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Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADDISON SD 4·NCES 170315000006
Fullerton Elementary School
400 S Michigan Ave, Addison, IL 60101 · (630) 458-2950 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
278 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fullerton Elementary School→Indian Trail Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Addison SD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
39.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.9pp since 2023
Math
27.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 19.1% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Fullerton Elementary School
Fullerton Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fullerton Elementary School this school | 384 | 72.4% | 32.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Brookfield | 366 | 73.5% | 31.9% |
| Irving Elementary School Berwyn | 415 | 70.6% | 44.5% |
| Laurel Hill Elementary School Hanover Park | 384 | 71.6% | 25.2% |
| Turner Elementary School West Chicago | 349 | 70.5% | 32.5% |
| Washington Elementary School Elgin | 446 | 72.2% | 27.9% |
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 Fullerton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #1,194 of 1,925 | #99 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #1,374 of 2,077 ▼ 153 | #132 of 141 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #1,365 of 2,077 ▲ 270 | #127 of 141 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #1,083 of 2,419 | #81 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #430 of 2,035 | #36 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #1,152 of 2,042 | #126 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #683 of 2,132 | #8 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #145 of 1,461 | #7 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
384
-85 (-18%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 521
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 | 384 | 33 | 11.6:1 | 72% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 37.8 | 12.8:1 | 71% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 71% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 70% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 64% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 63% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 26 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 26 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fullerton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (562 to 384); teachers down 3% (34 to 33).
About Fullerton Elementary School
Fullerton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Addison, Illinois. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 384 students.
Fullerton Elementary School is run by Addison SD 4, whose 9 schools enroll 3,389 students.
Hispanic students account for 75% of enrollment at Fullerton Elementary School. Other groups make up 19% White and 2% Black. DuPage County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Fullerton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Fullerton Elementary School was 11.6:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Fullerton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 72%. It compares with 34% for public schools in DuPage County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Fullerton Elementary School is +2.4 points: 32.1% actual, 29.7% predicted.
In the county around the school, DuPage County, median household income is about $112,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 277 public schools operate in DuPage County, serving about 138,557 students.
The nearest other public school, Addison Early Learning Center, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Fullerton Elementary School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 384 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 469.
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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 Addison SD 4
- Indian Trail Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Lake Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Army Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Ardmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
Other schools in Addison
- Addison Trail High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Indian Trail Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Lake Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Army Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Other Fullerton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fullerton Elementary. Fullerton Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Fullerton ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 383 students
- FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFULLERTON, NE · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Addison Early Learning Center0.4 mi · 190
- Ardmore Elementary School0.4 mi · 230
- Lake Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 294
- Indian Trail Jr High School1.1 mi · 1,111
- Army Trail Elementary School1.1 mi · 258
- North Elementary School1.2 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Fullerton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fullerton Elementary School?
Fullerton Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fullerton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fullerton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Fullerton Elementary School have?
Fullerton Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Fullerton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fullerton Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 75% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Fullerton Elementary School public or private?
Fullerton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Addison SD 4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.