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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in DuPage County, Illinois

146 public elementary schools in DuPage County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Black Hawk Elem School leads the list at 21.1:1, against a median of 13.2:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
146
DuPage County, Illinois
Top Students/teacher
21.1:1
Median Students/teacher
13.2:1
HIGHEST RATIO · DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Black Hawk Elem SchoolGlendale Hts, ILMarquardt SD 15Elementary57621.1:1
2Ann Reid Early Childhood CenterNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary37520.9:1
3Briar Glen Elem SchoolWheaton, ILCCSD 89Elementary52319.4:1
4Spring Trail Elementary SchoolCarol Stream, ILSD U-46Elementary48619.0:1
5Jefferson Early Childhood CenterWheaton, ILCUSD 200Elementary30218.4:1
6Lester Elem SchoolDowners Grove, ILDowners Grove GSD 58Elementary53117.6:1
7Reba O Steck Elementary SchoolAurora, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary66917.5:1
8Fairmount Elem SchoolDowners Grove, ILDowners Grove GSD 58Elementary34217.4:1
9Prairieview Elementary SchoolBartlett, ILSD U-46Elementary68117.1:1
10Wiesbrook Elem SchoolWheaton, ILCUSD 200Elementary49617.1:1
11Elizabeth Ide Elem SchoolDarien, ILCenter Cass SD 66Elementary41017.1:1
12Gwendolyn Brooks ElementaryAurora, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary68316.9:1
13Whittier Elem SchoolDowners Grove, ILDowners Grove GSD 58Elementary30716.9:1
14Prairieview Elementary SchoolDowners Grove, ILCenter Cass SD 66Elementary38016.5:1
15Pierce Downer Elem SchoolDowners Grove, ILDowners Grove GSD 58Elementary33716.4:1
16Lincoln Elem SchoolElmhurst, ILElmhurst SD 205Elementary52716.3:1
17Hillcrest Elem SchoolDowners Grove, ILDowners Grove GSD 58Elementary38216.2:1
18Highland Elem SchoolDowners Grove, ILDowners Grove GSD 58Elementary35216.1:1
19Centennial SchoolBartlett, ILSD U-46Elementary51415.9:1
20May Watts Elementary SchoolNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary66815.8:1
21J T Manning Elem SchoolWestmont, ILCUSD 201Elementary38615.4:1
22Benjamin Franklin Elem SchoolGlen Ellyn, ILGlen Ellyn SD 41Elementary58115.4:1
23Elmer H Franzen Intermediate SchItasca, ILItasca SD 10Elementary32215.4:1
24Brookdale Elementary SchoolNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary46215.4:1
25Abraham Lincoln Elem SchoolGlen Ellyn, ILGlen Ellyn SD 41Elementary55915.3:1
26Owen Elementary SchoolNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary57715.3:1
27Highlands Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary51015.3:1
28Belle Aire Elem SchoolDowners Grove, ILDowners Grove GSD 58Elementary27615.3:1
29Elmwood Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary72615.2:1
30White Eagle ElementaryNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary54115.2:1
31Early ChildhoodElmhurst, ILElmhurst SD 205Elementary27115.1:1
32Medinah Primary SchoolMedinah, ILMedinah SD 11Elementary24815.0:1
33Forest Glen Elem SchoolGlen Ellyn, ILGlen Ellyn SD 41Elementary58114.8:1
34John L Sipley Elem SchoolWoodridge, ILWoodridge SD 68Elementary43014.8:1
35Maplebrook Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary51214.8:1
36Spring Hills Elem SchoolRoselle, ILRoselle SD 12Elementary47714.6:1
37Dujardin Elementary SchoolBloomingdale, ILBloomingdale SD 13Elementary35214.6:1
38Beebe Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary61914.6:1
39Wayne Elem SchoolWayne, ILSD U-46Elementary39114.6:1
40Mary Lou Cowlishaw ElementaryNaperville, ILIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary58914.5:1
41Raymond Benson Primary SchoolItasca, ILItasca SD 10Elementary33314.5:1
42Longfellow Elem SchoolWheaton, ILCUSD 200Elementary31814.5:1
43Field Elem SchoolElmhurst, ILElmhurst SD 205Elementary43314.4:1
44Medinah Intermediate SchoolMedinah, ILMedinah SD 11Elementary25014.4:1
45Ranch View Elementary SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary58414.3:1
46Gower West Elem SchoolWillowbrook, ILGower SD 62Elementary53114.2:1
47Westmore Elem SchoolLombard, ILSD 45 DuPage CountyElementary43214.2:1
48Goodrich Elem SchoolWoodridge, ILWoodridge SD 68Elementary39714.0:1
49Prairie Elem SchoolNaperville, ILNaperville CUSD 203Elementary51514.0:1
50Arbor View Elem SchoolGlen Ellyn, ILCCSD 89Elementary31314.0:1
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