Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001707
Willard Elementary School
370 W Spring St, South Elgin, IL 60177 · (847) 888-5275 · Kane County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
205 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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
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
51.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.9pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 24.9% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Willard Elementary School
Willard Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Elementary School this school | 370 | 55.4% | 38.9% |
| Avon Center Elementary School Round Lake Beach | 361 | 53.7% | 38.2% |
| Centennial Elementary School Plano | 351 | 53.8% | 25.2% |
| North Elementary School Villa Park | 434 | 56.5% | 44.9% |
| P H Miller Elementary School Plano | 438 | 55.9% | N/A |
| Chase Elementary School Chicago | 415 | 54.0% | 39.9% |
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 Willard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #952 of 1,925 | #33 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,171 of 2,077 ▼ 171 | #47 of 83 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #962 of 2,077 no change | #40 of 83 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #1,149 of 2,419 | #67 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,578 of 2,035 | #53 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #686 of 2,042 | #20 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #1,149 of 2,132 | #37 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #188 of 615 | #12 of 32 |
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
370
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 507
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 | 370 | 24.4 | 15.2:1 | 55% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 20.5 | 18.9:1 | 48% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 51% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 19.4 | 16.7:1 | 60% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 50% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 16 | 25.1:1 | 41% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 19 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 17 | 29.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (324 to 370); teachers up 26% (19.4 to 24.4).
About Willard Elementary School
Willard Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in South Elgin. The school has 370 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 6.
SD U-46 serves 34,036 students across 51 schools.
Hispanic students are 58% of those enrolled at Willard Elementary School. Next come 30% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. That compares with about 33% Hispanic among all Kane County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
There are 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.2:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Of all students at Willard Elementary School, 55% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Willard Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (38.9%) and its predicted rate (39.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
For the population of Kane County, median household income comes to about $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Kane County counts 167 public schools with about 87,252 students.
Clinton Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Willard Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Willard Elementary School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
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.
The school shrank from 384 students in 2020-21 to 370 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Willard Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 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
Other schools in South Elgin
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
- Clinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Fox Meadow Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Corron Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
Other Willard Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Willard Elementary. Willard Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 13.
- Willard Elementary SchoolEvanston, IL · 355 students
- Willard Elementary SchoolRiver Forest, IL · 327 students
- Willard Elementary SchoolMoline, IL · 173 students
- Willard Elementary SchoolWillard, OH · 558 students
- Willard ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 534 students
Nearby schools
- Clinton Elementary School0.8 mi · 596
- South Elgin High School0.9 mi · 2,665
- Fox Meadow Elementary School1.1 mi · 577
- Kenyon Woods Middle School1.2 mi · 873
- Anderson Elementary School2.3 mi · 460
- Lowrie Elementary School2.3 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Willard Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Willard Elementary School?
Willard Elementary School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades KG-06.
Is Willard Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willard Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Willard Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Willard Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Willard Elementary School?
Student demographics at Willard Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 58% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Willard Elementary School in?
Willard Elementary School is part of SD U-46.
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