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Southbury Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

820 Preston Ln, Oswego, IL 60543 · (630) 551-9800 · Part of Oswego Community Unit School District 308

Oswego Township’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
676
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Southbury Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 28% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Oswego Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Oswego Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Southbury Elem SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

820 Preston Ln, Oswego

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten111
Grade 1109
Grade 297
Grade 3110
Grade 4122
Grade 5124
Enrollment over time
528’20
560’21
581’22
605’23
676’24

Up 28% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 16%Asian 14%Black 11%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southbury Elem School from Oswego Township families.

Other schools in Oswego Community Unit School District 308

The district →
Lakewood Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C+
767 students18:1
Long Beach Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
C
632 students18:1
Homestead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aurora
A
511 students14:1
Brokaw Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Oswego
345 students14:1
Grande Park Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
A−
687 students18:1
Fox Chase Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oswego
B+
661 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Oswego Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.