Edgebrook Elem School

As a medium-sized elementary campus in Mchenry, Illinois, Edgebrook Elem School hosts 494 students from grades pre-K through 3, operated by McHenry CCSD 15. Enrollment runs roughly 30% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 8 schools in McHenry CCSD 15 (4,025 students total), Edgebrook Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Edgebrook Elem School reports that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, McHenry County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Edgebrook Elem School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Edgebrook Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, McHenry County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Edgebrook Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.0%, the actual is 49.1%, a residual of +4.1 points.

In the area at large, census data for McHenry County shows median household earnings sit near $104,802, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across McHenry County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,123 students), Edgebrook Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Chauncey H Duker School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edgebrook Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edgebrook Elem School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edgebrook Elem School has held roughly steady, going from 500 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.