Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA WEST USD 129·NCES 170471000166
Schneider Elementary School
304 Banbury Rd, North Aurora, IL 60542 · (630) 301-5014 · Kane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
186 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
34.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.7pp since 2023
Math
31.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 18.8% | 16.0% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Schneider Elementary School
Schneider Elementary School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider Elementary School this school | 361 | 51.5% | 31.5% |
| Chase Elementary School Chicago | 415 | 54.0% | 39.9% |
| Willard Elementary School South Elgin | 370 | 55.4% | 38.9% |
| Hawthorn School of Dual Language Vernon Hills | 413 | 47.5% | 45.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Harvard | 319 | 55.5% | 18.6% |
| Avon Center Elementary School Round Lake Beach | 361 | 53.7% | 38.2% |
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 Schneider Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,223 of 1,925 | #38 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #1,221 of 2,077 ▲ 134 | #48 of 83 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,535 of 2,077 ▲ 84 | #53 of 83 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #1,197 of 2,419 | #69 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #557 of 2,035 | #13 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #875 of 2,042 | #28 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #1,261 of 2,132 | #40 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #399 of 1,461 | #13 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
361
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 380
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 | 361 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 52% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 29.5 | 11.5:1 | 45% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 34 | 10.1:1 | 48% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 48% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 56% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 41% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 25 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schneider Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (458 to 361); teachers unchanged (30 to 30).
About Schneider Elementary School
Schneider Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in North Aurora, Illinois. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 361 students on the rolls.
District-wide, Aurora West USD 129 has 16 schools and 11,020 students.
The largest group at Schneider Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 66%. The remaining students are 20% White, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among people living in Kane County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Schneider Elementary School scores 51%.
Classroom staffing at Schneider Elementary School totals 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Schneider Elementary School is about 52%.
Schneider Elementary School scores 31.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.8%.
Looking at the county, Kane County, 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. Counting Schneider Elementary School, Kane County has 167 public schools.
Sam Rotolo Middle School is about 1.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Schneider Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Schneider Elementary School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 31.5% against a local average of 47.6%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 370 in 2020-21 to 361 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
Schneider Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Aurora West USD 129
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Herget Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- Freeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Greenman Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
Other schools in North Aurora
- Fearn Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Jewel Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Goodwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Sam Rotolo Middle School1.6 mi · 1,080
- Goodwin Elementary School1.6 mi · 315
- Alice Gustafson Elementary School1.7 mi · 403
- Hoover Wood Elementary School1.8 mi · 363
- Benavides Steam Academy2.2 mi · 326
- Smith Elementary School2.3 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Schneider Elementary SchoolHow large is Schneider Elementary School?
Schneider Elementary School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-05.
Is Schneider Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Schneider Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schneider Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schneider Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schneider Elementary School?
At Schneider Elementary School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 66% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Schneider Elementary School public or private?
Schneider Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Aurora West USD 129.
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