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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001700

Ronald D O Neal

510 Franklin Blvd, Elgin, IL 60120 · (847) 888-5266 · Kane County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
358 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
24
Kindergarten
53
Grade 1
63
Grade 2
58
Grade 3
68
Grade 4
52
Grade 5
64
Grade 6
63
Student demographics
White
276%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 45%
Hispanic
38887%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 29%
Black
204%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 16%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24355%
Female
20245%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
31.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.6pp since 2023
Math
24.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.

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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
445
-100 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 19.3:1
% White
6%
was 4%
% Hispanic
87%
was 85%
% Black
4%
was 6%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Ronald D O Neal

Ronald D O Neal operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in Elgin, Illinois, overseen by SD U-46. Current enrollment sits at 445 students spanning grades K through 6.

Across the 51 schools in SD U-46 (34,036 students total), Ronald D O Neal accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ronald D O Neal reports that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Ronald D O Neal higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kane County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ronald D O Neal sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.1%; this one delivers 23.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kane County) shows that median household earnings sit near $103,163, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kane County runs 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), of which Ronald D O Neal is one.

The closest other public school is Larsen Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ronald D O Neal comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 20.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Ronald D O Neal's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 545 (now 445). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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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
Ronald D O Neal
District
SD U-46
Address
510 Franklin Blvd, Elgin, IL 60120
Phone
(847) 888-5266
County
Kane County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
445
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
358 (80%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
171371001700
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Ronald D O Neal
What is the total enrollment at Ronald D O Neal?
Ronald D O Neal enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Ronald D O Neal serve?
Ronald D O Neal serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Ronald D O Neal?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Ronald D O Neal.
What is the student diversity at Ronald D O Neal?
Student demographics at Ronald D O Neal are roughly 6% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Ronald D O Neal public or private?
Ronald D O Neal is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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