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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Chauncey H Duker School this year?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCHENRY CCSD 15·NCES 172529004456
Chauncey H Duker School
3711 W Kane Ave, McHenry, IL 60050 · (779) 244-1100 · McHenry County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
187 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 219 | 51% |
| Grade 5 | 214 | 49% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within McHenry CCSD 15. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.7pp since 2023
Math
28.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.2% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 16.0% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Chauncey H Duker School
Chauncey H Duker School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey H Duker School this school | 433 | 43.2% | 35.5% |
| Hilltop Elementary School McHenry | 424 | 44.8% | 40.5% |
| Caledonia Elementary School Caledonia | 449 | 43.2% | 46.0% |
| Edgebrook Elementary School Mchenry | 494 | 46.0% | 49.1% |
| Minooka Elementary School Minooka | 504 | 44.8% | 42.8% |
| Beecher Elementary School Beecher | 459 | 38.8% | 54.1% |
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 Chauncey H Duker School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,074 of 1,925 | #40 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #1,336 of 2,077 ▲ 23 | #40 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,101 of 2,077 ▲ 57 | #36 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #833 of 2,419 | #27 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #455 of 2,035 | #11 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #949 of 2,042 | #29 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #1,483 of 2,132 | #18 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #1,201 of 1,461 | #21 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
433
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 517
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 | 433 | 36.9 | 11.7:1 | 43% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 37.7 | 11.2:1 | 49% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 36.2 | 10.8:1 | 49% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 33.4 | 13.7:1 | 39% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 43% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 31% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chauncey H Duker School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (456 to 433); teachers up 10% (33.4 to 36.9).
About Chauncey H Duker School
Chauncey H Duker School is one of the public schools in McHenry, Illinois. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 433 students, from grades 4 through 5.
Chauncey H Duker School is one of the 8 schools that make up McHenry CCSD 15 (4,025 students in total).
Chauncey H Duker School is 67% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in McHenry County, the White share is about 80%. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Chauncey H Duker School is 36.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.7:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school counts 187 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 43%.
Chauncey H Duker School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.5% is 11.1 points below the 46.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe McHenry County this way: the median household income is $104,802, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, McHenry County has 89 public schools and roughly 50,123 students.
Nearest public school: Edgebrook Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.3%; Chauncey H Duker School's is 35.5%, ranking 9th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Chauncey H Duker School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 427 to 433.
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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 McHenry CCSD 15
- McHenry Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Parkland SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Edgebrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in McHenry
- McHenry Community High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
- McHenry Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Parkland SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Riverwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Edgebrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Nearby schools
- Edgebrook Elementary School0.1 mi · 494
- McHenry Community High School0.4 mi · 2,214
- Landmark Elementary School0.5 mi · 189
- Hilltop Elementary School1.4 mi · 424
- Riverwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 619
- McHenry Middle School1.9 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Chauncey H Duker SchoolHow many students attend Chauncey H Duker School?
Chauncey H Duker School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades 04-05.
Is Chauncey H Duker School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chauncey H Duker School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Chauncey H Duker School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Chauncey H Duker School.
How diverse is Chauncey H Duker School?
Chauncey H Duker School reports a student body of 67% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Chauncey H Duker School public or private?
Chauncey H Duker School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McHenry CCSD 15.
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