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Munhall Elem School
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Munhall Elem School
Munhall Elem School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Saint Charles, Illinois, part of St Charles CUSD 303, instructs 447 students, covering grades K through 5.
Within St Charles CUSD 303, which oversees 16 schools and 11,952 students, Munhall Elem School is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Munhall Elem School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Munhall Elem School reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kane County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Munhall Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.6%; this one delivers 63.2%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Kane County put median household earnings sit near $103,163, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Munhall Elem School is one of 167 public schools in Kane County (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students).
Fox Ridge Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Munhall Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Munhall Elem School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 63.5%.
Munhall Elem School operates from a bedroom-community location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Munhall Elem School's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 447). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 83% to 76%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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