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Brokaw Early Learning Center

1000 5th St, Oswego, IL 60543 · (630) 551-9600 · Kendall County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K345100%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
12837%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
10731%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
4413%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
5315%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
134%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
22164%
Female
12436%

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Where Brokaw Early Learning Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Kendall County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
345#1,288 of 2,419#20 of 25
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.4:1#1,356 of 2,035#11 of 21
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.5%#69 of 2,042#1 of 21
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-36.9%#83 of 1,461#2 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
345
-33 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 420
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253452414.4:1N/A
2023-243471819.3:1N/A
2022-232672112.7:1N/A
2020-21378N/AN/AN/A
2017-1854721.725.2:134% (188)
2015-164031428.8:121% (84)
2010-114201042.0:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brokaw Early Learning Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 37% (547 to 345); teachers up 10% (21.7 to 24).

About Brokaw Early Learning Center

Brokaw Early Learning Center sits in Oswego, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. A federal count lists 345 students at the school, in pre-K.

CUSD 308 runs 21 schools with a combined 16,766 students. Brokaw Early Learning Center is one of them.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Brokaw Early Learning Center. The largest is White students, at 37%. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 13% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 65% White share among all Kendall County residents. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its 24 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.4:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.

In Kendall County (population about 137,675), the median household income is $111,601, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Brokaw Early Learning Center is one of 50 public schools in the county.

The closest public school to Brokaw Early Learning Center is Churchill Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is 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 33 fewer students in 2024-25.

Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Kendall County at a glance

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Population
137,675
Census ACS
Median income
$111,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
29,773 students

Quick facts

School name
Brokaw Early Learning Center
District
CUSD 308
Address
1000 5th St, Oswego, IL 60543
Phone
(630) 551-9600
County
Kendall County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
345
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
173027005924
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CUSD 308
Other schools in Oswego
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Frequently asked questions

About Brokaw Early Learning Center
What is the total enrollment at Brokaw Early Learning Center?
Brokaw Early Learning Center enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-PK.
What age range does Brokaw Early Learning Center serve?
Brokaw Early Learning Center serves students from grade PK through grade PK.
How many students per teacher at Brokaw Early Learning Center?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Brokaw Early Learning Center.
What is the student diversity at Brokaw Early Learning Center?
Student demographics at Brokaw Early Learning Center are roughly 37% White, 31% Hispanic, 13% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Brokaw Early Learning Center in?
Brokaw Early Learning Center is part of CUSD 308.
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