Is Loves Park Elementary School a good school?

Loves Park Elementary School ranks 1303 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Loves Park Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 369 students attended Loves Park Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Loves Park Elementary School?

Students at Loves Park Elementary School are 56% White, 18% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Loves Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Loves Park Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Harlem Middle School High : Harlem High School

Loves Park Elementary School

Summary:

Loves Park Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-6 in Loves Park, Illinois, with 351 students. The school is part of the Harlem UD 122 school district, which is ranked 627 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Loves Park Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1303 out of 2067 schools and a 2-star rating. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 38.5% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, is consistently below state and district averages, with only 20.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 19.3% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students and special education students performing particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools in these categories. In contrast, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is relatively stronger, ranking in the top 50% of Illinois schools. Compared to nearby schools in the Harlem UD 122 district, such as Maple Elementary School and Windsor Elementary School, Loves Park Elementary School appears to be the weakest performer.

Detail:

Public 1-6

344 Grand Ave
Loves Park, IL 61111-4511

(815) 654-4501

District: Harlem UD 122

SchoolDigger Rank:
1303^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,168

Students who attend Loves Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harlem Middle School
High:	Harlem High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 369

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

African American:

17.9%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Loves Park Elementary School ranks worse than 63% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Harlem UD 122 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.36. (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 Student population at Loves Park Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (56.4%), African American (17.9%), Hispanic (14.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Harlem UD 122 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Loves Park Elementary School is 12.8, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the Harlem UD 122 School District! (See more...)

Compare Loves Park Elementary School employs 28.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Loves Park Elementary School is $17,168. 4 elementary schools in the Harlem UD 122 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Loves Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Loves Park Elementary School 1303^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Loves Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Harlem UD 122:

SchoolDigger ranks Harlem UD 122 627^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Loves Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	28.55	1562^nd	2020	22.7%
2004	49.90	1213^th	2030	40.2%
2005	46.43	1305^th	2022	35.5%
2006	40.56	1493^rd	2086	28.4%
2007	41.57	1478^th	2095	29.5%
2008	39.78	1460^th	2092	30.2%
2009	40.39	1463^rd	2120	31.0%
2010	53.73	1207^th	2139	43.6%
2011	50.39	1277^th	2147	40.5%
2012	52.04	1245^th	2166	42.5%
2013	40.71	1385^th	2167	36.1%
2014	29.26	1557^th	2093	25.6%
2015	23.95	1595^th	2052	22.3%
2016	30.61	1406^th	2046	31.3%
2017	34.63	1298^th	2044	36.5%
2018	28.94	1451^st	2037	28.8%
2019	34.95	1314^th	2086	37.0%
2021	45.48	944^th	1948	51.5%
2022	38.35	1210^th	2082	41.9%
2023	38.13	1206^th	2077	41.9%
2024	33.36	1303^rd	2067	37.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	24.52	994^th	1194	16.8%
2023	36.44	670^th	1156	42.0%
2024	26.80	904^th	1195	24.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.66	1100^th	1765	37.7%
2019	44.83	970^th	1816	46.6%
2021	61.82	384^th	1514	74.6%
2022	49.29	791^st	1763	55.1%
2023	61.06	544^th	1808	69.9%
2024	47.29	861^st	1793	52.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.15	1535^th	1964	21.8%
2019	41.15	1149^th	2019	43.1%
2021	37.69	980^th	1680	41.7%
2022	37.45	1144^th	1970	41.9%
2023	36.03	1181^st	1957	39.7%
2024	30.31	1321^st	1942	32.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.02	431^st	907	52.5%
2024	35.61	540^th	886	39.1%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	29.36	9^th	12	25.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.33	1201^st	1972	39.1%
2019	31.52	1365^th	2019	32.4%
2021	43.87	861^st	1707	49.6%
2022	38.07	1135^th	1977	42.6%
2023	39.01	1125^th	1984	43.3%
2024	34.84	1199^th	1959	38.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.67	363^rd	692	47.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	33.09	668^th	955	30.1%

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Rank History for White students at Loves Park Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.04	1353^rd	1463	7.5%
2019	17.66	1290^th	1462	11.8%
2021	37.70	827^th	1308	36.8%
2022	28.61	1091^st	1425	23.4%
2023	28.40	1074^th	1419	24.3%
2024	20.70	1174^th	1392	15.7%

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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 Loves Park Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	461	8	4	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	479
1989	423	9	3	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	443
1990	432	10	n/a	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
1991	430	10	1	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	454
1992	404	8	1	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	428
1993	418	8	2	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	441
1994	427	9	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
1995	448	19	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1996	448	19	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	475
1997	414	20	3	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	450
1998	385	16	7	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1999	397	14	6	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	432
2000	395	12	7	10	3	n/a	n/a	0	427
2001	352	15	6	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	382
2002	367	25	5	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
2003	367	25	5	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
2004	383	37	5	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
2005	334	23	3	29	1	n/a	n/a	8	398
2006	318	35	3	29	1	n/a	n/a	3	389
2007	328	30	3	33	1	n/a	n/a	13	408
2008	334	28	3	23	2	n/a	n/a	15	405
2009	293	26	7	17	3	n/a	n/a	10	356
2010	286	23	5	24	2	n/a	n/a	26	366
2011	291	23	4	44	0	0	22	0	384
2012	268	12	3	53	0	0	24	0	360
2013	246	24	3	39	0	0	21	0	333
2014	233	21	2	45	0	1	20	0	322
2015	254	40	3	40	0	1	15	0	353
2016	247	29	3	40	2	1	20	0	342
2017	246	25	5	38	2	1	28	0	345
2018	237	29	4	43	2	0	33	0	348
2019	217	35	2	47	1	0	33	0	335
2020	213	37	3	57	2	0	28	0	340
2021	218	21	4	59	0	0	27	0	329
2022	216	40	5	60	1	0	21	0	343
2023	211	47	9	60	2	0	22	0	351
2024	208	66	6	53	1	0	35	0	369

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 Loves Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	479	30.0	15.9	n/a
1989	443	28.0	15.8	n/a
1990	446	27.6	16.1	n/a
1991	454	27.4	16.5	n/a
1992	428	24.0	17.8	n/a
1993	441	25.5	17.3	n/a
1994	450	24.2	18.6	n/a
1995	475	29.5	16.1	n/a
1996	475	29.5	16.1	n/a
1997	450	29.0	15.5	n/a
1998	428	23.5	18.2	n/a
1999	432	27.0	16.0	n/a
2000	427	27.1	15.8	n/a
2001	382	25.0	15.3	n/a
2002	422	29.0	14.6	31
2003	422	29.0	14.6	31
2004	446	28.7	15.5	43
2005	398	27.9	14.3	46.4
2006	389	26.8	14.5	50.8
2007	408	22.0	18.5	54.2
2008	405	22.0	18.4	55.4
2009	356	30.0	11.9	61.8
2010	366	28.0	13.0	75.6
2011	384	33.0	11.6	71.1
2012	360	30.0	12.0	62.8
2013	333	33.2	10.0	69.7
2014	322	22.0	14.6	77.3
2015	353	27.0	13.0	68.6
2016	342	26.0	13.1	72.5
2017	345	25.2	13.6	76.5
2018	348	24.7	14.0	76.7
2019	335	25.0	13.4	75.8
2020	340	23.6	14.3	71.8
2021	329	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	343	25.3	13.5	67.6
2023	351	25.2	13.8	67.8
2024	369	28.8	12.8	79.9

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 Loves Park Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	479	30.0	15.9	n/a
1989	443	28.0	15.8	n/a
1990	446	27.6	16.1	n/a
1991	454	27.4	16.5	n/a
1992	428	24.0	17.8	n/a
1993	441	25.5	17.3	n/a
1994	450	24.2	18.6	n/a
1995	475	29.5	16.1	n/a
1996	475	29.5	16.1	n/a
1997	450	29.0	15.5	n/a
1998	428	23.5	18.2	n/a
1999	432	27.0	16.0	n/a
2000	427	27.1	15.8	n/a
2001	382	25.0	15.3	n/a
2002	422	29.0	14.6	31
2003	422	29.0	14.6	31
2004	446	28.7	15.5	43
2005	398	27.9	14.3	46.4
2006	389	26.8	14.5	50.8
2007	408	22.0	18.5	54.2
2008	405	22.0	18.4	55.4
2009	356	30.0	11.9	61.8
2010	366	28.0	13.0	75.6
2011	384	33.0	11.6	71.1
2012	360	30.0	12.0	62.8
2013	333	33.2	10.0	69.7
2014	322	22.0	14.6	77.3
2015	353	27.0	13.0	68.6
2016	342	26.0	13.1	72.5
2017	345	25.2	13.6	76.5
2018	348	24.7	14.0	76.7
2019	335	25.0	13.4	75.8
2020	340	23.6	14.3	71.8
2021	329	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	343	25.3	13.5	67.6
2023	351	25.2	13.8	67.8
2024	369	28.8	12.8	79.9

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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