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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 308·NCES 173027005365
Churchill Elementary School
520 Secretariat Ln, Oswego, IL 60543 · (630) 636-3800 · Kendall County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
94 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 18% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
66.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.7pp since 2023
Math
50.2%
IL avg 37.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 down about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 51.4% |
% 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Where Churchill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kendall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #412 of 1,925 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #662 of 2,077 | #8 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #448 of 2,077 | #3 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #876 of 2,419 | #16 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,193 of 2,035 | #9 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #344 of 2,042 | #9 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #1,928 of 2,132 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #206 of 1,461 | #3 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
-57 (-12%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 755
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 | 425 | 30.6 | 13.9:1 | 22% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 32.1 | 13.6:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 32.3 | 14.2:1 | 17% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 35.2 | 16.9:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | 34 | 22.2:1 | 14% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Churchill Elementary School.
About Churchill Elementary School
Churchill Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Oswego, Illinois. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 425 students.
Churchill Elementary School is among 21 schools run by CUSD 308, which serves 16,766 students.
Churchill Elementary School is 52% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Kendall County's population at about 65%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Churchill Elementary School was 13.9:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 22%. It compares with 32% for public schools in Kendall County.
A school with Churchill Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 58.8%. Churchill Elementary School scores 56.4%, 2.3 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Kendall County, the median household income is $111,601, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kendall County is home to 50 public schools and about 29,773 public school students.
The closest other public school is Plank Junior High, about 0.1 miles away. Churchill Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Churchill Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.4% against a local average of 47.4%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment dropped 12% from its 2020-21 level of 482.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kendall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 308
- Oswego High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Oswego East High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
- Traughber Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Thompson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Lakewood Creek ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Murphy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 700 students
Other schools in Oswego
- Oswego High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Oswego East High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
- Traughber Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Thompson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Southbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Fox Chase Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
Nearby schools
- Plank Junior High0.1 mi · 595
- Brokaw Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 345
- Oswego East High School0.9 mi · 2,758
- Southbury Elementary School1.7 mi · 676
- Old Post Elementary School1.8 mi · 387
- Thompson Jr High School2.0 mi · 832
Frequently asked questions
About Churchill Elementary SchoolHow large is Churchill Elementary School?
Churchill Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Churchill Elementary School serve?
Churchill Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Churchill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Churchill Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Churchill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Churchill Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Churchill Elementary School in?
Churchill Elementary School is part of CUSD 308.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.