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South Elem School

Crystal Lake, IL · Crystal Lake CCSD 47

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large

445th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 79% Declining

601 Golf Rd, Crystal Lake, IL 60014

(815)459-1143NCES ID 171135001364Directory 202324

415
Students
2023–24 enrollment
11.5:1
Student / teacher ratio
29%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
15.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks South Elem School 445th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 79% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 85th in 2019 to 79th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%79%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
South Elem School
68%
IL average
52%
Math
South Elem School
57%
IL average
38%
Science
South Elem School
52%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time South Elem School IL average
25%50%75%68%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time South Elem School IL average
25%50%75%57%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time South Elem School IL average
25%50%75%52%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%70%52%33%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%61%42%11%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%55%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 415 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic16%White77%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 16%White 77%96%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White81.8%77.1% 4.7 pts
Hispanic11.8%15.7% 3.9 pts
Two or more races5.1%4.6% 0.5 pts
Black0.5%1.4% 0.9 pts
Asian0.9%1.2% 0.3 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $371K in zip 60014 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$93K$187K$280K$374K$356K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is South Elem School in?

South Elem School is part of the Crystal Lake CCSD 47 district in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

Is South Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks South Elem School 445th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 79% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of South Elem School?

White 77%, Hispanic 16%, Two or more races 5%, Black 1% (415 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near South Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60014 is $371K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.