The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lake Park Elem School
Lake Park Elementary is a kindergarten through fifth-grade school in Addison, a working-class and industrial DuPage County suburb west of Chicago. The school serves a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller populations of white, Asian, and other backgrounds. The enrollment is small for its grade band, distributed fairly evenly across the grade levels.
The school's most recent state testing results show consistently low proficiency across mathematics, English language arts, and science. In third grade math, about half the students tested met proficiency standards, but performance dropped sharply in grades four and five, where proficiency rates fell to below one in five students and then to single digits. English language arts performance follows a similar pattern, with third-grade proficiency around 30 percent and fourth grade around 20 percent, though fifth grade showed an uptick to roughly 45 percent. In the one science assessment administered at the school, fifth-grade proficiency was around 20 percent. These results place Lake Park well below the median proficiency observed across schools in DuPage County. It is important to note that Illinois changed its state assessment cut scores for proficiency in 2025, so direct year-to-year comparison is not yet available.
Student attendance data and chronic absenteeism rates were not available in the school's public records. Information about the rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, English learner identification, and special education services was also not reported publicly for this school. Staffing details, discipline records, and course offerings beyond the standard elementary curriculum were not found.
The school is part of Addison School District 4, which operates Spanish-English dual language program models at the elementary level. Lake Park's enrollment and demographic composition suggest it may serve as an anchor school for the district's English learner population, though the school's own language proficiency and program assignment details are not publicly documented. In April 2025, the district approved a significant restructuring that eliminated 29 educational support staff positions districtwide, a change that affects classroom support across all schools, including Lake Park.
Addison itself is a mixed-use suburb built on a manufacturing and logistics economy. The village has slowed its growth since mid-century, with housing tight and new construction limited mostly to infill and small projects rather than new subdivisions. Median home values in the area are in the mid-range for suburban Chicago, and the rental market is similarly modest. The community is car-dependent, with minimal walkability and transit centered on regional bus and expressway access rather than a traditional downtown core.
For a parent considering Lake Park, the immediate question is academic support. The proficiency results indicate that a substantial share of students are not meeting state standards, particularly in grades four and five. The school's demographics and location suggest a student population with significant socioeconomic and language diversity. The district's dual language programming is a deliberate pedagogical choice available to families, but a parent may want to look into further with the school whether Lake Park offers this program, what supports are in place for students not yet proficient in English, and how the recent staffing reductions affect day-to-day resource availability in classrooms and for intervention services. Data on attendance, special services, and actual program availability at this site would help clarify the full picture of what the school offers.
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