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How has Gary D Wright Elem Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 300·NCES 170855005951
Gary D Wright Elementary School
1500 Ketchum Rd, Hampshire, IL 60140 · (847) 683-5700 · Kane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
269 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 77 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
47.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.3pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 30.2% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Gary D Wright Elementary School
Gary D Wright Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary D Wright Elementary School this school | 742 | 36.3% | 44.1% |
| Gilberts Elementary School Gilberts | 729 | 33.3% | 49.1% |
| Fox Chase Elementary School Oswego | 661 | 37.7% | 52.2% |
| River View Elementary School Plainfield | 584 | 37.7% | 50.0% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School Antioch | 614 | 34.2% | 43.2% |
| Montessori Elementary School Rockford | 660 | 36.4% | 46.0% |
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 Gary D Wright Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #778 of 1,925 | #30 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #821 of 2,077 ▼ 24 | #39 of 83 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,080 of 2,077 ▲ 3 | #43 of 83 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #94 of 2,419 | #4 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,913 of 2,035 | #81 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #542 of 2,042 | #16 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #1,641 of 2,132 | #51 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #1,281 of 1,461 | #44 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
742
-125 (-14%) vs 2020
+51% since 2010-11, when it was 491
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 | 742 | 41.4 | 17.9:1 | 36% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 37.5 | 18.7:1 | 30% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 37.4 | 17.1:1 | 23% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 43.2 | 17.8:1 | 22% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 21% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 22 | 22.3:1 | 23% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gary D Wright Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (769 to 742); teachers down 4% (43.2 to 41.4).
About Gary D Wright Elementary School
Gary D Wright Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in Hampshire, Illinois. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 742 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Gary D Wright Elementary School is one of the 27 schools that make up CUSD 300 (20,705 students in total).
At Gary D Wright Elementary School, White students make up 56% of the student body. After that, the student body is 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, Kane County is about 58% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 41.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.9:1. This ratio sits 4.0 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Kane County, the school's rate is lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Gary D Wright Elementary School is 6.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 44.1%. Predicted: 50.6%.
Federal survey data for Kane County show that the median household income is $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 167 public schools in Kane County, enrolling about 87,252 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Hampshire High School, is about 0.3 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Gary D Wright Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment decrease, from 867 in 2020-21 to 742 in 2024-25.
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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 CUSD 300
- Dundee-Crown High SchoolHigh · 2,573 students
- Harry D Jacobs High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Hampshire High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Westfield Community SchoolElementary · 1,287 students
- Dundee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,144 students
- Carpentersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,142 students
Other schools in Hampshire
- Hampshire High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Hampshire Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Big Timber Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Hampshire Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- NIA D/HH HS PrgrmElementary
Nearby schools
- Hampshire High School0.3 mi · 2,046
- Big Timber Elementary School0.8 mi · 451
- Hampshire Middle School2.8 mi · 821
- Hampshire Elementary School2.9 mi · 446
- Huntley High School3.2 mi · 2,804
- Leggee Elementary School3.2 mi · 877
Frequently asked questions
About Gary D Wright Elementary SchoolHow large is Gary D Wright Elementary School?
Gary D Wright Elementary School enrolls approximately 742 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gary D Wright Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gary D Wright Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Gary D Wright Elementary School have?
Gary D Wright Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Gary D Wright Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gary D Wright Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Gary D Wright Elementary School public or private?
Gary D Wright Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CUSD 300.
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