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What's one thing Lisle Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
777
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LISLE CUSD 202·NCES 172320006747
Lisle Elementary School
5801 Westview Ln, Lisle, IL 60532 · (630) 493-8100 · DuPage County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL777 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
215 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Based on grade levels within Lisle CUSD 202. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
67.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
63.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 63.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 54.9% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Lisle Elementary School
Lisle Elementary School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisle Elementary School this school | 777 | 27.7% | 64.2% |
| Robert Crown School Wauconda | 776 | 23.5% | 58.4% |
| Martin Elementary School Lake in the Hills | 776 | 28.1% | 58.8% |
| Grande Reserve Elementary School Yorkville | 728 | 22.4% | 49.4% |
| Scott Elementary School Scott Air Force Base | 852 | 25.2% | 68.5% |
| Waters Elementary School Chicago | 702 | 22.9% | 64.8% |
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 Lisle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #223 of 1,925 | #41 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #340 of 2,077 ▼ 112 | #68 of 141 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #412 of 2,077 ▼ 48 | #67 of 141 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 777 | #71 of 2,419 | #1 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,218 of 2,035 | #96 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #590 of 2,042 | #67 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #1,823 of 2,132 | #81 of 123 |
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
777
+78 (+11%) vs 2020
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 | 777 | 55.8 | 13.9:1 | 28% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 49.4 | 15.7:1 | 26% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 48.8 | 15.2:1 | 23% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lisle Elementary School.
About Lisle Elementary School
The public elementary school Lisle Elementary School is located in Lisle, Illinois. It enrolled 777 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 104% higher than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Lisle CUSD 202 includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,562 students.
By race and ethnicity, Lisle Elementary School is 59% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. By the diversity index, Lisle Elementary School comes in at 60%.
Lisle Elementary School counts 55.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.9 students for each one. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. About 28% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Lisle Elementary School scores 64.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 55.5%.
Among DuPage County residents, median household income is about $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Lisle Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County, which together enroll about 138,557 students.
Willow Creek Elementary School is located about 0.5 miles from Lisle Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 64.2% is above the 56.7% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Lisle Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 699 to 777.
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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 Lisle CUSD 202
- Lisle High SchoolHigh · 447 students
- Lisle Jr High SchoolMiddle · 338 students
Other schools in Lisle
- Kennedy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Lisle High SchoolHigh · 447 students
- Lisle Jr High SchoolMiddle · 338 students
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing ProgramsElementary
- Medical Support Needs ProgramElementary
- Structured Learning EnvironmentElementary
Nearby schools
- Willow Creek Elementary School0.5 mi · 351
- Lisle Jr High School1.0 mi · 338
- Meadowview Elementary School1.2 mi · 416
- Goodrich Elementary School1.3 mi · 397
- Lisle High School1.6 mi · 447
- Indian Trail Elementary School1.6 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Lisle Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lisle Elementary School?
Lisle Elementary School enrolls approximately 777 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lisle Elementary School serve?
Lisle Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lisle Elementary School have?
Lisle Elementary School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lisle Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lisle Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lisle Elementary School?
Lisle Elementary School is overseen by Lisle CUSD 202 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.