Is Churchill Elementary School a good school?

Churchill Elementary School ranks 331 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Churchill Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 436 students attended Churchill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Churchill Elementary School?

Students at Churchill Elementary School are 58% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Churchill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Churchill Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Plank Junior High High : Oswego East High School

Churchill Elementary School

Summary:

Churchill Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Oswego, Illinois, serving 459 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Community Unit School District 308, which is ranked 322 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Churchill Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, with a current ranking of 331 out of 2,067 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR/ISA) is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 50% of Churchill students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In mathematics, 51.4% of Churchill students were proficient or better, compared to 32.2% for the district and 28.4% for the state. Churchill's performance on the science assessment (ISA) is also impressive, with 68.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 59.6% for the district and 53.2% for the state.

Churchill Elementary has consistently strong performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and White students. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Churchill's male students ranked 258 out of 1,959 Illinois elementary schools, while female students ranked 424 out of 1,942. The school's African American students ranked 67 out of 684 Illinois elementary schools in the 2021-2022 school year, and its Hispanic students ranked 150 out of 970 in the 2022-2023 school year. While Churchill Elementary's overall performance is impressive, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1% in the 2023-2024 school year is slightly higher than the state average of 8.8%, which could be an area of focus for the school to further improve student outcomes and engagement.

Detail:

Public K-5

520 Secretariat Ln
Oswego, IL 60543-5206

(630) 636-3800

District: Cusd 308

SchoolDigger Rank:
331^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,898

Students who attend Churchill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Plank Junior High
High:	Oswego East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 436

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

Hispanic:

18.1%

African American:

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Churchill Elementary School ranks better than 84% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Cusd 308 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.4. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.3%), Hispanic (18.1%), African American (10.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 17.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Churchill Elementary School is 13.5, which is the 3^rd best among 13 elementary schools in the Cusd 308 School District. (See more...)

Compare Churchill Elementary School employs 32.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Churchill Elementary School is $16,898, which is the 4^th highest among 13 elementary schools in the Cusd 308 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Churchill Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Churchill Elementary School 331^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Churchill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cusd 308:

SchoolDigger ranks Cusd 308 322^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Churchill Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Churchill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2006	68.65	754^th	2086	63.9%
2007	64.21	903^rd	2095	56.9%
2008	75.59	514^th	2092	75.4%
2009	77.78	444^th	2120	79.1%
2010	78.35	412^th	2139	80.7%
2011	74.57	558^th	2147	74.0%
2012	82.66	247^th	2166	88.6%
2013	84.57	286^th	2167	86.8%
2014	89.36	143^rd	2093	93.2%
2015	92.08	151^st	2052	92.6%
2016	89.27	189^th	2046	90.8%
2017	87.36	210^th	2044	89.7%
2018	81.61	323^rd	2037	84.1%
2019	70.64	550^th	2086	73.6%
2021	68.40	522^nd	1948	73.2%
2022	78.45	410^th	2082	80.3%
2023	79.96	372^nd	2077	82.1%
2024	81.40	331^st	2067	84.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Churchill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	77.57	13^th	78	83.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Churchill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	57.06	203^rd	640	68.3%
2022	58.68	299^th	1113	73.1%
2023	52.15	431^st	1156	62.7%
2024	56.82	403^rd	1195	66.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Churchill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.38	130^th	1765	92.6%
2019	46.59	922^nd	1816	49.2%
2022	66.47	394^th	1763	77.7%
2023	52.89	740^th	1808	59.1%
2024	55.47	666^th	1793	62.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Churchill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.29	343^rd	1964	82.5%
2019	67.62	588^th	2019	70.9%
2021	61.16	566^th	1680	66.3%
2022	75.00	434^th	1970	78.0%
2023	70.09	504^th	1957	74.2%
2024	74.62	424^th	1942	78.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Churchill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.64	312^th	1972	84.2%
2019	71.82	486^th	2019	75.9%
2021	69.29	434^th	1707	74.6%
2022	78.36	370^th	1977	81.3%
2023	84.73	244^th	1984	87.7%
2024	84.59	258^th	1959	86.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Churchill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	76.69	67^th	684	90.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Churchill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.49	76^th	938	91.9%
2019	60.08	278^th	955	70.9%
2021	93.36	19^th	742	97.4%
2022	54.54	364^th	954	61.8%
2023	73.53	150^th	970	84.5%

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Rank History for White students at Churchill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.41	426^th	1463	70.9%
2019	56.96	609^th	1462	58.3%
2021	52.21	583^rd	1308	55.4%
2022	68.56	383^rd	1425	73.1%
2023	65.62	420^th	1419	70.4%
2024	72.86	313^th	1392	77.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

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50%

Reviews:

by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, June 22, 2013

When a teacher doesn't reply to 5 emails and the principle does nothing, it's time to move and we did. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

This is an excellent school with a very caring staff. My daughter has thrived the three years she has been a student here. My daughter is a special education student with some of her classes in a regular classroom. She has been accepted and well liked by all of her peers. This is an excellent school,with an excellent Principal who really cares about the students and makes sure they have an excellent education. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Churchill Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2006	328	25	18	76	0	n/a	n/a	11	458
2007	402	27	25	84	0	n/a	n/a	39	577
2008	407	53	39	77	0	n/a	n/a	51	627
2009	463	46	45	68	1	n/a	n/a	58	681
2010	487	47	43	55	1	n/a	n/a	65	698
2011	540	55	51	70	7	0	32	0	755
2012	505	55	52	57	7	0	31	0	707
2013	445	60	31	45	3	0	35	0	619
2014	449	48	28	55	2	0	35	0	617
2015	422	53	31	47	4	0	46	0	603
2016	413	45	31	62	3	0	49	0	603
2017	395	41	31	79	1	0	40	0	587
2018	415	35	32	74	0	1	37	0	594
2019	373	36	41	75	2	0	26	0	553
2020	350	41	36	67	1	0	21	0	516
2021	304	50	28	75	1	0	24	0	482
2022	293	47	33	70	1	0	21	0	465
2023	278	41	34	81	1	2	22	0	459
2024	254	45	36	79	1	2	19	0	436

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Churchill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	458	20.3	22.6	n/a
2007	577	28.0	20.6	n/a
2008	627	30.0	20.9	n/a
2009	681	32.9	20.7	12.5
2010	698	33.7	20.7	14.5
2011	755	34.3	22.0	13.8
2012	707	34.2	20.6	14.1
2013	619	43.2	14.3	19.1
2014	617	33.5	18.3	17.8
2015	603	33.0	18.2	19.1
2016	603	34.0	17.7	12.9
2017	587	34.6	16.9	14
2018	594	35.1	16.8	14.6
2019	553	32.9	16.7	14.5
2020	516	33.6	15.3	12.4
2021	482	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	465	31.5	14.7	16.1
2023	459	32.2	14.2	17.4
2024	436	32.1	13.5	17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Churchill Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2006	458	20.3	22.6	n/a
2007	577	28.0	20.6	n/a
2008	627	30.0	20.9	n/a
2009	681	32.9	20.7	12.5
2010	698	33.7	20.7	14.5
2011	755	34.3	22.0	13.8
2012	707	34.2	20.6	14.1
2013	619	43.2	14.3	19.1
2014	617	33.5	18.3	17.8
2015	603	33.0	18.2	19.1
2016	603	34.0	17.7	12.9
2017	587	34.6	16.9	14
2018	594	35.1	16.8	14.6
2019	553	32.9	16.7	14.5
2020	516	33.6	15.3	12.4
2021	482	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	465	31.5	14.7	16.1
2023	459	32.2	14.2	17.4
2024	436	32.1	13.5	17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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