Bell-Graham Elementary School

Set in Saint Charles, Illinois, Bell-Graham Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus, one of the schools within St Charles CUSD 303. It teaches 520 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 16 schools in St Charles CUSD 303 (11,952 students total), Bell-Graham Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Bell-Graham Elementary School lists that 78% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kane County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bell-Graham Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.1%, the actual is 80.1%, a residual of +13.0 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kane County shows median household earnings sit near $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bell-Graham Elementary School is one of 167 public schools in Kane County (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students).

Wasco Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bell-Graham Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bell-Graham Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 68.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 31%: 397 students in 2018 compared to 520 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.