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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 93·NCES 171047004033
Cloverdale Elementary School
1182 Merbach Dr, Carol Stream, IL 60188 · (630) 588-5300 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
195 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.5pp since 2023
Math
52.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 52.3% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 39.6% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Cloverdale Elementary School
Cloverdale Elementary School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverdale Elementary School this school | 466 | 41.8% | 51.8% |
| Spring Trail Elementary School Carol Stream | 486 | 39.7% | 61.5% |
| Euclid Elementary School Mount Prospect | 344 | 43.3% | 45.1% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary Rockford | 374 | 35.3% | 97.8% |
| Holmes Elementary School Clarendon Hills | 519 | 48.7% | N/A |
| Maercker Elementary School Westmont | 456 | 50.0% | 55.9% |
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 Cloverdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #533 of 1,925 | #70 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #604 of 2,077 ▼ 63 | #96 of 141 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #747 of 2,077 ▲ 107 | #97 of 141 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #677 of 2,419 | #42 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #709 of 2,035 | #61 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #161 of 2,042 | #16 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #1,512 of 2,132 | #47 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #586 of 1,461 | #33 of 92 |
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
466
-69 (-13%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 745
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 | 466 | 37.4 | 12.5:1 | 42% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 44.2 | 12.7:1 | 41% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 40.8 | 14.1:1 | 40% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 38.5 | 14.5:1 | 31% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 23% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 16% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 35 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cloverdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (559 to 466); teachers down 3% (38.5 to 37.4).
About Cloverdale Elementary School
The public elementary school Cloverdale Elementary School is located in Carol Stream, Illinois. School enrollment was 466 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Cloverdale Elementary School is one of 9 schools in CCSD 93, which enrolls 3,319 students in total.
White students form the largest group at Cloverdale Elementary School, 42% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 7% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of DuPage County's population at about 65%. By the diversity index, Cloverdale Elementary School comes in at 70%.
The teaching staff at Cloverdale Elementary School is 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.5:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%. Public schools in DuPage County average 34%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cloverdale Elementary School would score about 47.4%. It scores 51.8%, 4.5 points above that figure.
Across DuPage County, median household income is about $112,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Cloverdale Elementary School is among the 277 public schools in DuPage County.
The closest other public school is Glenbard North High School, about 0.6 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cloverdale Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Cloverdale Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The number of students dropped from 535 to 466 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 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
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Other Cloverdale Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cloverdale Elementary. Cloverdale Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Cloverdale ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 694 students
- CLOVERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 542 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolCloverdale, IN · 445 students
- Cloverdale ElementaryCloverdale, VA · 234 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolTurner, OR · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Glenbard North High School0.6 mi · 2,079
- Western Trails Elementary School0.7 mi · 320
- Elsie C Johnson Elementary School0.7 mi · 253
- CCSD 93 Early Childhood Cntr0.7 mi · 187
- Roy De Shane Elementary School0.9 mi · 185
- Heritage Lakes Elementary School1.1 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Cloverdale Elementary SchoolHow large is Cloverdale Elementary School?
Cloverdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cloverdale Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cloverdale Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cloverdale Elementary School have?
Cloverdale Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Cloverdale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cloverdale Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Black, 20% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cloverdale Elementary School public or private?
Cloverdale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 93.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.