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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST CHARLES CUSD 303·NCES 173717003856

Munhall Elementary School

1400 S 13th Ave, Saint Charles, IL 60174 · (331) 228-2600 · Kane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
131 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K256%
Kindergarten9120%
Grade 15913%
Grade 26515%
Grade 37216%
Grade 46715%
Grade 56815%

This year's kindergarten class (91) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (68).

Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
33876%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
6414%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
112%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
153%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
184%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
25858%
Female
18942%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
69.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023

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.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.8%61.4%
2023-2460.9%54.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 Munhall Elementary School

Munhall Elementary School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Munhall Elementary School this school44729.3%63.2%
Kenneth E Neubert Elementary School
Algonquin
44530.3%61.3%
Deer Path Elementary School
Cary
45225.7%51.5%
West Elementary School
Crystal Lake
52028.7%51.6%
Wallace Elementary School
Ottawa
42026.7%61.6%
Spring Hills Elementary School
Roselle
47730.4%67.0%
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 Munhall Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Kane County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
63.2%#248 of 1,925#11 of 72
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.4%#376 of 2,077
▼ 138
#16 of 83
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.8%#352 of 2,077
▼ 112
#17 of 83
▼ 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
447#769 of 2,419#42 of 88
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#1,082 of 2,035#27 of 87
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.4%#1,143 of 2,042#47 of 87
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
29.3%#1,799 of 2,132#58 of 77
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.4%#458 of 615#26 of 32
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 2024-25
Enrollment
447
-110 (-20%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254473313.6:129% (131)
2023-2455239.613.9:122% (124)
2022-2357539.814.5:121% (120)
2020-21557N/AN/AN/A
2017-1842826.815.9:113% (56)
2015-164302517.2:117% (75)
2010-114872916.8:117% (85)
2000-016063119.6:1N/A
1990-915412720.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Munhall Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 4% (428 to 447); teachers up 23% (26.8 to 33).

About Munhall Elementary School

Munhall Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Saint Charles, Illinois. The school enrolls 447 students in kindergarten through 5.

St Charles CUSD 303 is the district for Munhall Elementary School. It has 16 schools and 11,952 students.

More than half of the students at Munhall Elementary School are White (76%). Next come 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. That compares with about 58% White among all Kane County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.

A staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. By family income, 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Kane County is 19 points.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Munhall Elementary School is 54.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.2%.

For Kane County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $103,163 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Kane County number 167, with about 87,252 students.

About 0.7 miles separate Munhall Elementary School from the closest public school, Fox Ridge Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Munhall Elementary School is 3rd of 4 nearby schools with test data.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.

The school's student count fell 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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Kane County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Munhall Elementary School
District
St Charles CUSD 303
Address
1400 S 13th Ave, Saint Charles, IL 60174
Phone
(331) 228-2600
County
Kane County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
447
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
131 (29%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
173717003856
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in St Charles CUSD 303
Other schools in Saint Charles
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Frequently asked questions

About Munhall Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Munhall Elementary School?
Munhall Elementary School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Munhall Elementary School serve?
Munhall Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Munhall Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Munhall Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Munhall Elementary School?
At Munhall Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Munhall Elementary School?
Munhall Elementary School is overseen by St Charles CUSD 303 in Kane County.
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