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How has Grande Reserve Elem Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORKVILLE CUSD 115·NCES 174396005819
Grande Reserve Elementary School
3142 Grande Trl, Yorkville, IL 60560 · (630) 553-5513 · Kendall County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
163 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (104).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Yorkville CUSD 115. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.1pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 29.5% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Grande Reserve Elementary School
Grande Reserve Elementary School's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Reserve Elementary School this school | 728 | 22.4% | 49.4% |
| Waters Elementary School Chicago | 702 | 22.9% | 64.8% |
| Robert Crown School Wauconda | 776 | 23.5% | 58.4% |
| Oriole Park Elementary School Chicago | 617 | 24.5% | 63.8% |
| Lisle Elementary School Lisle | 777 | 27.7% | 64.2% |
| Chesak Elementary School Lake in the Hills | 643 | 26.9% | N/A |
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 Grande Reserve Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kendall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #610 of 1,925 | #11 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #967 of 2,077 ▼ 138 | #16 of 22 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #655 of 2,077 ▼ 92 | #10 of 22 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #102 of 2,419 | #2 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,177 of 2,035 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #663 of 2,042 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #1,920 of 2,132 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.3% | #46 of 615 | #1 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
728
+158 (+28%) vs 2020
+39% since 2010-11, when it was 522
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 | 728 | 52.6 | 13.8:1 | 22% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 41.7 | 16.5:1 | 25% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 41.8 | 15.4:1 | 23% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 37.5 | 14.2:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 13% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grande Reserve Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (534 to 728); teachers up 40% (37.5 to 52.6).
About Grande Reserve Elementary School
Located in Yorkville, Illinois, Grande Reserve Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend, and enrollment is 728 students. The school's enrollment is 91% above the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Yorkville CUSD 115 is the district for Grande Reserve Elementary School. It has 10 schools and 7,174 students.
Grande Reserve Elementary School is 60% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kendall County average 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Grande Reserve Elementary School is C+. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Grande Reserve Elementary School, the prediction is 58.6% and the result is 49.4%.
Within Kendall County, 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 Grande Reserve Elementary School, Kendall County has 49 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Bristol Grade School, is about 1.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Grande Reserve Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Grande Reserve Elementary School's enrollment climbed 28%, to 728.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Yorkville CUSD 115
- Yorkville High SchoolHigh · 2,266 students
- Yorkville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,152 students
- Bristol Bay Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Yorkville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Circle Center Grade SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Autumn Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Other schools in Yorkville
- Yorkville High SchoolHigh · 2,266 students
- Yorkville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,152 students
- Bristol Bay Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Yorkville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 638 students
- Circle Center Grade SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Autumn Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Bristol Grade School1.4 mi · 196
- Autumn Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 529
- Lakewood Creek Elementary1.8 mi · 767
- Fox Chase Elementary School2.1 mi · 661
- Bristol Bay Elementary School2.3 mi · 695
- Kaneland McDole Elementary School2.6 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Grande Reserve Elementary SchoolHow large is Grande Reserve Elementary School?
Grande Reserve Elementary School enrolls approximately 728 students in grades KG-06.
Is Grande Reserve Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grande Reserve Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Grande Reserve Elementary School have?
Grande Reserve Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Grande Reserve Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grande Reserve Elementary School are roughly 60% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Grande Reserve Elementary School?
Grande Reserve Elementary School is overseen by Yorkville CUSD 115 in Kendall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.