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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169005458
McCarty Elementary School
3000 Village Green Dr, Aurora, IL 60504 · (630) 375-3400 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
169 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
46.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.0pp since 2023
Math
38.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +22.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.2% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 15.6% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 McCarty Elementary School
McCarty Elementary School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCarty Elementary School this school | 478 | 35.4% | 37.8% |
| Elizabeth Eichelberger Elementary School Plainfield | 548 | 31.4% | 55.4% |
| Mill Street Elementary School Naperville | 600 | 34.7% | 73.2% |
| Brookdale Elementary School Naperville | 462 | 30.1% | 64.0% |
| Colene Hoose Elementary School Normal | 413 | 34.1% | 41.4% |
| Farnsworth Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 38.0% | 44.2% |
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 McCarty Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #991 of 1,925 | #92 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,019 of 2,077 ▲ 362 | #113 of 141 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #1,149 of 2,077 ▲ 300 | #116 of 141 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #634 of 2,419 | #37 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #798 of 2,035 | #65 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.8% | #11 of 2,042 | #2 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #1,663 of 2,132 | #59 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #563 of 1,461 | #29 of 92 |
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
478
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 640
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 | 478 | 37.6 | 12.7:1 | 35% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 37.1 | 12.8:1 | 37% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 35.7 | 13.0:1 | 35% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 34% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 27% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 38 | 16.5:1 | 27% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 860 | 42 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 29 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCarty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (578 to 478); teachers down 1% (38 to 37.6).
About McCarty Elementary School
McCarty Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Aurora, Illinois. In all, 478 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 25% larger than the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 enrolls 26,108 students in 32 schools, including McCarty Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at McCarty Elementary School, about 34 are White, the largest group. It is also 25% Hispanic, 18% Black, 16% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of DuPage County is roughly 65% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 76, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The school has 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.2 students per teacher. In all, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in DuPage County is close, at 34%.
McCarty Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.8% and a predicted 51.1%.
Census data for DuPage County show median household income comes to about $112,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 138,557, McCarty Elementary School among them.
Georgetown Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, McCarty Elementary School places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
McCarty Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
An 8% decline took enrollment from 521 in 2020-21 to 478 in 2024-25.
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DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indian Prairie CUSD 204
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 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
- Georgetown Elementary School0.5 mi · 420
- Fischer Middle School0.5 mi · 861
- Waubonsie Valley High School0.6 mi · 2,849
- Reba O Steck Elementary School0.8 mi · 669
- Prairie Children Preschool0.9 mi · 643
- Still Middle School1.0 mi · 709
Frequently asked questions
About McCarty Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McCarty Elementary School?
McCarty Elementary School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McCarty Elementary School serve?
McCarty Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McCarty Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McCarty Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McCarty Elementary School?
At McCarty Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 25% Hispanic, 18% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is McCarty Elementary School public or private?
McCarty Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.