Noel Levasseur Elem School

Noel Levasseur Elem School, a small K-5 school in Bourbonnais, Illinois, one of the schools within Bourbonnais SD 53, teaches 305 students, covering grades pre-K through 3.

Bourbonnais SD 53 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,276 students. Noel Levasseur Elem School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Noel Levasseur Elem School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the resource side, On paper, Noel Levasseur Elem School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kankakee County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Noel Levasseur Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Kankakee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,281 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Kankakee County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,499 students), of which Noel Levasseur Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Noel Levasseur Elem School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Noel Levasseur Elem School has declined 21%, going from 386 students in 2018 to 305 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 77% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.