Little Fort Elem School

Regular School · Waukegan, IL

Little Fort Elem School is a regular school school in Waukegan, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 421 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

421

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	322	76%
Black or African American	62	15%
Asian	15	4%
White	8	2%
Two or more races	7	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	2%
Total enrollment	421	206M / 215F

English Language Learners: 189 (45% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	27.7%	182
Reading Proficiency	15-19%	32.7%	184

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.17 grade levels

Math

+0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

64 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

103

24.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	421	100%

Contact & Location

1775 Blanchard Rd

Waukegan, IL 60087

Phone: (224)303-3700

http://schools.wps60.org/littlefort

District

Waukegan CUSD 60

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,679

District enrollment: 13,679

Other Schools in District

Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School Elementary
Carman-Buckner Elem School Elementary
Clearview Elem School Elementary
Glen Flora Elem School Elementary
Glenwood Elementary School Elementary
Greenwood Elem School Elementary
H R McCall Elem School Elementary
Hyde Park Elem School Elementary

View all 21 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 60087) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

174125004134

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD