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What's one thing Edgebrook Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCHENRY CCSD 15·NCES 172529002754
Edgebrook Elementary School
701 N Green St, Mchenry, IL 60050 · (779) 244-1200 · McHenry County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
227 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 169 | 34% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
Student demographics
48%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
Students here typically continue to
Edgebrook Elementary School→Chauncey H Duker School
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
50.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.6pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +28.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 37.9% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Edgebrook Elementary School
Edgebrook Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgebrook Elementary School this school | 494 | 46.0% | 49.1% |
| Minooka Elementary School Minooka | 504 | 44.8% | 42.8% |
| Chauncey H Duker School McHenry | 433 | 43.2% | 35.5% |
| Hilltop Elementary School McHenry | 424 | 44.8% | 40.5% |
| Caledonia Elementary School Caledonia | 449 | 43.2% | 46.0% |
| Clearmont Elementary School Elk Grove Village | 408 | 50.0% | 52.0% |
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 Edgebrook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #621 of 1,925 | #27 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #287 of 2,077 ▲ 298 | #4 of 44 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,001 of 2,077 ▲ 397 | #33 of 44 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #579 of 2,419 | #19 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #232 of 2,035 | #7 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #975 of 2,042 | #31 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #1,409 of 2,132 | #15 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #1,411 of 1,461 | #30 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
494
+23 (+5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 569
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 | 494 | 46.1 | 10.7:1 | 46% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 46.7 | 10.7:1 | 41% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 47.2 | 11.2:1 | 45% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 42.2 | 11.8:1 | 43% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 44% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 26% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 38 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 27 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgebrook Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (500 to 494); teachers up 9% (42.2 to 46.1).
About Edgebrook Elementary School
The public elementary school Edgebrook Elementary School is located in Mchenry, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 3 attend, and enrollment is 494 students. The school's enrollment is 30% larger than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Edgebrook Elementary School is one of 8 schools in McHenry CCSD 15, which enrolls 4,025 students in total.
Edgebrook Elementary School's enrollment is 68% White. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of McHenry County residents are White. Edgebrook Elementary School has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.7:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 46% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 35% average for public schools in McHenry County is 11 points lower.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 45.0%. Edgebrook Elementary School scores 49.1%.
Among McHenry County residents, median household income is about $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 89 public schools in McHenry County, with a combined enrollment of about 50,123.
The shortest distance from Edgebrook Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Chauncey H Duker School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Edgebrook Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Edgebrook Elementary School went from 471 students to 494.
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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
- Chauncey H Duker SchoolElementary · 433 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
- Chauncey H Duker SchoolElementary · 433 students
Other Edgebrook Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Edgebrook Elementary. Edgebrook Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Edgebrook Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Chauncey H Duker School0.1 mi · 433
- McHenry Community High School0.3 mi · 2,214
- Landmark Elementary School0.4 mi · 189
- Hilltop Elementary School1.3 mi · 424
- Riverwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 619
- McHenry Middle School1.8 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Edgebrook Elementary SchoolHow large is Edgebrook Elementary School?
Edgebrook Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-03.
Is Edgebrook Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edgebrook Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Edgebrook Elementary School have?
Edgebrook Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Edgebrook Elementary School?
Student demographics at Edgebrook Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Edgebrook Elementary School in?
Edgebrook Elementary School is part of McHenry CCSD 15.
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