Enrollment
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINNEBAGO CUSD 323·NCES 174279003401
Jean McNair Elementary School
304 E McNair Rd, Winnebago, IL 61088 · (815) 335-1607 · Winnebago County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
84 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 33% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Winnebago CUSD 323. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.4pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 26.3% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Jean McNair Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #729 of 1,925 | #12 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #839 of 2,077 | #10 of 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #952 of 2,077 | #12 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #1,812 of 2,419 | #48 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #441 of 2,035 | #4 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #1,313 of 2,042 | #46 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #1,717 of 2,132 | #46 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #537 of 1,461 | #8 of 28 |
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
252
-31 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 259
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 | 252 | 21.6 | 11.7:1 | 33% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 35% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 20.7 | 13.3:1 | 29% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 19.5 | 15.8:1 | 22% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 18 | 16.5:1 | 28% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 26% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 14 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jean McNair Elementary School.
About Jean McNair Elementary School
Jean McNair Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Winnebago, Illinois. The school counted 252 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 5. That puts enrollment 34% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
The Winnebago CUSD 323 system has 4 schools and 1,267 students.
The share of students at Jean McNair Elementary School who are White is 81%. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 66% of Winnebago County residents are White. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Jean McNair Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Jean McNair Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 33%. That is 28 points below the 61% average for public schools in Winnebago County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jean McNair Elementary School would score about 52.3%. It scores 45.3%, 7.0 points below that figure.
In Winnebago County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $65,837 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Jean McNair Elementary School, Winnebago County has 94 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Winnebago High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Nearby schools with test data average 25.1% proficiency; Jean McNair Elementary School posts 45.3%.
Jean McNair Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, Jean McNair Elementary School enrolled 283 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 252.
Jean McNair Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winnebago CUSD 323
- Winnebago High SchoolHigh · 422 students
- Dorothy Simon Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Winnebago Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
Other schools in Winnebago
- Winnebago High SchoolHigh · 422 students
- Dorothy Simon Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Winnebago Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Winnebago High School0.1 mi · 422
- Winnebago Middle School0.1 mi · 296
- Dorothy Simon Elementary School0.7 mi · 297
- Kennedy Middle School5.2 mi · 393
- Auburn High School5.2 mi · 1,957
- McIntosh Elementary5.3 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Jean McNair Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jean McNair Elementary School?
Jean McNair Elementary School enrolls approximately 252 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Jean McNair Elementary School serve?
Jean McNair Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Jean McNair Elementary School have?
Jean McNair Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Jean McNair Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jean McNair Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Jean McNair Elementary School in?
Jean McNair Elementary School is part of Winnebago CUSD 323.
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