The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in Math. The lowest is 63% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Spencer Pointe
Spencer Pointe serves the early grades in New Lenox, a family-oriented suburban village in Will County southwest of Chicago. The school enrolls students in grades one through three and sits within New Lenox SD 122, a district that is undergoing a significant structural shift toward full-day kindergarten, a change that will reshape how the school and its peer buildings serve young learners beginning in the 2027-28 school year.
The school's enrollment is distributed across its three grade levels, with roughly equal cohorts in each. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, Asian, and Black students. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and special populations including English learners and students with IEPs was not available.
In mathematics, Spencer Pointe's third-grade cohort showed proficiency in the low- to mid-range relative to its county peers. The school sits in the top quartile of Will County districts on an overall proficiency measure that averages performance across tested subjects and grades, but this reflects the single strong third-grade math result; third-grade English language arts proficiency was noticeably lower, in the mid-range for the county. Testing data for grades four through eight does not appear because Spencer Pointe serves only grades one through three, so state assessment results exist only for third grade. This is a school that focuses on the earliest primary years and does not house the older grades.
New Lenox as a place is a quiet, car-dependent suburb with steady residential growth driven by home-building activity. Housing values in the area are moderate for the Chicago region. The village centers around The Commons, a civic plaza with the library, village hall, and performing arts pavilion, rather than a traditional downtown. Schools sit on separate campuses throughout the village. The Old Plank Road Trail, a paved rail-trail running through town, is the main pedestrian amenity. Two Metra commuter rail stations serve residents who work downtown. Major employers include Silver Cross Hospital, a regional healthcare hub with advanced surgical and maternal-neonatal services, and light industrial tenants in the Cherry Hill Business Park, alongside smaller professional and service firms.
Parents choosing Spencer Pointe should understand that the school is part of a district in transition. The shift to full-day kindergarten starting in 2027-28 will affect how the district uses its buildings and staffing. For families in the current moment, Spencer Pointe offers instruction in the foundational grades with measurable mathematics proficiency in third grade, though reading proficiency sits lower and would be worth discussing with the school. The school's peer environment reflects the village's demographic makeup: a largely white suburban population with modest diversity. Given the early grade focus and the absence of upper-grade testing data, this is a school to evaluate based on your experience visiting and talking with current families and teachers about how the early years are paced and supported, rather than on standardized outcomes alone.
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