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What's one thing Bower Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 200·NCES 174218004437
Bower Elem School
4S241 River Rd, Warrenville, IL 60555 · (630) 393-9413 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
128 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
76.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.4pp since 2023
Math
71.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
406
-50 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.8:1
% White
61%
was 62%
% Hispanic
22%
was 21%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
9%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bower Elem School
As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Warrenville, Illinois, Bower Elem School enrolls 406 students from grades K through 5, part of CUSD 200.
CUSD 200 comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 11,639 students; Bower Elem School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Bower Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Bower Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at Bower Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bower Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.3%; actual is 69.9%, +16.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, census data for DuPage County shows median household earnings sit near $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Bower Elem School is one.
Hubble Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bower Elem School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 62.7%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Bower Elem School's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 406). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.
On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 200
- Wheaton Warrenville South H SHigh · 1,864 students
- Wheaton North High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Hubble Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Pleasant Hill Elem SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other schools in Warrenville
- Hubble Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Clifford Johnson SchoolElementary · 473 students
Nearby schools
- Hubble Middle School1.3 mi · 679
- Brookdale Elementary School1.4 mi · 462
- Thayer J Hill Middle School1.7 mi · 828
- Mill Street Elem School1.7 mi · 600
- Illinois Youth Center-Warrenville1.8 mi · 34
- Naperville North High School1.9 mi · 2,467
Frequently asked questions
About Bower Elem SchoolHow large is Bower Elem School?
Bower Elem School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bower Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bower Elem School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bower Elem School have?
Bower Elem School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bower Elem School?
At Bower Elem School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bower Elem School in?
Bower Elem School is part of CUSD 200.
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