Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Elburn, Illinois
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School in Elburn, Illinois enrolled 500 students in 2024-25 with 41.3 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%
448 students in 2022-23, 459 students in 2023-24, 500 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.3 to 41.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 448 | 34.3 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 38.2 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 500 | 41.3 | 12.1 |
12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School enrolled 421 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent20.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.6% of students were White, 16.4% Hispanic, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White77.6%
- Hispanic16.4%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian1.2%
- Black0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 | 30‑34% | 30% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 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 Elburn
2 public elementary schools in Elburn report 2024-25 enrollment; Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School | 500 | 12.1 | not reported |
| Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary | 424 | 9.6 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School
- Kaneland Blackberry Creek ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 424 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Lily Lake Grade SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.6 miles away: 275 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School with Kaneland Blackberry Creek ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kaneland CUSD 302 spends per student$19,612 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,612
- The largest public schools in IllinoisKaneland John Stewart Elementary School is the number 554 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#554 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.12.1:1
- 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 Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School
How many students attend Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School?
500 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 448 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elburn, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School?
12.1 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 Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School a Title I school?
Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School in?
Kaneland CUSD 302, NCES district ID 1724480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172448005036 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.