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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMHURST SD 205·NCES 171397001742
Conrad Fischer Elementary School
888 N Wilson St, Elmhurst, IL 60126 · (630) 832-8601 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
299 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
49.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.4pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 31.5% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Conrad Fischer Elementary School
Conrad Fischer Elementary School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Fischer Elementary School this school | 584 | 51.2% | 43.8% |
| Murphy Elementary School Chicago | 514 | 51.8% | 42.0% |
| Hitch Elementary School Chicago | 495 | 50.1% | 40.4% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School Alsip | 652 | 52.5% | 39.0% |
| Jane Addams Elementary School Palatine | 567 | 44.8% | 29.6% |
| River Grove Elementary School River Grove | 722 | 51.0% | 47.2% |
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 Conrad Fischer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #799 of 1,925 | #84 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #754 of 2,077 ▲ 6 | #104 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #1,021 of 2,077 ▼ 35 | #110 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #298 of 2,419 | #14 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #612 of 2,035 | #50 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #579 of 2,042 | #63 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #1,274 of 2,132 | #33 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.5% | #63 of 615 | #6 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
584
+95 (+19%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 333
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 | 584 | 48 | 12.2:1 | 51% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 45.1 | 9.7:1 | 64% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 41.4 | 11.6:1 | 60% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 35.8 | 12.4:1 | 67% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 61% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 45% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 18 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conrad Fischer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (444 to 584); teachers up 34% (35.8 to 48).
About Conrad Fischer Elementary School
Conrad Fischer Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in Elmhurst, Illinois. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 584 students. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 53% above average.
Conrad Fischer Elementary School is one school in a 13-school district, Elmhurst SD 205, which enrolls 8,280 students.
At Conrad Fischer Elementary School, 53% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 34% White, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is higher than the 16% Hispanic share among all DuPage County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
A staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.2:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.8 students per teacher. By family income, 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points above the 34% average for public schools in DuPage County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Conrad Fischer Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.8%; the prediction is 42.0%.
The school's county is DuPage County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 277 public schools in the county, enrolling about 138,557, Conrad Fischer Elementary School among them.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Churchville Middle School, is the closest to Conrad Fischer Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Conrad Fischer Elementary School is behind the 50.1% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES assigns Conrad Fischer Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 19%, from 489 to 584.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Conrad Fischer Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Elmhurst SD 205
- York Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Bryan Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Churchville Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Other schools in Elmhurst
- York Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Bryan Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
- Churchville Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Churchville Middle School0.2 mi · 489
- Mannheim Early Childhood Center1.4 mi · 157
- Westdale Elementary School1.4 mi · 483
- Field Elementary School1.4 mi · 433
- West Leyden High School1.5 mi · 1,687
- Tioga Elementary School1.6 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About Conrad Fischer Elementary SchoolHow large is Conrad Fischer Elementary School?
Conrad Fischer Elementary School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Conrad Fischer Elementary School serve?
Conrad Fischer Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conrad Fischer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conrad Fischer Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Conrad Fischer Elementary School?
At Conrad Fischer Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 53% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Conrad Fischer Elementary School?
Conrad Fischer Elementary School is overseen by Elmhurst SD 205 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.