Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001706
Wayne Elementary School
5N443 School St, Wayne, IL 60184 · (630) 736-7100 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
71 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 13% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
62.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.1pp since 2023
Math
55.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 44.4% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Wayne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #347 of 1,925 | #53 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #530 of 2,077 | #86 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #592 of 2,077 | #83 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #1,041 of 2,419 | #77 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,440 of 2,035 | #108 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #679 of 2,042 | #81 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #1,989 of 2,132 | #99 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #138 of 615 | #11 of 57 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
391
+71 (+22%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 602
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 | 391 | 26.8 | 14.6:1 | 18% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 23.1 | 15.7:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 22.2 | 15.7:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 21.4 | 15.6:1 | 20% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 14% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 13% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 36 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 22 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne Elementary School.
About Wayne Elementary School
The public elementary school Wayne Elementary School is located in Wayne, Illinois. School enrollment was 391 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6.
SD U-46 serves 34,036 students across 51 schools.
A majority of students at Wayne Elementary School, 61%, are White. Other reported shares: 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 65% White share among all DuPage County residents. Wayne Elementary School has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 18% of students. It compares with 34% for public schools in DuPage County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Wayne Elementary School is 2.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.9% actual, 61.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
DuPage County census figures show that median household income is about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne Elementary School is among the 277 public schools in DuPage County.
Norton Creek Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. Wayne Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 58.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Wayne Elementary School went from 320 students to 391.
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DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Nearby schools
- Norton Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 479
- Wredling Middle School2.2 mi · 1,289
- St Charles East High School2.5 mi · 1,930
- Bartlett High School2.7 mi · 2,037
- Nature Ridge Elementary School2.8 mi · 458
- Sycamore Trails Elementary School3.0 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wayne Elementary School?
Wayne Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Wayne Elementary School serve?
Wayne Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Wayne Elementary School have?
Wayne Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Wayne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wayne Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wayne Elementary School public or private?
Wayne Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD U-46.
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