Anderson Elem School, Saint Charles IL

Original Research by School Decision on Anderson Elem School

Anderson Elem School is a public elementary school in Saint Charles serving kindergarten through fifth grade, located in the residential neighborhoods of this mid-sized Chicago-area suburb along the Fox River. The school operates as part of St Charles CUSD 303, which underwent significant boundary and facility reorganization beginning in the 2024-2025 school year to address overcrowding across the district.

The school's academic results show mixed performance across tested grade levels. In third grade, students demonstrate stronger proficiency in English language arts, with slightly higher proficiency in math. By fourth and fifth grade, the pattern shifts: fifth-grade students show notably stronger results in English language arts compared to math, where proficiency drops notably from third grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade falls to near the lower half of the range as well. Across mathematics and English language arts in the grades tested, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among districts in Kane County, indicating performance that, on balance, sits in the stronger half of the county's comparison schools.

The school enrolls a small-to-mid-sized population with meaningful diversity. The student body is predominantly white, though Hispanic students represent a substantial minority share, and Asian students comprise a notable presence. African American and mixed-race students are also enrolled. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, English learner status, and special education placement were not available.

Saint Charles itself is a family-oriented riverside community with walkable downtown shopping and dining, cultural venues, and riverfront parks that anchor civic life. Residential development is active, with new single-family and townhome subdivisions underway on the city's edges. Housing values in the area are above national benchmarks. The district is in active conversation about future facility needs, with a potential bond referendum under consideration to expand buildings and upgrade learning spaces.

The Five-Year Strategic Plan now in effect across the district emphasizes guaranteed and viable curriculum aligned to grade-level standards and evidence-based instructional practices organized through Professional Learning Communities. This strategic direction shapes the academic environment across Anderson and its sister schools in the district.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 73% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 73% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 66% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 68% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 79% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 81% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 62% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolSt Charles CUSD 303, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.