Butterfield Elem School

Butterfield Elem School, a tight-knit elementary-level community in Lombard, Illinois, part of Lombard SD 44, instructs 293 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

Butterfield Elem School is one of 8 schools operated by Lombard SD 44, a district that hosts 2,989 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Butterfield Elem School lists that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Asian, 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Butterfield Elem School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Butterfield Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, DuPage County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Butterfield Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.9%, the actual is 50.5%, a residual of -6.4 points.

In the broader community, 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%. Butterfield Elem School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

The closest other public school is Westfield Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Butterfield Elem School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Butterfield Elem School has declined 23%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 293 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.