Anderson Elem School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Saint Charles, Illinois, Anderson Elem School educates 460 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within St Charles CUSD 303. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 381.

Within St Charles CUSD 303, which oversees 16 schools and 11,952 students, Anderson Elem School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Anderson Elem School logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder consists of 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Anderson Elem School shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kane County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Anderson Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 55.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Kane County shows median household income runs about $103,163, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kane County's 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), Anderson Elem School is one campus in the mix.

St Charles North High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anderson Elem School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.5%.

Anderson Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Anderson Elem School has grew 36%, going from 338 students in 2018 to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 30% to 23%.

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