Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY VIEW CUSD 365U·NCES 174007005751
Bernard J Ward Elementary School
200 Recreation Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 · (630) 972-9200 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
281 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.2pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +28.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 29 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 13.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bernard J Ward Elementary School
Bernard J Ward Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard J Ward Elementary School this school | 363 | 77.4% | 37.5% |
| Greeley Elementary School Chicago | 331 | 80.1% | 31.3% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Hanover Park | 342 | 77.2% | 32.4% |
| Joseph Jungman Magnet Elementary School Chicago | 301 | 72.8% | 34.2% |
| Otis Elementary School Chicago | 356 | 83.1% | 14.1% |
| John Jay Elementary School Mount Prospect | 389 | 79.2% | 28.3% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bernard J Ward Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,004 of 1,925 | #68 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #905 of 2,077 ▲ 580 | #67 of 100 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #984 of 2,077 ▲ 378 | #69 of 100 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #1,191 of 2,419 | #82 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #480 of 2,035 | #18 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #755 of 2,042 | #61 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #572 of 2,132 | #19 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #412 of 1,461 | #20 of 71 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
363
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 522
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 363 | 30.8 | 11.8:1 | 77% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 34.1 | 11.0:1 | 78% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 31.3 | 12.2:1 | 84% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 36.8 | 12.5:1 | 87% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 89% (440) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 84% (441) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bernard J Ward Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (459 to 363); teachers down 16% (36.8 to 30.8).
About Bernard J Ward Elementary School
In Bolingbrook, Illinois, Bernard J Ward Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 363 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Valley View CUSD 365U serves 14,710 students across 20 schools.
Hispanic students are 63% of those enrolled at Bernard J Ward Elementary School. Next come 20% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 5% White. That compares with about 20% Hispanic among all Will County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Bernard J Ward Elementary School has 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. The school's 11.8:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. The school has 77% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 44% average for public schools in Will County is 33 points lower.
Bernard J Ward Elementary School scores 37.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 26.8%.
In Will County, home to about 701,462 people, the median household earns about $109,984 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Will County number 209, with about 113,008 students.
Measured in a straight line, John R Tibbott Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from Bernard J Ward Elementary School. The five-mile area around Bernard J Ward Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 37.5% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Bernard J Ward Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 377 in 2020-21 to 363 in 2024-25.
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Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valley View CUSD 365U
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Romeoville High SchoolHigh · 1,848 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
Other schools in Bolingbrook
- Bolingbrook High SchoolHigh · 3,298 students
- Brooks Middle SchoolMiddle · 850 students
- Oak View Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle SchoolMiddle · 596 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
Nearby schools
- John R Tibbott Elementary School0.9 mi · 330
- Jonas E Salk Elementary School1.3 mi · 391
- Brooks Middle School1.4 mi · 850
- Hubert H Humphrey Middle School1.4 mi · 596
- Oak View Elementary School1.6 mi · 636
- Wood View Elementary School1.7 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Bernard J Ward Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bernard J Ward Elementary School?
Bernard J Ward Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bernard J Ward Elementary School serve?
Bernard J Ward Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bernard J Ward Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bernard J Ward Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bernard J Ward Elementary School?
Bernard J Ward Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 63% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bernard J Ward Elementary School in?
Bernard J Ward Elementary School is part of Valley View CUSD 365U.
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