1
Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Greenman Elem School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA WEST USD 129·NCES 170471000163
Greenman Elementary School
729 W Galena Blvd, Aurora, IL 60506 · (630) 301-5004 · Kane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
315 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
36.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
23.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 11.0% | 6.3% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Greenman Elementary School
Greenman Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenman Elementary School this school | 528 | 59.7% | 26.3% |
| Roy Elementary School Northlake | 545 | 59.4% | 35.1% |
| Chicago Academy Elementary School Chicago | 548 | 63.1% | 41.0% |
| Smith Elementary School Aurora | 425 | 60.5% | 22.0% |
| Creekside Elementary School Elgin | 469 | 62.5% | 25.5% |
| Gary Elementary School West Chicago | 425 | 59.3% | 38.9% |
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 Greenman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #1,405 of 1,925 | #44 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,492 of 2,077 ▲ 300 | #58 of 83 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,482 of 2,077 ▲ 417 | #51 of 83 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #436 of 2,419 | #21 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #850 of 2,035 | #21 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #1,251 of 2,042 | #56 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #1,024 of 2,132 | #32 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #779 of 1,461 | #25 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
528
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 372
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 | 528 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 60% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 35.4 | 14.8:1 | 66% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 41.1 | 13.3:1 | 56% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 37.7 | 16.0:1 | 62% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 96% (645) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 32 | 20.4:1 | 79% (517) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 18 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 19 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (604 to 528); teachers up 9% (37.7 to 41).
About Greenman Elementary School
Greenman Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Aurora, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 528 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 39% higher.
Aurora West USD 129 operates 16 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,020 students.
At Greenman Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 79% of the student body. After that, the student body is 10% White, 5% Black, 4% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Kane County is about 33% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 12.9:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Greenman Elementary School is 60%. The 48% average for public schools in Kane County is 12 points lower.
Greenman Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.3%, compared with a predicted 37.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Kane County (population about 517,255), the median household income is $103,163, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Greenman Elementary School is one of 167 public schools in the county.
McCleery Elementary School is the public school closest to Greenman Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Greenman Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Greenman Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 517 students in 2020-21 and 528 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Greenman Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Aurora West USD 129
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Herget Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Freeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- McCleery Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
Other schools in Aurora
- East High SchoolHigh · 4,020 students
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Fischer Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
Nearby schools
- McCleery Elementary School0.6 mi · 513
- West Aurora High School0.6 mi · 3,641
- Jefferson Middle School0.6 mi · 577
- Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 511
- Freeman Elementary School0.9 mi · 529
- C M Bardwell Elementary School1.4 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About Greenman Elementary SchoolHow large is Greenman Elementary School?
Greenman Elementary School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Greenman Elementary School serve?
Greenman Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Greenman Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Greenman Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Greenman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Greenman Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 79% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Greenman Elementary School public or private?
Greenman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Aurora West USD 129.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.