Jean McNair Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Winnebago, Illinois
Jean McNair Elementary School in Winnebago, Illinois enrolled 252 students in 2024-25 with 21.6 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
275 students in 2022-23, 259 students in 2023-24, 252 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.7 to 21.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 275 | 20.7 | 13.3 |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 21.0 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 252 | 21.6 | 11.7 |
11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 664 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jean McNair Elementary School enrolled 332 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 664 of the 332 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.6% of students were White, 10.3% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White80.6%
- Hispanic10.3%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Black2.8%
- Asian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Jean McNair Elementary School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 33% | 38% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Winnebago
2 public elementary schools in Winnebago report 2024-25 enrollment; Jean McNair Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Simon Elementary School | 297 | 14.5 | not reported |
| Jean McNair Elementary School | 252 | 11.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Jean McNair Elementary School
- Dorothy Simon Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 297 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Pecatonica Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.9 miles away: 307 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare Jean McNair Elementary School with Dorothy Simon Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Winnebago CUSD 323 spends per student$17,709 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,709
- The largest public schools in IllinoisJean McNair Elementary School is the number 1,776 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,776 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.11.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Jean McNair Elementary School
How many students attend Jean McNair Elementary School?
252 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 275 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Winnebago, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jean McNair Elementary School?
11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Jean McNair Elementary School a Title I school?
Jean McNair Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Jean McNair Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Jean McNair Elementary School scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Jean McNair Elementary School in?
Winnebago CUSD 323, NCES district ID 1742790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174279003401 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.