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If you could change one rule at Fox Chase Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 308·NCES 173027004390
Fox Chase Elementary School
260 Fox Chase Dr N, Oswego, IL 60543 · (630) 636-3500 · Kendall County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
249 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
62.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +26.6pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 28.2% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Fox Chase Elementary School
Fox Chase Elementary School's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Chase Elementary School this school | 661 | 37.7% | 52.2% |
| Charles Reed Elementary School Plainfield | 641 | 36.7% | 38.0% |
| River View Elementary School Plainfield | 584 | 37.7% | 50.0% |
| Lakewood Creek Elementary Montgomery | 767 | 37.8% | 40.7% |
| Gary D Wright Elementary School Hampshire | 742 | 36.3% | 44.1% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Joliet | 646 | 38.1% | 41.5% |
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 Fox Chase Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kendall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #520 of 1,925 | #10 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #610 of 2,077 ▲ 270 | #6 of 22 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #604 of 2,077 ▲ 339 | #7 of 22 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #168 of 2,419 | #6 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,821 of 2,035 | #17 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #310 of 2,042 | #7 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #1,607 of 2,132 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #204 of 615 | #8 of 11 |
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
661
+128 (+24%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 702
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 | 661 | 39.5 | 16.7:1 | 38% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 37% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 41.2 | 15.4:1 | 38% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 33% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 25% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 30 | 23.4:1 | 19% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox Chase Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (583 to 661); teachers down 1% (40 to 39.5).
About Fox Chase Elementary School
Fox Chase Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in Oswego, Illinois. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 661 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
CUSD 308 has 16,766 students in 21 schools, and Fox Chase Elementary School is one of those schools.
The most common group at Fox Chase Elementary School is White students, at 46%. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Kendall County, the White share is about 65%. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.7:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Fox Chase Elementary School reports 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.8% for Fox Chase Elementary School. The school posts 52.2%, 2.5 points above the prediction.
Kendall County has about 137,675 residents, and the median household income is $111,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Fox Chase Elementary School, Kendall County has 49 other public schools.
Thompson Jr High School is located about 1.4 miles from Fox Chase Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Fox Chase Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Fox Chase Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 24% enrollment gain, from 533 in 2020-21 to 661 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kendall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,675
Census ACS
Median income
$111,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
29,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 308
- Oswego High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Oswego East High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
- Traughber Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Thompson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Lakewood Creek ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Murphy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 700 students
Other schools in Oswego
- Oswego High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Oswego East High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
- Traughber Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Thompson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Southbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Plank Junior HighMiddle · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Thompson Jr High School1.4 mi · 832
- Oswego High School1.4 mi · 2,870
- Boulder Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 476
- Old Post Elementary School1.8 mi · 387
- Prairie Point Elementary School2.0 mi · 455
- Long Beach Elementary School2.0 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Fox Chase Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fox Chase Elementary School?
Fox Chase Elementary School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fox Chase Elementary School serve?
Fox Chase Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Fox Chase Elementary School have?
Fox Chase Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Fox Chase Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fox Chase Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 33% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Fox Chase Elementary School in?
Fox Chase Elementary School is part of CUSD 308.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.