Lester Elem School

Lester Elem School is a mid-sized primary school in Downers Grove, Illinois, part of Downers Grove GSD 58. The school serves 531 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Lester Elem School sits 39% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 13 schools in Downers Grove GSD 58 (4,811 students total), Lester Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lester Elem School lists that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for DuPage County shows median household earnings sit near $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), Lester Elem School is one campus in the mix.

C E Miller Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 504 students in 2018 compared to 531 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 78% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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