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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA EAST USD 131·NCES 170468000148
John Gates Elementary School
800 7th Ave, Aurora, IL 60505 · (630) 299-5600 · Kane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
258 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 47 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
19.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
11.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.6% | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 11.6% | 2.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 John Gates Elementary School
John Gates Elementary School's state test result (16.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Gates Elementary School this school | 427 | 60.4% | 16.0% |
| Academy for Global Citizenship Chicago | 486 | 57.6% | 23.1% |
| G N Dieterich Elementary School Aurora | 507 | 63.3% | 11.9% |
| Westdale Elementary School Northlake | 483 | 64.6% | 38.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Maywood | 431 | 55.7% | 37.4% |
| Cicero West Elementary School Cicero | 557 | 57.1% | 26.8% |
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 John Gates Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,730 of 1,925 | #64 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #1,855 of 2,077 ▲ 117 | #79 of 83 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #1,929 of 2,077 ▼ 48 | #74 of 83 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #860 of 2,419 | #50 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,436 of 2,035 | #46 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.3% | #1,950 of 2,042 | #83 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #1,000 of 2,132 | #31 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #359 of 1,461 | #11 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
427
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 572
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 | 427 | 29.3 | 14.6:1 | 60% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 30.4 | 14.2:1 | 76% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 30.3 | 13.8:1 | 73% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 34.9 | 15.8:1 | 75% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 66% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 37 | 19.5:1 | 75% (542) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 39 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 28 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Gates Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (552 to 427); teachers down 16% (34.9 to 29.3).
About John Gates Elementary School
John Gates Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Aurora. Its enrollment is 427 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 18 schools in Aurora East USD 131, with 12,187 students enrolled.
The share of students at John Gates Elementary School who are Hispanic is 96%. County-wide, 33% of Kane County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 7% means there is a 7% chance two randomly chosen students at John Gates Elementary School are from different groups.
John Gates Elementary School has 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. The school has 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Kane County averages 48%, lower than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, John Gates Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools. It scores 16.0%; the prediction is 36.6%.
The county, Kane County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $103,163 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Kane County has 167 public schools with about 87,252 students, including John Gates Elementary School.
East High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of John Gates Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, John Gates Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, John Gates Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, John Gates Elementary School had a net loss of 31 students, or 7%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at John Gates Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 East USD 131
- East High SchoolHigh · 4,020 students
- Henry W Cowherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- C F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- K D Waldo Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Olney C Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- C M Bardwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 679 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
- East High School0.3 mi · 4,020
- W S Beaupre Elementary School0.8 mi · 226
- K D Waldo Middle School0.8 mi · 729
- G N Dieterich Elementary School0.8 mi · 507
- Olney C Allen Elementary School1.0 mi · 712
- C M Bardwell Elementary School1.0 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About John Gates Elementary SchoolHow many students attend John Gates Elementary School?
John Gates Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does John Gates Elementary School serve?
John Gates Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at John Gates Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at John Gates Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at John Gates Elementary School?
Student demographics at John Gates Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is John Gates Elementary School in?
John Gates Elementary School is part of Aurora East USD 131.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.