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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001724
Fox Meadow Elementary School
1275 Jenna Dr, South Elgin, IL 60177 · (847) 888-7182 · Kane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
214 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
57.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.7pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 29.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Meadow Elementary School
Fox Meadow Elementary School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Meadow Elementary School this school | 577 | 37.1% | 46.4% |
| Gray M Sanborn Elementary School Palatine | 661 | 38.6% | 35.4% |
| Clinton Elementary School South Elgin | 596 | 39.4% | 39.2% |
| Mechanics Grove Elementary School Mundelein | 486 | 41.8% | 43.2% |
| Kimball Hill Elementary School Rolling Meadows | 524 | 38.9% | 40.5% |
| Ridge Elementary School Plainfield | 481 | 38.9% | 43.9% |
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 Meadow Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #695 of 1,925 | #28 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #824 of 2,077 ▲ 22 | #40 of 83 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #752 of 2,077 ▲ 140 | #35 of 83 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #315 of 2,419 | #15 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,919 of 2,035 | #82 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #300 of 2,042 | #6 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #1,619 of 2,132 | #50 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #1,371 of 1,461 | #47 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
577
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 895
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 | 577 | 32.1 | 18.0:1 | 37% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 33.3 | 16.9:1 | 29% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 30 | 19.4:1 | 32% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 29.5 | 19.9:1 | 32% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 29 | 24.2:1 | 26% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 810 | 32 | 25.3:1 | 20% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 895 | 40 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox Meadow Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (588 to 577); teachers up 9% (29.5 to 32.1).
About Fox Meadow Elementary School
Fox Meadow Elementary School is a large elementary school in SD U-46, located in South Elgin, Illinois. It enrolls 577 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. It has 51% more students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Across its 51 schools, SD U-46 enrolls 34,036 students. Fox Meadow Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Fox Meadow Elementary School is Hispanic, with 44% of students. Enrollment also includes 37% White, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 10 points above the 33% share among Kane County residents. The diversity index for Fox Meadow Elementary School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Fox Meadow Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1, with 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 37% at Fox Meadow Elementary School. It compares with 48% for public schools in Kane County.
In Illinois, Fox Meadow Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.4% actual against a predicted 50.1%.
The school is in Kane County, where median household income comes to about $103,163, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Kane County's 167 public schools enroll about 87,252 students and include Fox Meadow Elementary School.
The closest school to Fox Meadow Elementary School is Willard Elementary School, located about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Fox Meadow Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Fox Meadow Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment went from 575 in 2020-21 to 577 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students.
This page is set up for the Fox Meadow Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in South Elgin
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
- Clinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Corron Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Willard Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
Other Fox Meadow Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Fox Meadow Elementary. Fox Meadow Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- FOX MEADOW ELEMENTARYJONESBORO, AR · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Willard Elementary School1.1 mi · 370
- Otter Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 437
- Clinton Elementary School1.8 mi · 596
- South Elgin High School1.8 mi · 2,665
- Harriet Gifford Elementary School1.8 mi · 460
- Kenyon Woods Middle School1.9 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About Fox Meadow Elementary SchoolHow large is Fox Meadow Elementary School?
Fox Meadow Elementary School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-06.
Is Fox Meadow Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fox Meadow Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fox Meadow Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fox Meadow Elementary School is approximately 18.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fox Meadow Elementary School?
At Fox Meadow Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 44% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Fox Meadow Elementary School in?
Fox Meadow Elementary School is part of SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.