Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001706
Wayne Elem 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
Student demographics
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
391
+58 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.6:1
% White
61%
was 70%
% Hispanic
15%
was 14%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
17%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 Elem School2.8 mi · 458
- Sycamore Trails Elementary School3.0 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne Elem SchoolHow many students attend Wayne Elem School?
Wayne Elem School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Wayne Elem School serve?
Wayne Elem School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Wayne Elem School have?
Wayne Elem School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Wayne Elem School?
Student demographics at Wayne Elem School are roughly 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Wayne Elem School public or private?
Wayne Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD U-46.
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