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Wayne Thomas Elementary School
2939 Summit Ave
Highland Park IL, 60035, Lake County
Phone: 224-765-3900
Ranking: 
(396 out of 3,028, top 13%)*
(396 out of 3,028, top 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: North Shore School District 112
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 26 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 323 | 347 | 364 | 350 | 372 | 361 | 332 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 42 | 13.0% | 46 | 13.3% | 48 | 13.2% | 42 | 12.0% | 47 | 12.6% | 49 | 13.6% | 57 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 17.6% | 50 | 14.4% | 49 | 13.5% | 51 | 14.6% | 65 | 17.5% | 69 | 19.1% | 63 | 19.0% |
| Grade 2: | 50 | 15.5% | 56 | 16.1% | 52 | 14.3% | 61 | 17.4% | 71 | 19.1% | 71 | 19.7% | 41 | 12.3% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 18.6% | 52 | 15.0% | 65 | 17.9% | 75 | 21.4% | 71 | 19.1% | 47 | 13.0% | 52 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 17.3% | 64 | 18.4% | 77 | 21.2% | 68 | 19.4% | 52 | 14.0% | 62 | 17.2% | 57 | 17.2% |
| Grade 5: | 58 | 18.0% | 79 | 22.8% | 73 | 20.1% | 53 | 15.1% | 66 | 17.7% | 63 | 17.5% | 62 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 163 | 50.5% | 170 | 49.0% | 182 | 50.0% | 172 | 49.1% | 191 | 51.3% | 154 | 42.7% | 171 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 160 | 49.5% | 177 | 51.0% | 182 | 50.0% | 178 | 50.9% | 160 | 43.0% | 183 | 50.7% | 150 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 3.4% | 10 | 2.9% | 11 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 9.0% | 26 | 7.5% | 21 | 5.8% | 23 | 6.6% | 14 | 3.8% | 11 | 3.0% | 7 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 17 | 5.3% | 24 | 6.9% | 29 | 8.0% | 18 | 5.1% | 21 | 5.6% | 15 | 4.2% | 3 | 0.9% |
| White: | 254 | 78.6% | 280 | 80.7% | 295 | 81.0% | 288 | 82.3% | 315 | 84.7% | 308 | 85.3% | 308 | 92.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 3.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 9.0% | 32 | 9.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 6.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.42 | 10.72 | 13.00 | 12.96 | 13.58 | 13.60 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 93.4% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 95.9% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.6% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 97.8% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 97.2% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 89.5% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 91.3% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 95.0% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 94.2% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 94.3% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.6% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82.4% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.1% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 86.2% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 91.0% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 83.2% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 82.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 87.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 75.7% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.2% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 96.1% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.3% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 92.4% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 92.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.4% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 94.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 77.3% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.1% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 93.2% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 84.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 85.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 84.3% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 91.5% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.1% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 75.1% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 84.5% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.5% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 89.3% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 93.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 92.7% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 86.8% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 85.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 85.8% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.1% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 89.3% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.2% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.8% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 89.6% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.7% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 94.7% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 96.2% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 92.2% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 94.8% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.4% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.7% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 76.4% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 83.5% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 86.0% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 84.4% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 92.0% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90.7% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 90.9% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 87.8% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 90.8% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 88.0% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.1% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 77.9% | 58.9% |
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* Wayne Thomas Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.