Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINSDALE CCSD 181·NCES 171929002214
Elm Elementary School
15W201 60th St, Burr Ridge, IL 60527 · (630) 861-4000 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
93.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
89.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.9% | 89.7% |
| 2023-24 | 86.5% | 83.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Elm Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #12 of 2,077 ▼ 4 | #3 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.9% | #10 of 2,077 ▲ 1 | #2 of 141 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #1,620 of 2,419 | #127 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #261 of 2,035 | #22 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #359 of 2,042 | #31 of 146 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #1,339 of 1,461 | #90 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
287
-39 (-12%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 353
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 | 287 | 26.3 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 29.2 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 29.4 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 326 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 23.1 | 12.7:1 | 4% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 5% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 22 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 22 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elm Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (294 to 287); teachers up 14% (23.1 to 26.3).
About Elm Elementary School
Elm Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 287 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
In Hinsdale CCSD 181, 9 schools enroll a combined 3,574 students.
At Elm Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 41%. It is also 41% Asian, 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of DuPage County is roughly 65% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 10.9 students per teacher and 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Elm Elementary School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Elm Elementary School is located in DuPage County, where the median household income is $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Elm Elementary School, DuPage County has 276 other public schools.
The closest public school to Elm Elementary School is Oak Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 287 students in 2024-25, 39 fewer than the 326 it had in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Elm Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Hinsdale CCSD 181
- Hinsdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Clarendon Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
- The Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
Other schools in Burr Ridge
- Gower Middle SchoolMiddle · 409 students
- Pleasantdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- Burr Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Elementary School0.7 mi · 446
- Hinsdale Central High School0.8 mi · 2,445
- Madison Elementary School1.3 mi · 367
- Hinsdale Middle School1.5 mi · 755
- Holmes Elementary School1.5 mi · 519
- Highlands Middle School1.5 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Elm Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Elm Elementary School?
Elm Elementary School enrolls approximately 287 students in grades KG-05.
Is Elm Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elm Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Elm Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Elm Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elm Elementary School?
At Elm Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 41% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Elm Elementary School?
Elm Elementary School is overseen by Hinsdale CCSD 181 in DuPage County.
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