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What's the biggest difference between Golfview Elem School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 300·NCES 170855000483
Golfview Elementary School
124 Golfview Ln, Carpentersville, IL 60110 · (224) 484-2800 · Kane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
348 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
Student demographics
7%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
31.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.9% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 12.9% | 17.5% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Golfview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #1,395 of 1,925 | #43 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,353 of 2,077 | #53 of 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #1,613 of 2,077 | #58 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #992 of 2,419 | #60 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #780 of 2,035 | #19 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #1,956 of 2,042 | #85 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #367 of 2,132 | #5 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #136 of 1,461 | #5 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
401
-192 (-32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.9:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 96%
% Black
1%
was 2%
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 | 401 | 31.7 | 12.7:1 | 87% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 30.4 | 12.9:1 | 80% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 78% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 42.6 | 13.9:1 | 87% (516) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golfview Elementary School.
About Golfview Elementary School
Golfview Elementary School is one of the public schools in Carpentersville, Illinois. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 401 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
CUSD 300 enrolls 20,705 students, and its 27 schools include Golfview Elementary School.
At Golfview Elementary School, 97% of students are Hispanic. Census figures show Kane County is about 33% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 7%.
Its staff includes 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Golfview Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 87%. The average for public schools in Kane County is 48%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Golfview Elementary School, the prediction is 21.4% and the result is 26.5%.
Looking at the county, Kane County, median household income comes to about $103,163, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 167, with about 87,252 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Lakewood School, is the closest to Golfview Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Golfview Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Golfview Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 401, down from 593 in 2017-18. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2017-18.
Golfview Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Carpentersville
- Dundee-Crown High SchoolHigh · 2,573 students
- Carpentersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,142 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
- Lakewood SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Meadowdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Lakewood School0.6 mi · 590
- Meadowdale Elementary School1.0 mi · 421
- Carpentersville Middle School1.4 mi · 1,142
- Sunny Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 245
- Delacey Family Educ Center1.6 mi · 210
- Parkview Elementary School1.7 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Golfview Elementary SchoolHow large is Golfview Elementary School?
Golfview Elementary School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Golfview Elementary School serve?
Golfview Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Golfview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Golfview Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Golfview Elementary School?
At Golfview Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Golfview Elementary School public or private?
Golfview 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.