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Raymond Ellis Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

720 Central Park Dr, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073 · (847) 270-9900 · Part of Round Lake Community Unit School District 116

Avon Township’s School Grade B− better than 51% of Illinois school districts

Students
617
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Raymond Ellis Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Avon Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

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

720 Central Park Dr, Round Lake Beach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten91
Grade 186
Grade 2111
Grade 3101
Grade 4108
Grade 5120
Enrollment over time
517’20
543’21
534’22
588’23
617’24

Up 19.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 86%White 8%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Raymond Ellis Elem School from Avon Township families.

Other schools in Round Lake Community Unit School District 116

The district →

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; Avon Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.