Ellsworth Elem School

Ellsworth Elem School, a small primary school in Naperville, Illinois, one of the schools within Naperville CUSD 203, hosts 227 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Naperville CUSD 203 comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 16,047 students; Ellsworth Elem School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Ellsworth Elem School records that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 13% Asian, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Ellsworth Elem School records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Ellsworth Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, DuPage County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Ellsworth Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.6%; this one delivers 85.7%, a residual of +25.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for DuPage County put the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ellsworth Elem School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

Washington Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ellsworth Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ellsworth Elem School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 74.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ellsworth Elem School has contracted 10%, going from 251 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 72% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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