Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOURBONNAIS SD 53·NCES 170675004371
Noel Levasseur Elementary School
601 W Bethel Dr, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 · (815) 929-4500 · Kankakee County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
116 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 28% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Bourbonnais SD 53. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.8pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +29.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.8% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 27.6% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Noel Levasseur Elementary School
Noel Levasseur Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Levasseur Elementary School this school | 305 | 38.0% | 44.1% |
| Memorial Elementary School Tinley Park | 291 | 37.8% | 51.1% |
| Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon | 312 | 41.7% | 57.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Bloomington | 379 | 40.6% | 54.4% |
| N O Nelson Elementary School Edwardsville | 347 | 33.4% | N/A |
| Oak Grove School Bartonville | 285 | 37.2% | 43.5% |
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 Noel Levasseur Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kankakee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #777 of 1,925 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #473 of 2,077 ▲ 425 | #2 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #1,039 of 2,077 ▲ 334 | #5 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #1,509 of 2,419 | #14 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,183 of 2,035 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #756 of 2,042 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #1,598 of 2,132 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #408 of 1,461 | #6 of 15 |
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
305
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 354
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 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 38% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 43% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 21.8 | 15.7:1 | 50% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 24.2 | 15.9:1 | 38% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 32% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 30% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Noel Levasseur Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (386 to 305); teachers down 9% (24.2 to 22).
About Noel Levasseur Elementary School
Noel Levasseur Elementary School is a small elementary school in Bourbonnais SD 53, located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school teaches pre-K through 3 and enrolls 305 students.
Noel Levasseur Elementary School is a school in Bourbonnais SD 53. The district has 5 schools and 2,276 students.
More than half of the students at Noel Levasseur Elementary School are White (64%). The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Kankakee County's population at about 73%. The diversity index for Noel Levasseur Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.9:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is close to this figure. On the income side, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 61% average for public schools in Kankakee County is 23 points higher.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.5% for Noel Levasseur Elementary School. The school posts 44.1%, 5.4 points below the prediction.
Looking at the county, Kankakee County, the median household earns about $71,281 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Noel Levasseur Elementary School, Kankakee County has 44 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Noel Levasseur Elementary School is closest to Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Noel Levasseur Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
The school's student count fell 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kankakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,635
Census ACS
Median income
$71,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
16,499 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bourbonnais SD 53
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 714 students
- Bourbonnais Upper Grade CenterMiddle · 484 students
- Alan B Shepard Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Shabbona Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Bourbonnais
- Liberty Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 714 students
- Bourbonnais Upper Grade CenterMiddle · 484 students
- Alan B Shepard Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- St George Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Shabbona Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Kankakee Area Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center0.5 mi · 484
- Alan B Shepard Elementary School0.8 mi · 483
- Shabbona Elementary School0.9 mi · 290
- Liberty Intermediate School1.0 mi · 714
- Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School1.8 mi · 1,914
- Bradley West Elementary School1.9 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Noel Levasseur Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Noel Levasseur Elementary School?
Noel Levasseur Elementary School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Noel Levasseur Elementary School serve?
Noel Levasseur Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Noel Levasseur Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Noel Levasseur Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Noel Levasseur Elementary School?
Student demographics at Noel Levasseur Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Noel Levasseur Elementary School public or private?
Noel Levasseur Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bourbonnais SD 53.
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