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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINOOKA CCSD 201·NCES 172631005818
Aux Sable
1004 Misty Creek Dr, Minooka, IL 60447 · (815) 467-5301 · Grundy County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
168 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (144).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Minooka CCSD 201. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.5pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 25.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aux Sable
Aux Sable's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aux Sable this school | 617 | 27.2% | 42.1% |
| North Elementary School Crystal Lake | 638 | 29.3% | 53.8% |
| Circle Center Grade School Yorkville | 534 | 29.6% | 54.5% |
| Davis Elementary School Saint Charles | 509 | 29.3% | 68.8% |
| Onahan Elementary School Chicago | 657 | 31.4% | 57.1% |
| Oakland Elementary School Lake Villa | 515 | 25.2% | 59.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aux Sable ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Grundy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #853 of 1,925 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #701 of 2,077 ▲ 295 | #5 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,109 of 2,077 ▲ 284 | #7 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #244 of 2,419 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #1,510 of 2,035 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #940 of 2,042 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #1,829 of 2,132 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #1,041 of 1,461 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 639
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 617 | 41.5 | 14.9:1 | 27% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 39.5 | 15.3:1 | 31% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 26% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 39.1 | 17.1:1 | 22% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 22% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 32 | 20.0:1 | 26% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aux Sable.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (669 to 617); teachers up 6% (39.1 to 41.5).
About Aux Sable
Aux Sable is one of the public schools in Minooka, Illinois. It is a large elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 617 students in kindergarten through 4. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 62% higher.
Aux Sable is one of 7 schools in Minooka CCSD 201, which enrolls 4,361 students in total.
Roughly 66% of students at Aux Sable are White. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 86% of Grundy County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Aux Sable operates with 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.9:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 27% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Grundy County, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Aux Sable would score about 55.8%. It scores 42.1%, a bottom-10% result among Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Grundy County, the median household income is $92,235, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 28 public schools in Grundy County, enrolling about 12,070 students in all.
The closest public school to Aux Sable is Minooka Jr High School, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Aux Sable is 4th of 4 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 27 more students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,219
Census ACS
Median income
$92,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minooka CCSD 201
- Minooka Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Minooka Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Minooka Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Walnut Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Minooka Primary CenterElementary · 247 students
Other schools in Minooka
- Minooka Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Minooka Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Minooka Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Minooka Primary CenterElementary · 247 students
- Minooka AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Minooka Jr High School1.4 mi · 1,024
- Minooka Community High School1.5 mi · 2,918
- Minooka Intermediate School2.1 mi · 941
- Minooka Primary Center2.1 mi · 247
- Minooka Elementary School2.3 mi · 504
- Three Rivers School2.5 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Aux SableHow large is Aux Sable?
Aux Sable enrolls approximately 617 students in grades KG-04.
Is Aux Sable an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aux Sable is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aux Sable?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aux Sable is approximately 14.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Aux Sable?
Student demographics at Aux Sable are roughly 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Aux Sable in?
Aux Sable is part of Minooka CCSD 201.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.