Churchill Elem School

Churchill Elem School is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in Oswego, Illinois, run under CUSD 308, with 425 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

CUSD 308 comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 16,766 students; Churchill Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Churchill Elem School records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

On the resource side, Churchill Elem School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 22% of students at Churchill Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Kendall County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Churchill Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 56.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kendall County put the typical household earns roughly $111,601 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Kendall County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,773 students), Churchill Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Plank Junior High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Churchill Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 28%: 594 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 70% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.