024-25: 31801002003004002022-232852023-243122024-25318
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328523.812.0
2023-2431226.012.0
2024-2531827.011.8

11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 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; This school 11.8; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.8; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.8; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.8state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 11.8; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.8state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Greenwood Elementary School enrolled 261 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent26.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.7% of students were Hispanic, 13.5% Black, 5.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic76.7%
  2. Black13.5%
  3. White5.3%
  4. Two or more races2.5%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.9%

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 Greenwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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, 2021-2220‑24%12%29.9%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%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.

Elementary schools in Waukegan

16 public elementary schools in Waukegan report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Glenwood Elementary School57713.4not reported
LEARN Chtr 9 Campus in Waukegan51912.1not reported
Carman-Buckner Elementary School50914.5not reported
Oakdale Elementary School50518.7not reported
North Elementary School49815.1not reported
Glen Flora Elementary School47612.9not reported
Whittier Elementary School43811.8not reported
Lyon Magnet Elementary School43014.3not reported

All public schools in Waukegan →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Greenwood Elementary School

  1. LEARN Chtr 9 Campus in WaukeganThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 519 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. John S Clark Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 262 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Greenwood Elementary School with LEARN Chtr 9 Campus in WaukeganStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waukegan CUSD 60 spends per student$21,843 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,843
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisGreenwood Elementary School is the number 1,419 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,419 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.11.8:1
  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 Greenwood Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Greenwood Elementary School?
    318 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 285 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waukegan, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenwood Elementary School?
    11.8 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 Greenwood Elementary School a Title I school?
    Greenwood Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Greenwood Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Greenwood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 Greenwood Elementary School in?
    Waukegan CUSD 60, NCES district ID 1741250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174125004128 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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