Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 93·NCES 171047001266
Carol Stream Elementary School
422 Sioux Ln, Carol Stream, IL 60188 · (630) 588-5400 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
243 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
48.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 29.4% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Carol Stream Elementary School
Carol Stream Elementary School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Stream Elementary School this school | 396 | 61.4% | 43.9% |
| V H Nelson Elementary School Niles | 479 | 63.5% | 34.1% |
| Western Trails Elementary School Carol Stream | 320 | 56.9% | 43.9% |
| Glen Hill Elementary School Glendale Heights | 398 | 52.5% | 45.1% |
| Robert Frost Elementary School Mount Prospect | 532 | 57.9% | 26.2% |
| Elsie C Johnson Elementary School Hanover Park | 253 | 57.3% | 41.0% |
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 Carol Stream Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #785 of 1,925 | #82 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,020 of 2,077 ▼ 190 | #114 of 141 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,063 of 2,077 ▼ 318 | #113 of 141 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #1,022 of 2,419 | #75 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,187 of 2,035 | #90 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #121 of 2,042 | #11 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #965 of 2,132 | #21 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.3% | #124 of 615 | #10 of 57 |
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
396
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 367
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 | 396 | 28.6 | 13.9:1 | 61% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 25.5 | 16.0:1 | 63% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 23.9 | 13.5:1 | 54% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 27.1 | 12.3:1 | 43% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 48% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 42% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 22 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carol Stream Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (332 to 396); teachers up 5% (27.1 to 28.6).
About Carol Stream Elementary School
Carol Stream Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Carol Stream, Illinois, under CCSD 93. It serves 396 students in kindergarten through 5.
CCSD 93 counts 9 schools and 3,319 students, including Carol Stream Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Carol Stream Elementary School, at 39%. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% White, 19% Asian, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 16%. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in DuPage County, the school's rate is higher.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Carol Stream Elementary School, the prediction is 36.1% and the result is 43.9%.
In DuPage County (population about 930,024), the median household income is $112,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Carol Stream Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Jay Stream Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 50.7% on proficiency, and Carol Stream Elementary School is below that at 43.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 396 students in 2024-25, 31 more than the 365 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Carol Stream Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 CCSD 93
- Jay Stream Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Stratford Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Western Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Elsie C Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in Carol Stream
- Glenbard North High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Jay Stream Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Spring Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Jay Stream Middle School0.4 mi · 572
- Roy De Shane Elementary School0.7 mi · 185
- Western Trails Elementary School0.9 mi · 320
- Glenbard North High School1.2 mi · 2,079
- Evergreen Elementary School1.4 mi · 387
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Carol Stream Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carol Stream Elementary School?
Carol Stream Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-05.
Is Carol Stream Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carol Stream Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Carol Stream Elementary School have?
Carol Stream Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carol Stream Elementary School?
At Carol Stream Elementary School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 39% Hispanic, 5% Black, 19% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Carol Stream Elementary School?
Carol Stream Elementary School is overseen by CCSD 93 in DuPage County.
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