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What's the most underrated thing about Gilberts Elem Sch that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 300·NCES 170855005956
Gilberts Elementary School
729 Paper Bark Ln, Gilberts, IL 60136 · (224) 484-5900 · Kane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
243 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 | 66 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
Student demographics
56%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
53.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 37.1% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Where Gilberts Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #624 of 1,925 | #26 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #639 of 2,077 | #31 of 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #870 of 2,077 | #38 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #101 of 2,419 | #5 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,644 of 2,035 | #57 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #701 of 2,042 | #21 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #1,713 of 2,132 | #55 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #1,058 of 1,461 | #37 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
729
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 790
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 | 729 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 33% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 44.6 | 15.8:1 | 24% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 43.6 | 16.2:1 | 23% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 711 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 787 | 42.9 | 18.3:1 | 18% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 15% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | 33 | 23.9:1 | 15% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilberts Elementary School.
About Gilberts Elementary School
Gilberts Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in Gilberts, Illinois. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 729 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
CUSD 300 serves 20,705 students across 27 schools.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Gilberts Elementary School combined. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is close to the 58% White share among all Kane County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Gilberts Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Gilberts Elementary School employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 33% in 2024-25. Public schools in Kane County average 48%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gilberts Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 49.1% actual against 52.3% predicted.
Within Kane County, median household income is about $103,163, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 167 public schools in Kane County, with a combined enrollment of about 87,252.
The shortest distance from Gilberts Elementary School to another public school is about 1.9 miles, to Dundee Middle School. The five-mile area around Gilberts Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 56.0% proficiency; Gilberts Elementary School posts 49.1%.
Locale data from NCES put Gilberts Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The number of students grew from 711 to 729 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Dundee Middle School1.9 mi · 1,144
- Liberty Elementary School2.4 mi · 749
- Mackeben Elementary School2.5 mi · 522
- Conley Elementary School2.7 mi · 598
- Heineman Middle School2.8 mi · 724
- Westfield Community School3.0 mi · 1,287
Frequently asked questions
About Gilberts Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gilberts Elementary School?
Gilberts Elementary School enrolls approximately 729 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gilberts Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gilberts Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Gilberts Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Gilberts Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilberts Elementary School?
At Gilberts Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Gilberts Elementary School public or private?
Gilberts Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CUSD 300.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.