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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINOOKA CCSD 201·NCES 172631002798
Minooka Elementary School
400 W Coady Dr, Minooka, IL 60447 · (815) 467-2261 · Grundy County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
226 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (122).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Minooka CCSD 201. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 24.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Minooka Elementary School
Minooka Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minooka Elementary School this school | 504 | 44.8% | 42.8% |
| Edgebrook Elementary School Mchenry | 494 | 46.0% | 49.1% |
| Caledonia Elementary School Caledonia | 449 | 43.2% | 46.0% |
| Hilltop Elementary School McHenry | 424 | 44.8% | 40.5% |
| Chauncey H Duker School McHenry | 433 | 43.2% | 35.5% |
| Valley View Elementary School Mchenry | 526 | 38.6% | 47.4% |
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 Minooka Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Grundy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #825 of 1,925 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #814 of 2,077 ▲ 188 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #988 of 2,077 ▼ 53 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #539 of 2,419 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #868 of 2,035 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #902 of 2,042 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #1,436 of 2,132 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #633 of 1,461 | #1 of 6 |
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
504
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 616
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 | 504 | 39 | 12.9:1 | 45% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 43% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 41% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 35.6 | 16.8:1 | 34% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 31 | 19.8:1 | 33% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 34% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 29 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 28 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minooka Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (597 to 504); teachers up 10% (35.6 to 39).
About Minooka Elementary School
In Minooka, Illinois, Minooka Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 504 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 32% higher.
In Minooka CCSD 201, 7 schools enroll a combined 4,361 students.
White students are 64% of those enrolled at Minooka Elementary School. Next come 29% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 86% White among all Grundy County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
The school had 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. The school's 12.9:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 45%. The 35% average for public schools in Grundy County is 10 points lower.
Minooka Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.8%) and its predicted rate (45.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Looking at the county, Grundy County, the median household earns about $92,235 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Grundy County has 28 public schools with about 12,070 students, including Minooka Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Minooka Elementary School is closest to Minooka Primary Center, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Minooka Elementary School at 3rd of 4.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 27 students, from 531 to 504.
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Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,219
Census ACS
Median income
$92,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minooka CCSD 201
- Minooka Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Minooka Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Aux SableElementary · 617 students
- Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Walnut Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Minooka Primary CenterElementary · 247 students
Other schools in Minooka
- Minooka Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- Minooka Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Aux SableElementary · 617 students
- Minooka Primary CenterElementary · 247 students
- Minooka AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Minooka Primary Center0.2 mi · 247
- Minooka Intermediate School0.2 mi · 941
- Minooka Jr High School0.8 mi · 1,024
- Three Rivers School1.9 mi · 268
- Aux Sable2.3 mi · 617
- Channahon Junior High School2.7 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Minooka Elementary SchoolHow large is Minooka Elementary School?
Minooka Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Minooka Elementary School serve?
Minooka Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Minooka Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Minooka Elementary School.
How diverse is Minooka Elementary School?
Minooka Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Minooka Elementary School in?
Minooka Elementary School is part of Minooka CCSD 201.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.