📍 1775 Blanchard Rd, Waukegan, Lake County, 60087
Little Fort Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waukegan, Lake County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Grossman. It is part of the Waukegan CUSD 60 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Little Fort Elem School enrolls 420 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 317 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 58 | 14% |
| White | 21 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 420 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Little Fort Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 60.
Little Fort Elem School is one of 22 schools in Waukegan CUSD 60, based in Waukegan, Illinois. The district serves 13,640 students district-wide and employs 957 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Little Fort Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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