Is Wasco Elementary School a good school?

Wasco Elementary School ranks 263 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wasco Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 463 students attended Wasco Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wasco Elementary School?

Students at Wasco Elementary School are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wasco Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wasco Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Thompson Middle School High : St Charles North High School

Wasco Elementary School

Summary:

Wasco Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 463 students in grades K-5 in the St. Charles CUSD 303 district in Wasco, Illinois. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 155 and 489 over the past 10 years and a 4 or 5 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

Wasco Elementary School outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams. In the 2023-2024 school year, 58.8% of Wasco students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and 51.3% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of Illinois elementary schools for Low Socioeconomic Status students and in the top 15% for Disabled students. Wasco Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rate of 15.5% in 2023-2024 is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the St. Charles CUSD 303 district, Wasco Elementary School's academic performance is strong, with ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates higher than the state average but lower than the district average. The school's higher per-student spending of $15,445 in 2022-2023 and lower student-teacher ratio of 15.2 may contribute to its success in providing a quality education for all students.

Detail:

Public K-5

4N782 School St
Wasco, IL 60183

(331) 228-2900

District: St Charles CUSD 303

SchoolDigger Rank:
263^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,574

Students who attend Wasco Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thompson Middle School
High:	St Charles North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.2

Number of students: 463

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 11%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wasco Elementary School ranks better than 87.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the St Charles CUSD 303 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.57. (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.

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Compare Details Wasco Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the St Charles CUSD 303 School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wasco Elementary School is $16,574. 7 elementary schools in the St Charles CUSD 303 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wasco Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wasco Elementary School 263^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Wasco Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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St Charles CUSD 303:

SchoolDigger ranks St Charles CUSD 303 59^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wasco Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Wasco Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	68.12	777^th	2020	61.5%
2004	80.72	315^th	2030	84.5%
2005	72.23	603^rd	2022	70.2%
2006	81.14	247^th	2086	88.2%
2007	82.30	199^th	2095	90.5%
2008	83.84	188^th	2092	91.0%
2009	83.57	192^nd	2120	90.9%
2010	85.99	105^th	2139	95.1%
2011	82.80	231^st	2147	89.2%
2012	83.28	222^nd	2166	89.8%
2013	83.78	302^nd	2167	86.1%
2014	87.66	198^th	2093	90.5%
2015	91.93	155^th	2052	92.4%
2016	90.76	158^th	2046	92.3%
2017	87.93	197^th	2044	90.4%
2018	89.55	169^th	2037	91.7%
2019	86.21	242^nd	2086	88.4%
2021	81.55	304^th	1948	84.4%
2022	74.52	489^th	2082	76.5%
2023	90.93	164^th	2077	92.1%
2024	85.57	263^rd	2067	87.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wasco Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	84.55	94^th	1194	92.1%
2021	54.69	218^th	640	65.9%
2022	36.37	623^rd	1113	44.0%
2023	71.71	220^th	1156	81.0%
2024	67.89	270^th	1195	77.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	88.80	79^th	1793	95.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Wasco Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.04	171^st	1964	91.3%
2019	80.52	324^th	2019	84.0%
2021	80.70	254^th	1680	84.9%
2022	77.64	381^st	1970	80.7%
2023	91.52	126^th	1957	93.6%
2024	85.72	223^rd	1942	88.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wasco Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	72.19	153^rd	907	83.1%
2024	71.25	139^th	886	84.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Wasco Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.28	169^th	1972	91.4%
2019	88.72	162^nd	2019	92.0%
2021	76.15	334^th	1707	80.4%
2022	68.06	541^st	1977	72.6%
2023	84.98	242^nd	1984	87.8%
2024	82.73	289^th	1959	85.2%

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Rank History for White students at Wasco Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.64	229^th	1463	84.3%
2019	76.11	273^rd	1462	81.3%
2021	69.67	326^th	1308	75.1%
2022	53.99	630^th	1425	55.8%
2023	80.73	204^th	1419	85.6%
2024	71.83	330^th	1392	76.3%

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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

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Enrollment information for Wasco Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	550	3	1	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	557
1989	666	2	3	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	676
1990	489	3	1	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	500
1991	443	2	3	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	455
1992	445	3	2	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	458
1993	486	4	6	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
1994	528	4	8	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	542
1995	525	4	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
1996	525	4	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	538
1997	519	2	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	528
1998	528	1	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
1999	507	1	2	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	522
2000	471	1	3	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	485
2001	584	0	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
2002	561	0	5	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
2003	561	0	5	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	577
2004	511	2	6	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	531
2005	492	5	6	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	517
2006	479	4	6	11	1	n/a	n/a	6	507
2007	492	3	7	11	0	n/a	n/a	7	520
2008	471	3	6	8	1	n/a	n/a	15	504
2009	440	3	6	10	2	n/a	n/a	14	475
2010	467	3	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	17	495
2011	428	2	3	19	1	0	5	0	458
2012	420	2	4	16	0	0	10	0	452
2013	391	1	6	26	1	0	9	0	434
2014	365	1	3	18	1	0	6	0	394
2015	360	2	2	26	1	0	7	0	398
2016	340	2	5	23	1	0	7	0	378
2017	343	1	5	17	1	0	6	0	373
2018	334	2	3	28	1	0	12	0	380
2019	354	1	4	29	1	0	11	0	400
2020	422	1	8	39	1	0	8	0	479
2021	414	1	7	40	1	0	7	0	470
2022	424	0	4	39	0	0	9	0	476
2023	412	0	5	34	0	0	12	0	463

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 Wasco Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	557	25.8	21.5	n/a
1989	676	23.0	29.3	n/a
1990	500	24.5	20.4	n/a
1991	455	21.5	21.1	n/a
1992	458	21.5	21.3	n/a
1993	500	24.0	20.8	n/a
1994	542	25.0	21.7	n/a
1995	538	26.0	20.7	n/a
1996	538	26.0	20.7	n/a
1997	528	25.5	20.7	n/a
1998	536	26.5	20.2	n/a
1999	522	27.0	19.3	n/a
2000	485	26.5	18.3	n/a
2001	598	28.5	21.0	n/a
2002	577	27.5	21.0	1.4
2003	577	27.5	21.0	1.4
2004	531	23.0	23.1	1.5
2005	517	24.8	20.8	2.3
2006	507	24.3	20.9	2.4
2007	520	25.0	20.8	2.1
2008	504	25.0	20.2	2
2009	475	27.1	17.5	3.3
2010	495	25.5	19.4	6.3
2011	458	24.0	19.0	8.7
2012	452	22.0	20.5	7.7
2013	434	28.2	15.3	11.1
2014	394	21.0	18.7	9.6
2015	398	24.0	16.5	14.1
2016	378	22.0	17.1	8.7
2017	373	22.0	16.9	7.8
2018	380	21.1	17.9	5.8
2019	400	23.3	17.1	7
2020	479	25.5	18.7	6.5
2021	470	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	476	29.6	16.0	3.6
2023	463	30.3	15.2	11

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 Wasco Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	557	25.8	21.5	n/a
1989	676	23.0	29.3	n/a
1990	500	24.5	20.4	n/a
1991	455	21.5	21.1	n/a
1992	458	21.5	21.3	n/a
1993	500	24.0	20.8	n/a
1994	542	25.0	21.7	n/a
1995	538	26.0	20.7	n/a
1996	538	26.0	20.7	n/a
1997	528	25.5	20.7	n/a
1998	536	26.5	20.2	n/a
1999	522	27.0	19.3	n/a
2000	485	26.5	18.3	n/a
2001	598	28.5	21.0	n/a
2002	577	27.5	21.0	1.4
2003	577	27.5	21.0	1.4
2004	531	23.0	23.1	1.5
2005	517	24.8	20.8	2.3
2006	507	24.3	20.9	2.4
2007	520	25.0	20.8	2.1
2008	504	25.0	20.2	2
2009	475	27.1	17.5	3.3
2010	495	25.5	19.4	6.3
2011	458	24.0	19.0	8.7
2012	452	22.0	20.5	7.7
2013	434	28.2	15.3	11.1
2014	394	21.0	18.7	9.6
2015	398	24.0	16.5	14.1
2016	378	22.0	17.1	8.7
2017	373	22.0	16.9	7.8
2018	380	21.1	17.9	5.8
2019	400	23.3	17.1	7
2020	479	25.5	18.7	6.5
2021	470	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	476	29.6	16.0	3.6
2023	463	30.3	15.2	11

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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