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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASS SD 63·NCES 170879000520
Concord Elementary School
1019 Concord Pl, Darien, IL 60561 · (331) 481-4000 · DuPage County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
102 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 64 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 33% smaller than its 4th grade class (94).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Concord Elementary School→Cass Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Cass SD 63. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.7pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 55.2% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Concord Elementary School
Concord Elementary School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Elementary School this school | 460 | 22.2% | 64.8% |
| Henking Elementary School Glenview | 470 | 22.8% | N/A |
| Henry W Longfellow Elementary School Buffalo Grove | 510 | 24.5% | 54.3% |
| Centennial School Bartlett | 514 | 22.8% | 59.1% |
| Hoffman Elementary School Glenview | 481 | 26.0% | 70.3% |
| Kingsley Elementary School Naperville | 415 | 16.4% | 72.9% |
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 Concord Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #212 of 1,925 | #39 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #231 of 2,077 ▼ 13 | #49 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #402 of 2,077 ▲ 34 | #65 of 141 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #710 of 2,419 | #45 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #642 of 2,035 | #52 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #856 of 2,042 | #95 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #1,926 of 2,132 | #93 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #1,446 of 1,461 | #92 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
460
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 397
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 | 460 | 37.5 | 12.3:1 | 22% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 34.5 | 13.4:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 35.5 | 12.7:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 32.5 | 14.2:1 | 16% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 12% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 28 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 24 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Concord Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (462 to 460); teachers up 15% (32.5 to 37.5).
About Concord Elementary School
Concord Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Darien, Illinois, (ZIP code 60561). It teaches 460 students in pre-K through 4. That is 21% larger than the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Concord Elementary School is a school in Cass SD 63. The district has 2 schools and 773 students.
At Concord Elementary School, 67% of students are White. Smaller groups are 17% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Census estimates put DuPage County at about 65% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Concord Elementary School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Concord Elementary School lists 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.6 students per teacher. About 22% of students at Concord Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points below the 34% average for public schools in DuPage County.
Test results at Concord Elementary School are 6.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (64.8% actual, 58.7% predicted).
Census data for DuPage County show median household income comes to about $112,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 138,557, Concord Elementary School among them.
Cass Jr High School is about 0.8 miles from Concord Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Concord Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 448 to 460.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Concord Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Darien
- Hinsdale South High SchoolHigh · 1,370 students
- Mark DeLay SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Elizabeth Ide Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Eisenhower Jr High SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Lace Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Cass Jr High SchoolMiddle · 313 students
Other Concord Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 12 states are named Concord Elementary. Concord Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 12.
- CONCORD ELEMENTARYEDINA, MN · 741 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolTroy, OH · 632 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolGlen Mills, PA · 617 students
- Concord ElementaryAnderson, SC · 615 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Cass Jr High School0.8 mi · 313
- Lace Elementary School0.8 mi · 377
- Eisenhower Jr High School0.9 mi · 407
- Gower West Elementary School0.9 mi · 531
- Elizabeth Ide Elementary School1.2 mi · 410
- Hinsdale South High School1.3 mi · 1,370
Frequently asked questions
About Concord Elementary SchoolHow large is Concord Elementary School?
Concord Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Concord Elementary School serve?
Concord Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Concord Elementary School have?
Concord Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Concord Elementary School?
Student demographics at Concord Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Concord Elementary School?
Concord Elementary School is overseen by Cass SD 63 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.