The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lakewood Creek Elementary
Lakewood Creek Elementary is a public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Montgomery, a fast-growing exurban village on the far western edge of the Chicago metro in Kendall County. The school draws from one of the major residential subdivisions that has defined Montgomery's expansion over the past two decades, and it sits within CUSD 308 (Oswego School District 308).
The student body is diverse in racial and ethnic composition. White and Hispanic students each represent roughly two-fifths of enrollment. Black students make up about a tenth, Asian students a small share, and a small group identifies with two or more races. The school's total enrollment is typical for an elementary school of its grade band, distributed across all seven grades from pre-K through fifth.
State assessment data from 2024-25 shows proficiency that runs below the midpoint among Kendall County districts. In English language arts, fourth graders showed proficiency above the typical level for the county, and fifth graders performed near the county median. Third graders and fifth graders in ELA both achieved around half proficiency or slightly below. In mathematics the picture is more uneven. Third and fourth graders achieved around forty percent proficiency, but fifth graders dropped to roughly a fifth. Fifth-grade science proficiency came in around forty percent. These results suggest the school faces particular challenges in upper-elementary math, a pattern a parent may want to look into further with the school to understand what support exists for students at that level. The school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the bottom quartile compared to other districts in the county.
Enrollment data shows near-complete participation in state testing across all tested grades and subjects, so attendance rates are not a concern in assessment administration. The school's free-or-reduced-price-lunch rate was not available, so household economic circumstances and whether the school carries Title I status remain unknown. Special education and English learner enrollment counts were also not reported.
Montgomery itself is primarily auto-oriented residential development anchored by large single-family subdivisions including the Lakewood Creek community, built over recent decades as part of broader exurban growth. The village has a small historic downtown centered on the Fox River and Mill District, and new civic investment is underway there, but most schools and homes sit in separated subdivisions. Housing values in the area are moderate relative to the Chicago metro as a whole. Lakewood Creek Elementary serves a community that is still actively building out, with ongoing residential development and a new industrial project on the horizon.
The district has recently adopted new project-based and problem-based curriculum in both social studies (K-5) and junior high math, representing a pedagogical shift that will define classroom instruction for families here. The district is also in the early stages of a long-range facility plan prompted by aging school buildings from the early-2000s growth era. A bond referendum for infrastructure upgrades is under consideration for a future ballot, which would carry property tax implications for homeowners.
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