Ardmore Elem School

Ardmore Elem School is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in Villa Park, Illinois, part of SD 45 DuPage County, hosting 425 students in grades K through 5.

SD 45 DuPage County runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,162 students. Ardmore Elem School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Ardmore Elem School reports that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to DuPage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ardmore Elem School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 25% of students at Ardmore Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

With demographic context factored in, Ardmore Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.8%, the actual is 62.0%, a residual of +5.2 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for DuPage County indicate the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Ardmore Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Westmore Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Ardmore Elem School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ardmore Elem School has edged down 19%, going from 526 students in 2018 to 425 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.