Wayne Elem School

Wayne Elem School, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Wayne, Illinois, overseen by SD U-46, hosts 391 students, covering grades K through 6.

Wayne Elem School is one of 51 schools operated by SD U-46, a district that hosts 34,036 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Wayne Elem School logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to DuPage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against DuPage County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Wayne Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.0%, the actual is 58.9%, a residual of -2.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for DuPage County shows the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne Elem School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

Nearest neighbor: Norton Creek Elementary School, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wayne Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 59.4%.

Wayne Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 17%: 333 students in 2018 compared to 391 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 70% to 61%.

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