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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 308·NCES 173027005457
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School
3015 S Eola Rd, Aurora, IL 60503 · (630) 636-3700 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
114 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
70.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.5pp since 2023
Math
70.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.7% | 70.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 51.2% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Wolfs Crossing Elementary School
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfs Crossing Elementary School this school | 414 | 27.5% | 66.8% |
| Heritage Lakes Elementary School Carol Stream | 420 | 28.1% | 52.6% |
| Hawthorn Elementary School North Vernon Hills | 347 | 25.9% | 70.0% |
| Homestead Elementary School Aurora | 511 | 26.8% | 61.8% |
| Peter M Gombert Elementary School Aurora | 450 | 29.6% | 51.9% |
| Liberty Elementary School Bartlett | 401 | 32.9% | 50.6% |
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 Wolfs Crossing Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #180 of 1,925 | #18 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #212 of 2,077 ▲ 76 | #22 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #330 of 2,077 ▼ 8 | #22 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #936 of 2,419 | #67 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #816 of 2,035 | #37 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #111 of 2,042 | #10 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #1,826 of 2,132 | #71 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #390 of 1,461 | #19 of 71 |
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
414
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 720
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 | 414 | 32.4 | 12.8:1 | 28% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 29.4 | 15.6:1 | 26% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 34.4 | 14.1:1 | 28% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 34.3 | 15.4:1 | 15% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 32 | 22.5:1 | 12% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolfs Crossing Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (529 to 414); teachers down 5% (34.3 to 32.4).
About Wolfs Crossing Elementary School
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Aurora, Illinois. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 414 students.
Enrollment across the 21 schools in CUSD 308 totals 16,766 students.
White students account for 41% of enrollment at Wolfs Crossing Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 27% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Will County, the White share is about 62%. The diversity index for Wolfs Crossing Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wolfs Crossing Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. A total of 114 students, or 28%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 44% average for public schools in Will County.
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.8%, compared with a predicted 55.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Will County show that the median household earns about $109,984 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Will County, 209 public schools serve about 113,008 students.
Bednarcik Junior High School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Wolfs Crossing Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Wolfs Crossing Elementary School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Wolfs Crossing Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 419 in 2020-21 and 414 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Wolfs Crossing Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 308
- Oswego High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Oswego East High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
- Traughber Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Thompson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Lakewood Creek ElementaryElementary · 767 students
- Murphy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 700 students
Other schools in Aurora
- East High SchoolHigh · 4,020 students
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Fischer Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
Nearby schools
- Bednarcik Junior High School0.1 mi · 535
- Oswego East High School1.2 mi · 2,758
- Homestead Elementary School1.3 mi · 511
- The Wheatlands Elementary School1.4 mi · 613
- Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School1.4 mi · 570
- Brokaw Early Learning Center1.9 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Wolfs Crossing Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wolfs Crossing Elementary School?
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-05.
Is Wolfs Crossing Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Wolfs Crossing Elementary School have?
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Wolfs Crossing Elementary School?
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 27% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wolfs Crossing Elementary School?
Wolfs Crossing Elementary School is overseen by CUSD 308 in Will County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.