Is Lakewood Creek Elementary a good school?

Lakewood Creek Elementary ranks 1036 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lakewood Creek Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 762 students attended Lakewood Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Creek Elementary?

Students at Lakewood Creek Elementary are 42% White, 40% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lakewood Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakewood Creek Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Traughber Junior High School High : Oswego High School

Lakewood Creek Elementary

Summary:

Lakewood Creek Elementary is a public elementary school located in Montgomery, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 762 students. The school is part of the Cusd 308 district, which is ranked 322 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakewood Creek Elementary's overall academic performance is lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics below the benchmarks. However, the school stands out for its relatively strong performance among African American students, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools in this subgroup for the past three school years. Conversely, the school's performance is weaker for other student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, White students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. Additionally, Lakewood Creek Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.4% in 2019-2020 to 18.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Lakewood Creek Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than Old Post Elementary and Fox Chase Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. However, Lakewood Creek Elementary performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Long Beach Elementary and Nicholson Elementary, which are in different districts and have lower proficiency rates. The school's spending per student has increased from $8,930 in 2019-2020 to $11,409 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average, but it is unclear if this is directly translating to improved student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2301 Lakewood Crk
Montgomery, IL 60538-4140

(630) 636-3200

District: Cusd 308

SchoolDigger Rank:
1036^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,053

Students who attend Lakewood Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Traughber Junior High School
High:	Oswego High School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 762

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.3%

Hispanic:

39.9%

African American:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.7%

See top rated Illinois elementary schools

Compare Lakewood Creek Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Lakewood Creek Elementary ranks worse than 50.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 11^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Cusd 308 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.39. (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 Lakewood Creek Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Cusd 308 School District. Racial makeup is: White (42.3%), Hispanic (39.9%), African American (11%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakewood Creek Elementary is 19.2. 11 elementary schools in the Cusd 308 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lakewood Creek Elementary employs 39.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakewood Creek Elementary is $13,053. 11 elementary schools in the Cusd 308 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakewood Creek Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood Creek Elementary 1036^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lakewood Creek Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Disabled students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Cusd 308:

SchoolDigger ranks Cusd 308 322^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Parent Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Lakewood Creek Elementary.

What do you think?

Your rating for Lakewood Creek Elementary?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Lakewood Creek Elementary

Compare

Rank History for all students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2004	46.19	1281^st	2030	36.9%
2005	42.20	1385^th	2022	31.5%
2006	50.33	1301^st	2086	37.6%
2007	61.06	1006^th	2095	52.0%
2008	62.77	966^th	2092	53.8%
2009	68.52	784^th	2120	63.0%
2010	63.47	950^th	2139	55.6%
2011	68.66	788^th	2147	63.3%
2012	69.11	767^th	2166	64.6%
2013	71.68	622^nd	2167	71.3%
2014	74.80	518^th	2093	75.3%
2015	78.09	384^th	2052	81.3%
2016	71.64	521^st	2046	74.5%
2017	64.65	656^th	2044	67.9%
2018	66.08	630^th	2037	69.1%
2019	52.21	929^th	2086	55.5%
2021	39.59	1061^st	1948	45.5%
2022	51.19	915^th	2082	56.1%
2023	46.14	1035^th	2077	50.2%
2024	45.39	1036^th	2067	49.9%

See the entire list of Illinois Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.40	180^th	718	74.9%
2019	32.80	565^th	743	24.0%
2022	35.71	523^rd	768	31.9%
2023	30.86	616^th	788	21.8%
2024	35.31	549^th	826	33.5%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.29	458^th	763	40.0%
2019	45.26	531^st	1194	55.5%
2021	33.15	402^nd	640	37.2%
2022	34.74	664^th	1113	40.3%
2023	33.32	726^th	1156	37.2%
2024	30.59	823^rd	1195	31.1%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.83	321^st	1765	81.8%
2019	49.73	832^nd	1816	54.2%
2021	36.31	957^th	1514	36.8%
2022	52.87	714^th	1763	59.5%
2023	46.37	899^th	1808	50.3%
2024	40.91	1030^th	1793	42.6%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.44	622^nd	1964	68.3%
2019	50.28	941^st	2019	53.4%
2021	31.50	1117^th	1680	33.5%
2022	52.21	826^th	1970	58.1%
2023	47.73	934^th	1957	52.3%
2024	48.41	913^th	1942	53.0%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.00	548^th	907	39.6%
2024	28.58	663^rd	886	25.2%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Male students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.76	591^st	1972	70.0%
2019	54.05	840^th	2019	58.4%
2021	44.00	857^th	1707	49.8%
2022	48.18	914^th	1977	53.8%
2023	42.59	1056^th	1984	46.8%
2024	40.92	1064^th	1959	45.7%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.57	61^st	698	91.3%
2019	56.51	227^th	711	68.1%
2021	49.67	142^nd	428	66.8%
2022	69.83	103^rd	684	84.9%
2023	66.07	135^th	692	80.5%
2024	63.82	145^th	655	77.9%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.23	229^th	938	75.6%
2019	45.85	484^th	955	49.3%
2021	47.17	321^st	742	56.7%
2022	41.53	525^th	954	45.0%
2023	47.43	453^rd	970	53.3%
2024	47.41	432^nd	959	55.0%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Lakewood Creek Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.57	571^st	1463	61.0%
2019	46.82	793^rd	1462	45.8%
2021	31.84	942^nd	1308	28.0%
2022	48.32	726^th	1425	49.1%
2023	42.36	834^th	1419	41.2%
2024	36.59	916^th	1392	34.2%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for White Students!

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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 5)

100%

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Lakewood Creek Elementary

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	175	25	14	101	1	n/a	n/a	0	316
2005	272	45	22	199	0	n/a	n/a	3	541
2006	326	44	25	201	1	n/a	n/a	41	638
2007	342	43	21	205	1	n/a	n/a	60	672
2008	404	66	28	199	1	n/a	n/a	75	773
2009	458	56	29	231	1	n/a	n/a	84	859
2010	494	55	22	165	3	n/a	n/a	91	830
2011	511	54	27	157	1	0	77	0	827
2012	471	56	25	158	1	0	61	0	772
2013	473	48	26	150	1	0	51	0	749
2014	490	44	33	180	1	0	50	0	798
2015	475	56	29	147	13	1	38	0	759
2016	450	49	30	155	13	0	39	0	736
2017	413	51	18	175	3	0	35	0	695
2018	426	75	26	204	0	0	26	0	757
2019	404	77	26	208	0	0	31	0	746
2020	362	75	28	198	0	0	28	0	691
2021	342	91	27	179	1	0	15	0	655
2022	314	78	25	186	1	0	18	0	622
2023	336	82	25	289	1	0	29	0	762
2024	322	84	24	304	0	0	28	0	762

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 Lakewood Creek Elementary

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	316	12.5	25.3	7.6
2005	541	25.3	21.4	12.3
2006	638	33.6	19.0	14.9
2007	672	40.0	16.8	17.2
2008	773	39.0	19.8	19.1
2009	859	40.8	21.1	16.8
2010	830	37.9	21.8	25
2011	827	37.0	22.3	21.3
2012	772	36.9	20.8	20.7
2013	749	50.4	14.8	27.9
2014	798	43.1	18.4	26.1
2015	759	46.0	16.5	28.2
2016	736	48.0	15.3	21.7
2017	695	42.1	16.5	21.2
2018	757	45.1	16.7	26.8
2019	746	42.6	17.4	26.3
2020	691	41.4	16.6	24.7
2021	655	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	622	35.6	17.4	27.8
2023	762	38.3	19.8	33.1
2024	762	39.5	19.2	35.7

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 Lakewood Creek Elementary

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	316	12.5	25.3	7.6
2005	541	25.3	21.4	12.3
2006	638	33.6	19.0	14.9
2007	672	40.0	16.8	17.2
2008	773	39.0	19.8	19.1
2009	859	40.8	21.1	16.8
2010	830	37.9	21.8	25
2011	827	37.0	22.3	21.3
2012	772	36.9	20.8	20.7
2013	749	50.4	14.8	27.9
2014	798	43.1	18.4	26.1
2015	759	46.0	16.5	28.2
2016	736	48.0	15.3	21.7
2017	695	42.1	16.5	21.2
2018	757	45.1	16.7	26.8
2019	746	42.6	17.4	26.3
2020	691	41.4	16.6	24.7
2021	655	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	622	35.6	17.4	27.8
2023	762	38.3	19.8	33.1
2024	762	39.5	19.2	35.7

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.

Immunization Rates