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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Conley Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTLEY COMM SCH DIST 158·NCES 171983005734
Conley Elementary School
750 Dr John Burkey Dr, Algonquin, IL 60102 · (847) 659-3700 · McHenry County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
140 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 200 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 208 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 190 | 32% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
73.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.4pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 44.6% |
% 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Conley Elementary School
Conley Elementary School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conley Elementary School this school | 598 | 23.4% | 63.8% |
| Mackeben Elementary School Algonquin | 522 | 22.8% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary Plainfield | 536 | 21.8% | 69.7% |
| Walkers Grove Elementary School Plainfield | 634 | 21.8% | 74.0% |
| May Whitney Elementary School Lake Zurich | 677 | 27.8% | 74.0% |
| Chesak Elementary School Lake in the Hills | 643 | 26.9% | N/A |
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 Conley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #235 of 1,925 | #4 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #351 of 2,077 ▲ 83 | #7 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #268 of 2,077 ▲ 190 | #4 of 44 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #277 of 2,419 | #9 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,202 of 2,035 | #30 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #872 of 2,042 | #21 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.4% | #1,896 of 2,132 | #42 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #694 of 1,461 | #12 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
598
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 713
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 | 598 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 23% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 44.5 | 12.7:1 | 22% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 43.5 | 12.6:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 40.5 | 17.3:1 | 13% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 12% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 12% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (699 to 598); teachers up 6% (40.5 to 43).
About Conley Elementary School
As a large elementary school, Conley Elementary School serves students in Algonquin, Illinois. School enrollment was 598 students in 2024-25, in grades 3 through 5. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 57% larger than that.
Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 serves 8,401 students across 9 schools.
At Conley Elementary School, White students make up 66% of the student body. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 2% Black. McHenry County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. Conley Elementary School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Conley 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 23%. It compares with 35% for public schools in McHenry County.
Conley Elementary School is 5.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (63.8% versus 58.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
According to the American Community Survey, in McHenry County, the median household income is $104,802, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 89 public schools in McHenry County, enrolling about 50,123 students in all.
The closest public school to Conley Elementary School is Heineman Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Conley Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 55.9%, lower than Conley Elementary School's 63.8%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 598, close to the 600 recorded in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Conley Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158
- Huntley High SchoolHigh · 2,804 students
- Marlowe Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,215 students
- Leggee Elementary SchoolElementary · 877 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Heineman Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Chesak Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other schools in Algonquin
- Harry D Jacobs High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Westfield Community SchoolElementary · 1,287 students
- Heineman Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Mackeben Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Kenneth E Neubert Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Algonquin Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Other Conley Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Conley Elementary. Conley Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Conley ElementaryTaft, CA · 306 students
- Conley Elementary SchoolRoslindale, MA · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Heineman Middle School0.2 mi · 724
- Mackeben Elementary School0.2 mi · 522
- Harry D Jacobs High School1.9 mi · 2,056
- Lincoln Prairie Elementary School2.1 mi · 479
- District 158 Early Childhood Center2.3 mi · 242
- Chesak Elementary School2.3 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Conley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Conley Elementary School?
Conley Elementary School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Conley Elementary School serve?
Conley Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Conley Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Conley Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Conley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Conley Elementary School are roughly 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian.
What district is Conley Elementary School in?
Conley Elementary School is part of Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158.
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