Fullerton Elem School

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Addison, Illinois, Fullerton Elem School hosts 384 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Addison SD 4.

Fullerton Elem School is one of 9 schools operated by Addison SD 4, a district that hosts 3,389 students overall.

On demographics, Fullerton Elem School reports that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 19% White, 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fullerton Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.1%.

In the surrounding community, 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 roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Fullerton Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Addison Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fullerton Elem School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 32%: 562 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 68% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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