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What's one thing Heritage Lakes Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 93·NCES 171047005498
Heritage Lakes Elementary School
925 Woodhill Dr, Carol Stream, IL 60188 · (630) 588-6200 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
118 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
51.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 49.7% |
% 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Heritage Lakes Elementary School
Heritage Lakes Elementary School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Lakes Elementary School this school | 420 | 28.1% | 52.6% |
| Wolfs Crossing Elementary School Aurora | 414 | 27.5% | 66.8% |
| Hawthorn Elementary School North Vernon Hills | 347 | 25.9% | 70.0% |
| Liberty Elementary School Bartlett | 401 | 32.9% | 50.6% |
| Wilder-Waite Grade School Peoria | 404 | 24.5% | 68.5% |
| Liberty Elementary School Bolingbrook | 522 | 26.8% | 59.6% |
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 Heritage Lakes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #511 of 1,925 | #66 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #587 of 2,077 ▼ 272 | #95 of 141 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #936 of 2,077 ▼ 186 | #108 of 141 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #906 of 2,419 | #64 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #669 of 2,035 | #55 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #228 of 2,042 | #26 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #1,816 of 2,132 | #80 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #176 of 615 | #17 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
420
+104 (+33%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 629
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 | 420 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 27.2 | 12.0:1 | 28% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 26.4 | 12.2:1 | 28% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 29.3 | 12.5:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 27% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 17% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 706 | 34 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 28 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Lakes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (365 to 420); teachers up 16% (29.3 to 34).
About Heritage Lakes Elementary School
Heritage Lakes Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Carol Stream, Illinois, administered by CCSD 93. The school reports 420 students in kindergarten through 5.
District-wide, CCSD 93 has 9 schools and 3,319 students.
Heritage Lakes Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. The remaining students are 26% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in DuPage County, the White share is about 65%. Heritage Lakes Elementary School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 at Heritage Lakes Elementary School, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 28% of enrollment.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.3%. Heritage Lakes Elementary School scores 52.6%.
Across DuPage County, median household income is about $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Heritage Lakes Elementary School is among the 277 public schools in DuPage County.
Glenbard North High School is the public school closest to Heritage Lakes Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Heritage Lakes Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Heritage Lakes Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 316 to 420 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 CCSD 93
- Jay Stream Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Stratford Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Western Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Elsie C Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in Carol Stream
- Glenbard North High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Jay Stream Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Spring Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Glenbard North High School0.8 mi · 2,079
- Evergreen Elementary School0.9 mi · 387
- Elsie C Johnson Elementary School0.9 mi · 253
- Spring Trail Elementary School0.9 mi · 486
- Cloverdale Elementary School1.1 mi · 466
- Roy De Shane Elementary School1.3 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heritage Lakes Elementary School?
Heritage Lakes Elementary School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades KG-05.
Is Heritage Lakes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heritage Lakes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heritage Lakes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heritage Lakes Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Heritage Lakes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Heritage Lakes Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 26% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Heritage Lakes Elementary School?
Heritage Lakes Elementary School is overseen by CCSD 93 in DuPage County.
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