Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 300·NCES 170855004912
Perry Elementary School
251 Amarillo Dr, Carpentersville, IL 60110 · (224) 484-5600 · Kane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
251 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
30.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.8pp since 2023
Math
29.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.1% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 12.3% | 9.5% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Perry Elementary School
Perry Elementary School's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Elementary School this school | 278 | 90.3% | 24.1% |
| Gordon School Posen | 312 | 88.5% | 35.6% |
| Finkl Elementary School Chicago | 240 | 87.9% | 21.0% |
| Yates Elementary School Chicago | 268 | 88.1% | 18.5% |
| Hammond Elementary School Chicago | 259 | 94.2% | 20.7% |
| Isaac Singleton Elementary School Joliet | 304 | 95.1% | 18.9% |
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 Perry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,476 of 1,925 | #48 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #1,300 of 2,077 ▲ 337 | #51 of 83 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #1,662 of 2,077 ▲ 196 | #60 of 83 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #1,663 of 2,419 | #79 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #235 of 2,035 | #4 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #1,254 of 2,042 | #59 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #270 of 2,132 | #1 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.5% | #25 of 1,461 | #1 of 51 |
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
278
-87 (-24%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 778
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 | 278 | 25.9 | 10.8:1 | 90% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 29.2 | 9.1:1 | 89% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 34.4 | 8.6:1 | 82% (240) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 40.7 | 12.8:1 | 89% (461) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 90% (555) |
| 2010-11 | 777 | 41 | 18.9:1 | 95% (735) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 50 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 778 | 38 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (520 to 278); teachers down 36% (40.7 to 25.9).
About Perry Elementary School
Perry Elementary School sits in Carpentersville, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. Federal data show 278 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
CUSD 300 serves 20,705 students across 27 schools.
The largest group at Perry Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 78%. Enrollment also includes 14% Black and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Kane County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. The diversity index for Perry Elementary School is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Perry Elementary School has 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 90% at Perry Elementary School. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Kane County.
In Illinois, Perry Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 24.1% actual against a predicted 19.4%.
In the surrounding county, Kane County, median household income comes to about $103,163, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 167 public schools and about 87,252 students.
Dundee-Crown High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Perry Elementary School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Perry Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 365 (2020-21) to 278 (2024-25).
The discussion board for Perry Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 300
- Dundee-Crown High SchoolHigh · 2,573 students
- Harry D Jacobs High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Hampshire High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Westfield Community SchoolElementary · 1,287 students
- Dundee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,144 students
- Carpentersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,142 students
Other schools in Carpentersville
- Dundee-Crown High SchoolHigh · 2,573 students
- Carpentersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,142 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
- Lakewood SchoolElementary · 590 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
- Meadowdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other Perry Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Perry Elementary. Perry Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 13.
- Perry Elementary SchoolBelvidere, IL · 284 students
- Perry ElementaryPerry, IA · 816 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolPerry, OK · 573 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolPerry, OH · 538 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolErie, PA · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Dundee-Crown High School0.2 mi · 2,573
- Sunny Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 245
- Algonquin Lakes Elementary School1.0 mi · 408
- Meadowdale Elementary School1.0 mi · 421
- Eastview Elementary School1.7 mi · 401
- Lakewood School1.7 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perry Elementary School?
Perry Elementary School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Perry Elementary School serve?
Perry Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Perry Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Perry Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Perry Elementary School?
At Perry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Perry Elementary School in?
Perry Elementary School is part of CUSD 300.
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