Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNERS GROVE GSD 58·NCES 171254001512
Kingsley Elementary School
6509 Powell St, Downers Grove, IL 60516 · (630) 719-5850 · DuPage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 42% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
62.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 51.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kingsley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #498 of 2,077 ▼ 204 | #82 of 141 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #609 of 2,077 ▼ 301 | #87 of 141 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #1,213 of 2,419 | #92 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #847 of 2,035 | #69 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #1,007 of 2,042 | #112 of 146 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #800 of 1,461 | #47 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
359
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 478
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 | 359 | 27.9 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 30.3 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 29.1 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 364 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 22.8 | 17.9:1 | 12% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 23 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kingsley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (409 to 359); teachers up 22% (22.8 to 27.9).
About Kingsley Elementary School
Kingsley Elementary School is an elementary school in Downers Grove, Illinois, reachable at (630) 719-5850. Enrollment totals 359 students across pre-K through 6.
Downers Grove GSD 58 has 4,811 students spread across 13 schools.
At Kingsley Elementary School, 72% of students are White. It is also 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Kingsley Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kingsley Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.9:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here.
The school is in DuPage County, where the median household earns about $112,096 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across DuPage County, 277 public schools serve about 138,557 students.
Kingsley Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Comm H S Dist 99 - South High School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 364 in 2020-21, 359 in 2024-25.
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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 Downers Grove GSD 58
- Herrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Lester Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- O Neill Middle SchoolMiddle · 403 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Fairmount Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other schools in Downers Grove
- Comm H S Dist 99 - South High SchoolHigh · 2,591 students
- Comm H S Dist 99 - North High SchoolHigh · 2,082 students
- Herrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Lester Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- O Neill Middle SchoolMiddle · 403 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
Other Kingsley Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kingsley Elementary. Kingsley Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolNaperville, IL · 415 students
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolEvanston, IL · 334 students
- Kingsley ElementaryPomona, CA · 656 students
- Kingsley ElementaryMontclair, CA · 494 students
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolDunwoody, GA · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Comm H S Dist 99 - South High School0.3 mi · 2,591
- Indian Trail Elementary School0.8 mi · 325
- Hillcrest Elementary School0.9 mi · 382
- El Sierra Elementary School1.0 mi · 300
- Fairmount Elementary School1.0 mi · 342
- O Neill Middle School1.1 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Kingsley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kingsley Elementary School?
Kingsley Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Kingsley Elementary School serve?
Kingsley Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Kingsley Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Kingsley Elementary School.
How diverse is Kingsley Elementary School?
Kingsley Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Kingsley Elementary School in?
Kingsley Elementary School is part of Downers Grove GSD 58.
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