Circle Center Grade School

Circle Center Grade School is one of the moderately sized primary schools in Yorkville, Illinois, operated by Yorkville CUSD 115, with 534 students on its rolls from grades K through 3. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Circle Center Grade School sits 40% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Yorkville CUSD 115 (7,174 students total), Circle Center Grade School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Circle Center Grade School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Circle Center Grade School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Circle Center Grade School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.4%; this one delivers 54.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kendall County indicate the typical household earns roughly $111,601 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Circle Center Grade School is one of 50 public schools in Kendall County (combined enrollment of about 29,773 students).

The closest other public school is Yorkville Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Circle Center Grade School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Circle Center Grade School has rose 25%, going from 426 students in 2018 to 534 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 83% to 63% over that span.

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