Is William L Thompson School a good school?

William L Thompson School ranks 785 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend William L Thompson School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 483 students attended William L Thompson School.

What is the racial makeup of William L Thompson School?

Students at William L Thompson School are 43% White, 33% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of William L Thompson School attend?

Students who attend William L Thompson School usually go on to attend: Middle : Peter J Palombi School

William L Thompson School

Summary:

William L Thompson School is an elementary school located in Lake Villa, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 478 students. The school is part of the Lake Villa CCSD 41 district, which is ranked 450 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William L Thompson School consistently ranks in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools, with a current ranking of 785 out of 2,067 schools. The school's performance on the IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness) exams is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). However, the school's performance in mathematics is slightly below the district and state averages. The school's performance on the ISA (Illinois Science Assessment) is strong, with 67.1% of all grades proficient or better in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district (56.9%) and state (53.2%) averages. The school's diverse student population includes 32.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, and the school's performance on the IAR exams varies across different student subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, William L Thompson School generally outperforms the Olive C Martin School, which is also part of the Lake Villa CCSD 41 district, on academic measures such as ELA and mathematics proficiency. However, the school lags behind some higher-performing schools in the surrounding districts, such as Meadowview School and Oakland Elementary School, which are part of the Grayslake CCSD 46 and Antioch CCSD 34 districts, respectively.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

515 Thompson Ln
Lake Villa, IL 60046-9040

(847) 245-8301

District: Lake Villa CCSD 41

SchoolDigger Rank:
785^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,227

Students who attend William L Thompson School usually attend:

Middle:

Peter J Palombi School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.3

Number of students: 483

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

32.7%

Two or more races:

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details William L Thompson School ranks better than 62% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Lake Villa CCSD 41 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.82. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details William L Thompson School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Lake Villa CCSD 41 School District. Student population at William L Thompson School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.1%), Hispanic (32.7%), two or more races (14.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Lake Villa CCSD 41 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William L Thompson School is 15.3, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Lake Villa CCSD 41 School District! (See more...)

Compare William L Thompson School employs 31.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at William L Thompson School is $12,227. 1 elementary schools in the Lake Villa CCSD 41 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William L Thompson School:

SchoolDigger ranks William L Thompson School 785^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See William L Thompson School in the ranking list.)

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Lake Villa CCSD 41:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Villa CCSD 41 450^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for William L Thompson School

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Rank History for all students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	71.33	668^th	2020	66.9%
2004	77.26	430^th	2030	78.8%
2005	70.96	643^rd	2022	68.2%
2006	78.64	356^th	2086	82.9%
2007	79.09	317^th	2095	84.9%
2008	78.96	379^th	2092	81.9%
2009	81.07	296^th	2120	86.0%
2010	81.79	269^th	2139	87.4%
2011	78.32	425^th	2147	80.2%
2012	79.71	366^th	2166	83.1%
2013	81.67	355^th	2167	83.6%
2014	84.30	281^st	2093	86.6%
2015	87.01	246^th	2052	88.0%
2016	78.31	395^th	2046	80.7%
2017	74.17	492^nd	2044	75.9%
2018	79.87	370^th	2037	81.8%
2019	70.42	554^th	2086	73.4%
2022	67.54	609^th	2082	70.7%
2023	66.03	624^th	2077	70.0%
2024	56.82	785^th	2067	62.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	57.35	34^th	95	64.2%
2023	65.24	33^rd	93	64.5%
2024	72.17	24^th	93	74.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	62.13	167^th	718	76.7%
2022	62.77	160^th	768	79.2%
2024	21.04	787^th	826	4.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.73	330^th	763	56.7%
2019	48.89	480^th	1194	59.8%
2022	22.15	1024^th	1113	8.0%
2023	58.77	355^th	1156	69.3%
2024	33.45	766^th	1195	35.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.98	512^th	1765	71.0%
2019	48.46	875^th	1816	51.8%
2022	60.02	553^rd	1763	68.6%
2023	71.07	322^nd	1808	82.2%
2024	56.27	648^th	1793	63.9%

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Rank History for Female students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.66	337^th	1964	82.8%
2019	78.08	367^th	2019	81.8%
2022	67.65	564^th	1970	71.4%
2023	65.94	582^nd	1957	70.3%
2024	50.66	854^th	1942	56.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.56	526^th	907	42.0%
2024	20.41	813^th	886	8.2%

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Rank History for Male students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.60	380^th	1972	80.7%
2019	57.77	768^th	2019	62.0%
2022	64.53	608^th	1977	69.2%
2023	63.90	599^th	1984	69.8%
2024	61.32	652^nd	1959	66.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.93	406^th	938	56.7%
2019	51.96	393^rd	955	58.8%
2022	59.87	271^st	954	71.6%
2023	49.12	427^th	970	56.0%
2024	44.49	483^rd	959	49.6%

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Rank History for White students at William L Thompson School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.57	334^th	1463	77.2%
2019	62.25	506^th	1462	65.4%
2022	60.51	517^th	1425	63.7%
2023	55.57	599^th	1419	57.8%
2024	46.76	740^th	1392	46.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for William L Thompson School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	562	33	27	61	4	n/a	n/a	0	687
2001	594	35	40	67	5	n/a	n/a	0	741
2002	483	30	53	76	3	n/a	n/a	0	645
2003	483	30	53	76	3	n/a	n/a	0	645
2004	495	28	51	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	666
2005	519	30	54	92	2	n/a	n/a	18	715
2006	486	40	37	82	3	n/a	n/a	23	671
2007	487	29	37	90	4	n/a	n/a	37	684
2008	458	25	43	102	3	n/a	n/a	36	667
2009	471	21	39	109	3	n/a	n/a	36	679
2010	442	14	37	108	1	n/a	n/a	38	640
2011	407	15	30	133	0	3	37	0	625
2012	381	19	36	115	0	0	27	0	578
2013	354	11	30	104	0	0	18	0	517
2014	345	16	35	108	0	1	21	0	526
2015	477	22	36	123	1	2	27	0	688
2016	455	15	31	125	1	0	27	0	654
2017	418	22	38	125	1	0	19	0	623
2018	398	30	40	107	1	2	31	0	609
2019	373	19	24	141	1	2	64	0	624
2020	343	22	28	151	0	1	60	0	605
2021	298	6	16	146	0	1	85	0	552
2022	241	17	9	148	0	0	91	0	506
2023	227	13	13	145	0	0	80	0	478
2024	208	27	17	158	1	0	72	0	483

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William L Thompson School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	687	34.5	19.9	n/a
2001	741	39.5	18.8	n/a
2002	645	41.0	15.7	8.1
2003	645	41.0	15.7	8.1
2004	666	41.0	16.2	8.3
2005	715	42.5	16.8	8.8
2006	671	38.6	17.4	9.9
2007	684	38.0	18.0	12.8
2008	667	35.0	19.1	12.2
2009	679	39.7	17.1	12.8
2010	640	37.6	16.9	18.1
2011	625	36.6	17.0	18.2
2012	578	33.8	17.1	21.1
2013	517	33.8	15.2	17.6
2014	526	29.1	18.0	16.9
2015	688	37.0	18.5	21.1
2016	654	39.0	16.7	19.7
2017	623	37.2	16.7	25.5
2018	609	36.0	16.9	22.2
2019	624	36.0	17.2	22.3
2020	605	35.9	16.8	24.1
2021	552	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	506	33.2	15.2	28.1
2023	478	34.0	14.0	32.6
2024	483	31.5	15.3	35

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William L Thompson School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	687	34.5	19.9	n/a
2001	741	39.5	18.8	n/a
2002	645	41.0	15.7	8.1
2003	645	41.0	15.7	8.1
2004	666	41.0	16.2	8.3
2005	715	42.5	16.8	8.8
2006	671	38.6	17.4	9.9
2007	684	38.0	18.0	12.8
2008	667	35.0	19.1	12.2
2009	679	39.7	17.1	12.8
2010	640	37.6	16.9	18.1
2011	625	36.6	17.0	18.2
2012	578	33.8	17.1	21.1
2013	517	33.8	15.2	17.6
2014	526	29.1	18.0	16.9
2015	688	37.0	18.5	21.1
2016	654	39.0	16.7	19.7
2017	623	37.2	16.7	25.5
2018	609	36.0	16.9	22.2
2019	624	36.0	17.2	22.3
2020	605	35.9	16.8	24.1
2021	552	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	506	33.2	15.2	28.1
2023	478	34.0	14.0	32.6
2024	483	31.5	15.3	35

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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