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Conrad Fischer Elem School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Conrad Fischer Elem School
Conrad Fischer Elem School is one of the well-populated elementary campuss in Elmhurst, Illinois, part of Elmhurst SD 205, with 584 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 53% above typical.
Across the 13 schools in Elmhurst SD 205 (8,280 students total), Conrad Fischer Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Conrad Fischer Elem School lists that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 34% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Conrad Fischer Elem School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Conrad Fischer Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of DuPage County's rate of about 34%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Conrad Fischer Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.0%; this one delivers 43.8%.
In the area at large, census data for DuPage County shows median household income runs about $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Conrad Fischer Elem School is one.
Churchville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Conrad Fischer Elem School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Conrad Fischer Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.1%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 32%: 444 students in 2018 compared to 584 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 57% to 53% over that span.
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