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South Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

601 Golf Rd, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · (815) 459-1143 · Part of Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47

Algonquin Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
390
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about South Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Algonquin Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Algonquin Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5South Elem SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

601 Golf Rd, Crystal Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten53
Grade 161
Grade 262
Grade 364
Grade 463
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
362’20
366’21
391’22
415’23
390’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Elem School from Algonquin Township families.

Other schools in Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47

The district →
Indian Prairie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crystal Lake
B+
496 students13:1
Glacier Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crystal Lake
A
360 students10:1
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
B
638 students13:1
Coventry Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
B
629 students13:1
West Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
520 students15:1
Husmann Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
518 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Algonquin Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.