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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA WEST USD 129·NCES 170471004402
Fearn Elementary School
1600 Hawksley Ln, North Aurora, IL 60542 · (630) 301-5001 · Kane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
158 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
43.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 28.9% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Fearn Elementary School
Fearn Elementary School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fearn Elementary School this school | 492 | 32.1% | 44.2% |
| Autumn Creek Elementary School Yorkville | 529 | 31.6% | 45.9% |
| Ravenswood Elementary School Chicago | 522 | 32.2% | 66.0% |
| William L Thompson School Lake Villa | 488 | 31.8% | 48.8% |
| Jones Elementary School Joliet | 553 | 32.4% | 44.4% |
| Big Hollow Elementary School Ingleside | 522 | 35.2% | 38.5% |
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 Fearn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #773 of 1,925 | #29 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #796 of 2,077 ▲ 53 | #37 of 83 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #1,217 of 2,077 ▼ 47 | #45 of 83 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #582 of 2,419 | #33 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,843 of 2,035 | #69 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #318 of 2,042 | #7 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #1,737 of 2,132 | #56 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #836 of 1,461 | #26 of 51 |
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
492
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 684
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 | 492 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 32% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 29.5 | 15.8:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 30.5 | 15.5:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 32.3 | 17.3:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 24% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 33 | 20.7:1 | 21% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fearn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (557 to 492); teachers down 10% (32.3 to 29).
About Fearn Elementary School
Fearn Elementary School serves students in North Aurora, Illinois, as a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 492 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 29% above that.
Fearn Elementary School falls under Aurora West USD 129, which has 16 schools enrolling 11,020 students.
White students form the largest group at Fearn Elementary School, 46% of enrollment. Other groups make up 35% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 58% of Kane County residents are White. By the diversity index, Fearn Elementary School comes in at 66%.
The school employs the equivalent of 29 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.0:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 32%. Public schools in Kane County average 48%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Fearn Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.2%; the prediction is 53.0%.
Census estimates describe Kane County this way: median household income is about $103,163, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Kane County number 167 and enroll about 87,252.
The closest public school, Jewel Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from Fearn Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fearn Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Fearn Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 523 in 2020-21 and 492 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
Community posts for Fearn Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aurora West USD 129
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Herget Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Freeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Greenman Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
Other schools in North Aurora
- Jewel Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Schneider Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Goodwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Jewel Middle School0.2 mi · 490
- Goodwin Elementary School1.2 mi · 315
- Illinois Mathematics and Science1.9 mi · 656
- Herget Middle School2.2 mi · 594
- Grace McWayne Elementary School2.2 mi · 372
- Smith Elementary School2.4 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Fearn Elementary SchoolHow large is Fearn Elementary School?
Fearn Elementary School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fearn Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fearn Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fearn Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fearn Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fearn Elementary School?
Fearn Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 35% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Fearn Elementary School?
Fearn Elementary School is overseen by Aurora West USD 129 in Kane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.