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Lakewood Falls Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

14050 S Budler Rd, Plainfield, IL 60544 · (815) 439-4560 · Part of Plainfield School District 202

Plainfield Township’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
543
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Lakewood Falls Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 13.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Plainfield Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

14050 S Budler Rd, Plainfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten84
Grade 1114
Grade 282
Grade 381
Grade 489
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
627’20
517’21
526’22
540’23
543’24

Down 13.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 38%White 30%Black 21%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lakewood Falls Elem School from Plainfield Township families.

Other schools in Plainfield School District 202

The district →
Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Plainfield
757 students19:1
Wallin Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
677 students15:1
Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
C+
646 students13:1
Charles Reed Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
641 students13:1
Walkers Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
A
634 students16:1
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
627 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; Plainfield Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.