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What's one thing Winston Churchill Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHAUMBURG CCSD 54·NCES 173474003658
Winston Churchill Elementary School
1520 Jones Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60195 · (847) 357-6300 · Cook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
63.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.9pp since 2023
Math
47.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 36.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Winston Churchill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #752 of 2,077 ▼ 123 | #228 of 829 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #555 of 2,077 ▲ 96 | #189 of 829 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #330 of 2,419 | #177 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #404 of 2,035 | #218 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #137 of 2,042 | #64 of 819 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #1,383 of 1,461 | #632 of 661 |
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
572
-72 (-11%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 574
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 | 572 | 49.6 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 45.8 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 46 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 644 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 34.9 | 16.7:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 12% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 27 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 574 | 30 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winston Churchill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (582 to 572); teachers up 42% (34.9 to 49.6).
About Winston Churchill Elementary School
Winston Churchill Elementary School is a large elementary school based in Schaumburg, Illinois. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 572 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Across its 28 schools, Schaumburg CCSD 54 enrolls 15,298 students. Winston Churchill Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students form the largest group at Winston Churchill Elementary School, 39% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 30% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Winston Churchill Elementary School comes in at 70%.
The school has about 11.5 students per teacher and 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Winston Churchill Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Cook County census figures show that median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 1,406 public schools operate in Cook County, serving about 697,934 students.
The next-closest public school is Hoffman Estates High School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The number of students dropped from 644 to 572 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Schaumburg CCSD 54
- Michael Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Robert Frost Junior High SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Margaret Mead Junior High SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Jane Addams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Adolph Link Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
Other schools in Schaumburg
- Schaumburg High SchoolHigh · 2,416 students
- Michael Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Robert Frost Junior High SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Jane Addams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Hoover Math and Science AcademyElementary · 640 students
- Helen Keller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Hoffman Estates High School0.5 mi · 2,185
- MacArthur Intrntl Spanish Academy0.5 mi · 435
- Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High School0.6 mi · 662
- Lincoln Prairie School0.7 mi · 348
- Helen Keller Junior High School0.9 mi · 617
- Neil Armstrong Elementary School0.9 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Winston Churchill Elementary SchoolHow large is Winston Churchill Elementary School?
Winston Churchill Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades KG-06.
Is Winston Churchill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winston Churchill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winston Churchill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winston Churchill Elementary School is approximately 11.5:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Winston Churchill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Winston Churchill Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 30% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Winston Churchill Elementary School in?
Winston Churchill Elementary School is part of Schaumburg CCSD 54.
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