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How has Elmwood Elem School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPERVILLE CUSD 203·NCES 172771002931
Elmwood Elementary School
1024 Magnolia Ln, Naperville, IL 60540 · (630) 420-6341 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
99 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
75.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.1% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 52.5% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Elmwood Elementary School
Elmwood Elementary School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Elementary School this school | 726 | 13.6% | 69.1% |
| Coonley Elementary School Chicago | 723 | 10.7% | 76.5% |
| Blaine Elementary School Chicago | 639 | 10.3% | 79.7% |
| Ebinger Elementary School Chicago | 693 | 14.7% | 63.4% |
| Mayer Elementary School Chicago | 707 | 8.8% | 74.6% |
| Westgate Elementary School Arlington Heights | 633 | 14.7% | 65.2% |
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 Elmwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #138 of 1,925 | #28 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #262 of 2,077 ▲ 1 | #56 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #227 of 2,077 ▼ 3 | #47 of 141 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #103 of 2,419 | #3 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,579 of 2,035 | #118 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #867 of 2,042 | #97 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.6% | #2,053 of 2,132 | #108 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #372 of 615 | #31 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
726
+58 (+9%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 520
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 | 726 | 47.9 | 15.2:1 | 14% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 47.3 | 15.5:1 | 17% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 45.5 | 15.7:1 | 16% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 40.4 | 16.8:1 | 19% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 37 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (680 to 726); teachers up 18% (40.4 to 47.9).
About Elmwood Elementary School
Elmwood Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Naperville, Illinois. The school's 726 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Within Naperville CUSD 203, Elmwood Elementary School is one of 22 schools. The district enrolls 16,047 students.
A majority of students at Elmwood Elementary School, 67%, are White. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 4% Black. County-wide, about 65% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Elmwood Elementary School comes in at 52%.
Its 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 14% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 20 points below the 34% average for public schools in DuPage County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Elmwood Elementary School would score about 63.6%. It scores 69.1%, 5.5 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for DuPage County show that median household income is about $112,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 277 public schools operate in DuPage County, serving about 138,557 students.
The nearest public school is Lincoln Jr High School, at about 0.8 miles. Elmwood Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 77.0%, higher than Elmwood Elementary School's 69.1%.
Elmwood Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Elmwood Elementary School went from 668 students to 726.
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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 Naperville CUSD 203
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Naperville North High SchoolHigh · 2,467 students
- Kennedy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Steeple Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Other schools in Naperville
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Naperville North High SchoolHigh · 2,467 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
Other Elmwood Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Elmwood Elementary. Elmwood Elementary School is the largest of the 14.
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElmwood Park, IL · 567 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolZion, IL · 336 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElmwood, IL · 314 students
- Elmwood ElementaryStockton, CA · 656 students
- ELMWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMONSEY, NY · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Jr High School0.8 mi · 774
- Highlands Elementary School0.9 mi · 510
- Naperville Central High School1.0 mi · 2,589
- Owen Elementary School1.0 mi · 577
- Maplebrook Elementary School1.3 mi · 512
- Prairie Elementary School1.3 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Elmwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Elmwood Elementary School?
Elmwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 726 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Elmwood Elementary School serve?
Elmwood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Elmwood Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Elmwood Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elmwood Elementary School?
At Elmwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Elmwood Elementary School public or private?
Elmwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Naperville CUSD 203.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.