Carol Stream Elem School

Set in Carol Stream, Illinois, Carol Stream Elem School is an average-sized elementary school, operated by CCSD 93. It teaches 396 students across grades K through 5.

CCSD 93 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,319 students; Carol Stream Elem School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Carol Stream Elem School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 19% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 61% of students at Carol Stream Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Carol Stream Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.1%; this one delivers 43.9%.

Across the wider county, DuPage County reports that median household income runs about $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%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Carol Stream Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Jay Stream Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carol Stream Elem School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Carol Stream Elem School's enrollment has edged up 19% since 2018, when it stood at 332 (now 396). The White share of enrollment declined from 47% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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