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Alumni: what's one memory from Kaneland McDole Elem School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANELAND CUSD 302·NCES 172448005618
Kaneland McDole Elementary School
2901 Foxmoor Dr, Montgomery, IL 60538 · (630) 897-1961 · Kane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
11.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Kaneland CUSD 302. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.1pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 26.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kaneland McDole Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #786 of 2,077 ▲ 139 | #36 of 83 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #613 of 2,077 ▲ 34 | #30 of 83 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #793 of 2,419 | #47 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #513 of 2,035 | #12 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #645 of 2,042 | #18 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #771 of 1,461 | #24 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
440
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 632
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 | 440 | 37 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 36.8 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 40 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 433 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 13% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kaneland McDole Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (505 to 440); teachers down 5% (39 to 37).
About Kaneland McDole Elementary School
Kaneland McDole Elementary School is an elementary school in Montgomery, Illinois, reachable at (630) 897-1961. It teaches 440 students in pre-K through 5.
Kaneland CUSD 302 has 3,908 students in 7 schools, and Kaneland McDole Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 58% of the student body at Kaneland McDole Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Kane County residents are about 58% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
For every teacher at Kaneland McDole Elementary School, there are about 11.9 students; the school has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Kaneland McDole Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Illinois public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Kane County show that the median household earns about $103,163 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Kane County has 167 public schools with about 87,252 students, including Kaneland McDole Elementary School.
Kaneland McDole Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from Lakewood Creek Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Kaneland McDole Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 433 to 440, a small change.
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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 Kaneland CUSD 302
- Kaneland Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Kaneland Harter Middle SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- Kaneland John Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Kaneland John Shields Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Kaneland IgKnight AcademyMiddle · 100 students
Other schools in Montgomery
- Lakewood Creek ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Long Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Boulder Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Nicholson Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Lakewood Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 767
- Bristol Bay Elementary School1.8 mi · 695
- Grande Reserve Elementary School2.6 mi · 728
- Bristol Grade School2.9 mi · 196
- Washington Middle School2.9 mi · 690
- Fox Chase Elementary School3.0 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Kaneland McDole Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kaneland McDole Elementary School?
Kaneland McDole Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kaneland McDole Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kaneland McDole Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kaneland McDole Elementary School have?
Kaneland McDole Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Kaneland McDole Elementary School?
Kaneland McDole Elementary School reports a student body of 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kaneland McDole Elementary School?
Kaneland McDole Elementary School is overseen by Kaneland CUSD 302 in Kane County.
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