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Lakewood Falls Elem School

Plainfield, IL · Plainfield SD 202

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

978th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 54%· Stable

14050 S Budler Rd, Plainfield, IL 60544

(815)439-4560NCES ID 173174002209Directory 202324

540
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.8:1
Student / teacher ratio
51%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
16.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Lakewood Falls Elem School 978th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 54% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 57th in 2019 to 54th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%54%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Lakewood Falls Elem School
54%
IL average
52%
Math
Lakewood Falls Elem School
38%
IL average
38%
Science
Lakewood Falls Elem School
38%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Lakewood Falls Elem School IL average
25%50%75%54%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Lakewood Falls Elem School IL average
25%50%75%38%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Lakewood Falls Elem School IL average
25%50%75%38%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%75%68%44%43%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%65%54%28%27%22%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%65%60%43%31%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2024), Asian (last reported 2019) and Black (last reported 2023) 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.

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 540 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1997, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic38%White31%7%Black20%
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categories changedHispanic 38%White 31%Black 20%12%79%19972023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Hispanic32.3%37.6% 5.3 pts
White46.2%30.6% 15.6 pts
Black9.7%20.4% 10.7 pts
Asian5.5%6.7% 1.2 pts
Two or more races5.2%4.6% 0.6 pts
American Indian1.0%0.2% 0.8 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1997. 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 $391K in zip 60544 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$101K$203K$304K$405K$386K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Lakewood Falls Elem School in?

Lakewood Falls Elem School is part of the Plainfield SD 202 district in Plainfield, Illinois.

Is Lakewood Falls Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Lakewood Falls Elem School 978th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 54% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Falls Elem School?

Hispanic 38%, White 31%, Black 20%, Asian 7% (540 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Lakewood Falls Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60544 is $391K 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.