Aux Sable

Located at 1004 Misty Creek Dr, in Minooka, Illinois, Aux Sable is a high-enrollment elementary-level community that hosts 617 students (grades K through 4), part of Minooka CCSD 201. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Aux Sable sits 62% above that benchmark.

Aux Sable is one of 7 schools operated by Minooka CCSD 201, a district that caters to 4,361 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Aux Sable records that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Aux Sable higher than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Grundy County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Aux Sable is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 55.8%; Aux Sable posts 42.1%, -13.7 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Grundy County put median household income runs about $92,235, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Grundy County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,070 students), Aux Sable is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Minooka Jr High School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Aux Sable ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 669 students in 2018 compared to 617 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 75% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.