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Lorenzo R Smith Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

4120 S. Wheeler Rd, Pembroke Township, IL 60958 · (815) 944-5219 · Part of Pembroke Consolidated Community School District 259

Pembroke Township’s School Grade D better than 7% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
193
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Lorenzo R Smith 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
  • Enrollment up 8.4% since 2020–21

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).

Location

Directions ↗

4120 S. Wheeler Rd, Pembroke Township

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten16
Grade 119
Grade 222
Grade 324
Grade 421
Grade 522
Grade 611
Grade 722
Grade 816
Enrollment over time
178’20
187’21
166’22
199’23
193’24

Up 8.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%Hispanic 39%White 8%Two or more races 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lorenzo R Smith Elem School from Pembroke Township families.

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