State/Public Elementary Open

Howard B Thomas Grade School

๐Ÿ“ PO Box 395, Burlington, Kane County, 60109

603
Pupils
16.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Howard B Thomas Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Burlington, Kane County. The school has 603 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kimberly Lewis. It is part of the Central CUSD 301 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kimberly Lewis
School district
Central CUSD 301

Enrollment & staffing

Howard B Thomas Grade School enrolls 603 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.

Male students
335 (56%)
Female students
268 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student-teacher ratio
16.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White32754%
Hispanic or Latino13322%
Asian10417%
Two or more races233.8%
Black or African American132.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

129 of the school's 603 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Howard B Thomas Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 70.

School district: Central CUSD 301

Howard B Thomas Grade School is one of 7 schools in Central CUSD 301, based in Burlington, Illinois. The district serves 5,082 students district-wide and employs 276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 603 students, Howard B Thomas Grade School is smaller than the district average of about 726 students per school.

5,082
District students
7
Schools
276
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
24%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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