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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001665
Century Oaks Elementary School
1235 Braeburn Dr, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 888-5180 · Kane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
401 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.7pp since 2023
Math
21.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 21.9% |
| 2023-24 | 18.5% | 9.5% |
% 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Century Oaks Elementary School
Century Oaks Elementary School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Century Oaks Elementary School this school | 542 | 74.0% | 24.5% |
| Cleveland Elementary School Chicago | 507 | 74.6% | 33.2% |
| Darwin Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 74.9% | 29.5% |
| Glenwood Elementary School Waukegan | 577 | 71.8% | 21.4% |
| Highland Elementary School Elgin | 616 | 77.1% | 20.9% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School Wheeling | 524 | 74.4% | 25.5% |
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 Century Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #1,458 of 1,925 | #47 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #1,538 of 2,077 ▲ 105 | #62 of 83 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #1,546 of 2,077 ▲ 88 | #55 of 83 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #398 of 2,419 | #17 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,892 of 2,035 | #77 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #1,066 of 2,042 | #37 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #657 of 2,132 | #14 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #425 of 615 | #25 of 32 |
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
542
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 642
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 | 542 | 30.9 | 17.5:1 | 74% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 27.1 | 19.8:1 | 65% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 68% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 25.8 | 20.0:1 | 75% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 27 | 20.7:1 | 76% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 22 | 23.1:1 | 72% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 29 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 24 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Century Oaks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (515 to 542); teachers up 20% (25.8 to 30.9).
About Century Oaks Elementary School
Century Oaks Elementary School, located in Elgin, Illinois, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 542 students across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
SD U-46 is the local district for Century Oaks Elementary School. It runs 51 schools with 34,036 students.
Century Oaks Elementary School is 73% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 11% White, 9% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County residents are about 33% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's lunch program data list 74% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 48% average among public schools in Kane County.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Century Oaks Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.8% for Century Oaks Elementary School. The school posts 24.5%, 4.3 points below the prediction.
Within Kane County, the median household income is $103,163, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Kane County has 167 public schools and roughly 87,252 students.
The closest public school to Century Oaks Elementary School is Creekside Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Century Oaks Elementary School is behind the 26.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 18 students since 2020-21, to 542.
Community posts for Century Oaks Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Elgin
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Prairie Knolls Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Country Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 751 students
- Lords Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Creekside Elementary School1.2 mi · 469
- Kimball Middle School1.3 mi · 501
- Highland Elementary School1.7 mi · 616
- Sleepy Hollow Elementary School1.8 mi · 424
- McKinley Elementary School1.8 mi · 395
- Larkin High School2.1 mi · 2,174
Frequently asked questions
About Century Oaks Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Century Oaks Elementary School?
Century Oaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-06.
Is Century Oaks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Century Oaks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Century Oaks Elementary School have?
Century Oaks Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Century Oaks Elementary School?
Student demographics at Century Oaks Elementary School are roughly 11% White, 73% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Century Oaks Elementary School public or private?
Century Oaks Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.