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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARY CCSD 26·NCES 170873000512
Briargate Elementary School
100 S Wulff St, Cary, IL 60013 · (224) 357-5250 · McHenry County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
93 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 11 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 87% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Briargate Elementary School→Cary Jr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cary CCSD 26. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +27.0pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +26.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 31.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Briargate Elementary School
Briargate Elementary School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briargate Elementary School this school | 400 | 23.3% | 55.3% |
| H C Storm Elementary School Batavia | 388 | 25.3% | 63.0% |
| South Elementary School Crystal Lake | 390 | 26.7% | 58.7% |
| Walsh Elementary School Lockport | 363 | 26.7% | N/A |
| Haines Elementary School New Lenox | 358 | 20.1% | 54.5% |
| Wallace Elementary School Ottawa | 420 | 26.7% | 61.6% |
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 Briargate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #436 of 1,925 | #12 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #474 of 2,077 ▲ 290 | #12 of 44 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #717 of 2,077 ▲ 391 | #27 of 44 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #997 of 2,419 | #34 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,700 of 2,035 | #43 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #1,128 of 2,042 | #38 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #1,904 of 2,132 | #44 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #1,195 of 1,461 | #20 of 31 |
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
400
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 540
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 | 400 | 25.2 | 15.9:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 28.1 | 15.1:1 | 23% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 19% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 26.2 | 16.1:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 13% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 19 | 23.9:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 29 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 23 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briargate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (421 to 400); teachers down 4% (26.2 to 25.2).
About Briargate Elementary School
Briargate Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Cary, Illinois, under Cary CCSD 26. The school's enrollment of 400 students covers grades 1 through 5.
Cary CCSD 26 has 5 schools; together they serve 2,372 students.
White students make up a majority at Briargate Elementary School, at 75%. Other students are 18% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Briargate Elementary School's 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 15.9:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in McHenry County.
The model predicts 58.1% for a school in Illinois with Briargate Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Briargate Elementary School posts 55.3%.
Census estimates describe McHenry County this way: the median household income is $104,802, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, McHenry County has 89 public schools and roughly 50,123 students.
The school nearest to Briargate Elementary School is Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Briargate Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Briargate Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (393) to 2024-25 (400).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cary CCSD 26
- Cary Jr High SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Deer Path Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Three Oaks SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Oak Knoll Early Childhood CenterElementary · 316 students
Other schools in Cary
- Cary-Grove Community High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
- Cary Jr High SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Deer Path Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Three Oaks SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Oak Knoll Early Childhood CenterElementary · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center0.9 mi · 316
- Cary-Grove Community High School1.2 mi · 1,348
- Three Oaks School1.6 mi · 443
- Algonquin Road Elementary School1.7 mi · 239
- Cary Jr High School1.8 mi · 761
- Deer Path Elementary School1.9 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Briargate Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Briargate Elementary School?
Briargate Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Briargate Elementary School serve?
Briargate Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Briargate Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Briargate Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Briargate Elementary School?
Student demographics at Briargate Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Briargate Elementary School in?
Briargate Elementary School is part of Cary CCSD 26.
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