McCarty Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary school in Aurora, Illinois, McCarty Elementary School works with 478 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Indian Prairie CUSD 204. Enrollment runs roughly 25% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Within Indian Prairie CUSD 204, which oversees 32 schools and 26,108 students, McCarty Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, McCarty Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 18% Black, 16% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 35% of students at McCarty Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, McCarty Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for DuPage County indicate median household income runs about $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which McCarty Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Georgetown Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McCarty Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. McCarty Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 578 (now 478). The White share of enrollment edged down from 46% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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