Is Howe Elementary School a good school?

Howe Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Howe Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 334 students attended Howe Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Howe Elementary School?

Students at Howe Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Howe Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Howe Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Beach Park Middle School High : New Technical High - Zion-Benton East High : Zion-Benton Township High School

Howe Elementary School

Summary:

Howe Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Beach Park, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 398 students. The school is part of the Beach Park CCSD 3 district, which is ranked 774 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Howe Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1512 and 2035 out of around 2,000 schools.

Howe Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with only 10.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 7% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district and state averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 43.4% in the 2021-2022 school year. Additionally, Howe Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While the nearby schools in the same district, Kenneth Murphy School and Oak Crest School, perform slightly better than Howe Elementary, some nearby schools in the Waukegan CUSD 60 district, such as John S. Clark Elementary and H.R. McCall Elementary, outperform Howe Elementary on both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Despite the school's challenges, Howe Elementary School spends a relatively high amount per student, with $16,424 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.1, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding or resources, but rather how they are being utilized to support student learning.

Detail:

Public K-5

10271 W Beach Rd
Beach Park, IL 60087-1773

(847) 599-5362

District: Beach Park CCSD 3

SchoolDigger Rank:
1826^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,808

Students who attend Howe Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Beach Park Middle School
High:	New Technical High - Zion-Benton East
	Zion-Benton Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 334

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

White:

9.0%

African American:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Howe Elementary School ranks worse than 88.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Beach Park CCSD 3 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.52. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.4%), White (9%), African American (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Beach Park CCSD 3 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Howe Elementary School is 12.8, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Beach Park CCSD 3 School District. (See more...)

Compare Howe Elementary School employs 26 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Howe Elementary School is $19,808, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Beach Park CCSD 3 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Howe Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Howe Elementary School 1826^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Howe Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Beach Park CCSD 3:

SchoolDigger ranks Beach Park CCSD 3 774^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Howe Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2007	52.94	1261^st	2095	39.8%
2008	46.95	1323^rd	2092	36.8%
2009	50.05	1276^th	2120	39.8%
2010	35.39	1564^th	2139	26.9%
2011	39.27	1496^th	2147	30.3%
2012	37.89	1551^st	2166	28.4%
2013	34.66	1500^th	2167	30.8%
2014	14.05	1869^th	2093	10.7%
2015	23.51	1609^th	2052	21.6%
2016	19.99	1692^nd	2046	17.3%
2017	16.94	1770^th	2044	13.4%
2018	13.63	1862^nd	2037	8.6%
2019	15.32	1871^st	2086	10.3%
2021	21.82	1512^th	1948	22.4%
2022	17.92	1744^th	2082	16.2%
2023	10.30	2035^th	2077	2.0%
2024	15.52	1826^th	2067	11.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.65	707^th	718	1.5%
2019	20.55	718^th	743	3.4%
2021	24.85	508^th	537	5.4%
2022	19.88	759^th	768	1.2%
2023	18.19	779^th	788	1.1%
2024	30.91	633^rd	826	23.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	30.44	828^th	1194	30.7%
2023	19.52	1069^th	1156	7.5%
2024	31.61	803^rd	1195	32.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.09	1582^nd	1765	10.4%
2019	13.65	1748^th	1816	3.7%
2021	32.19	1059^th	1514	30.1%
2022	24.01	1445^th	1763	18.0%
2023	11.13	1802^nd	1808	0.3%
2024	19.49	1612^th	1793	10.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.23	1781^st	1964	9.3%
2019	17.43	1758^th	2019	12.9%
2021	18.65	1419^th	1680	15.5%
2022	19.36	1615^th	1970	18.0%
2023	9.87	1929^th	1957	1.4%
2024	17.57	1666^th	1942	14.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.35	1802^nd	1972	8.6%
2019	16.31	1794^th	2019	11.1%
2021	23.53	1310^th	1707	23.3%
2022	18.13	1681^st	1977	15.0%
2023	12.15	1890^th	1984	4.7%
2024	14.68	1774^th	1959	9.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	16.30	686^th	698	1.7%
2019	59.45	200^th	711	71.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.24	889^th	938	5.2%
2019	15.17	926^th	955	3.0%
2021	25.66	617^th	742	16.8%
2022	20.90	859^th	954	10.0%
2023	11.09	966^th	970	0.4%
2024	20.88	846^th	959	11.8%

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Rank History for White students at Howe Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.54	1191^st	1463	18.6%
2019	22.06	1213^th	1462	17.0%
2023	12.13	1336^th	1419	5.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Howe Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	159	7	6	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	176
1989	150	9	2	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	169
1990	167	7	1	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	181
1991	174	5	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	188
1992	158	5	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	173
1993	170	11	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	189
1994	209	5	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	227
1995	190	14	8	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
1996	190	14	8	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
1997	188	23	11	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	248
1998	174	31	5	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
1999	197	34	15	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	287
2000	175	34	13	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	265
2001	167	37	11	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	275
2004	129	43	12	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	250
2005	150	43	16	81	0	n/a	n/a	5	295
2006	146	50	15	95	1	n/a	n/a	11	318
2007	192	52	9	107	2	n/a	n/a	17	379
2008	191	41	8	128	1	n/a	n/a	21	390
2009	184	60	10	141	2	n/a	n/a	23	420
2010	144	53	5	114	2	n/a	n/a	32	350
2011	137	42	3	170	5	0	14	0	371
2012	120	50	3	173	2	0	9	0	357
2013	119	42	2	187	1	0	6	0	357
2014	121	50	0	215	0	0	10	0	396
2015	112	41	1	226	0	0	14	0	394
2016	107	38	0	247	0	0	11	0	403
2017	82	40	0	243	0	0	15	0	380
2018	70	41	2	251	0	0	17	0	381
2019	69	34	1	243	0	0	18	0	365
2020	63	26	0	271	0	0	18	0	378
2021	39	35	0	272	0	0	17	0	363
2022	41	32	1	284	0	0	14	0	372
2023	48	36	1	303	1	0	9	0	398
2024	30	26	1	262	1	0	14	0	334

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Howe Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	176	3.5	50.2	n/a
1989	169	3.5	48.2	n/a
1990	181	4.5	40.2	n/a
1991	188	5.5	34.1	n/a
1992	173	6.5	26.6	n/a
1993	189	7.8	24.2	n/a
1994	227	8.8	25.8	n/a
1995	238	8.0	29.8	n/a
1996	238	8.0	29.8	n/a
1997	248	9.0	27.6	n/a
1998	238	9.0	26.4	n/a
1999	287	9.0	31.9	n/a
2000	265	9.0	29.4	n/a
2001	275	9.0	30.6	n/a
2004	250	14.0	17.9	33.6
2005	295	14.0	21.1	28.6
2006	318	16.0	19.9	37.8
2007	379	22.0	17.2	29
2008	390	23.0	17.0	44.7
2009	420	26.0	16.2	50.6
2010	350	25.0	14.0	59.1
2011	371	25.0	14.8	64.7
2012	357	25.0	14.2	66.7
2013	357	34.7	10.2	68.9
2014	396	26.0	15.2	67.2
2015	394	27.0	14.5	77.2
2016	403	25.0	16.1	58.3
2017	380	24.2	15.6	68.9
2018	381	27.2	13.9	59.8
2019	365	26.0	14.0	64.1
2020	378	27.0	13.9	60.3
2021	363	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	372	25.5	14.5	51.6
2023	398	26.2	15.1	70.1
2024	334	26.0	12.8	70.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Howe Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	176	3.5	50.2	n/a
1989	169	3.5	48.2	n/a
1990	181	4.5	40.2	n/a
1991	188	5.5	34.1	n/a
1992	173	6.5	26.6	n/a
1993	189	7.8	24.2	n/a
1994	227	8.8	25.8	n/a
1995	238	8.0	29.8	n/a
1996	238	8.0	29.8	n/a
1997	248	9.0	27.6	n/a
1998	238	9.0	26.4	n/a
1999	287	9.0	31.9	n/a
2000	265	9.0	29.4	n/a
2001	275	9.0	30.6	n/a
2004	250	14.0	17.9	33.6
2005	295	14.0	21.1	28.6
2006	318	16.0	19.9	37.8
2007	379	22.0	17.2	29
2008	390	23.0	17.0	44.7
2009	420	26.0	16.2	50.6
2010	350	25.0	14.0	59.1
2011	371	25.0	14.8	64.7
2012	357	25.0	14.2	66.7
2013	357	34.7	10.2	68.9
2014	396	26.0	15.2	67.2
2015	394	27.0	14.5	77.2
2016	403	25.0	16.1	58.3
2017	380	24.2	15.6	68.9
2018	381	27.2	13.9	59.8
2019	365	26.0	14.0	64.1
2020	378	27.0	13.9	60.3
2021	363	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	372	25.5	14.5	51.6
2023	398	26.2	15.1	70.1
2024	334	26.0	12.8	70.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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