Summary
Wild Rose Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Saint Charles, Illinois, serving 578 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the St. Charles CUSD 303 district, which is ranked 76th out of 811 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Wild Rose Elementary consistently ranks among the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools, with strong academic performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 80.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and 77.7% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outpacing the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance is also noteworthy across different student subgroups, with high rankings for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.
However, Wild Rose Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.8% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state average. The school's spending per student has also increased, from $15,007 in 2020-2021 to $15,683 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, Wild Rose Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.5 to 16 students per teacher in recent years, lower than the state average. Overall, Wild Rose Elementary School is a standout institution that serves as a model for other elementary schools in the region.
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