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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD 45 DUPAGE COUNTY·NCES 174035004055
North Elementary School
150 W Sunset Ave, Villa Park, IL 60181 · (630) 516-7790 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
245 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
47.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.3pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +29.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 29 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 23.1% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 North Elementary School
North Elementary School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary School this school | 434 | 56.5% | 44.9% |
| J Covington Elementary School Oak Lawn | 470 | 56.0% | 38.5% |
| Boulder Hill Elementary School Montgomery | 476 | 58.8% | 31.3% |
| Chase Elementary School Chicago | 415 | 54.0% | 39.9% |
| Willard Elementary School South Elgin | 370 | 55.4% | 38.9% |
| P H Miller Elementary School Plano | 438 | 55.9% | N/A |
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 North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #744 of 1,925 | #81 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #612 of 2,077 ▲ 453 | #97 of 141 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #1,074 of 2,077 ▲ 82 | #114 of 141 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #825 of 2,419 | #54 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #865 of 2,035 | #71 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #629 of 2,042 | #71 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #1,119 of 2,132 | #27 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #514 of 615 | #45 of 57 |
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
434
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 453
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 | 434 | 33.6 | 12.9:1 | 56% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 62% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 28.3 | 14.3:1 | 40% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 66% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 60% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 56% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 23 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (422 to 434); teachers up 25% (27 to 33.6).
About North Elementary School
North Elementary School is an elementary school in Villa Park, Illinois, and it is part of SD 45 DuPage County. It had 434 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
North Elementary School is part of SD 45 DuPage County, where 9 schools serve 3,162 students.
At North Elementary School, 56% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 29% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of DuPage County is roughly 16% Hispanic. The diversity index for North Elementary School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at North Elementary School, there are about 12.9 students; the school has 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. There are 245 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 56% of enrollment. Across public schools in DuPage County, the average is 34%.
The model predicts 38.9% for a school in Illinois with North Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. North Elementary School posts 44.9%.
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 share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. North Elementary School shares DuPage County with 276 other public schools.
North Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Jefferson Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of North Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 44.9% is above the 44.2% average for nearby schools.
North Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 460 to 434.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at North Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 SD 45 DuPage County
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Westmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Ardmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- Schafer Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- District 45 Early Education CenterElementary · 189 students
Other schools in Villa Park
- Willowbrook High SchoolHigh · 1,983 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Ardmore Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 375 students
- District 45 Early Education CenterElementary · 189 students
- John E Albright Middle SchoolMiddle · 183 students
Other North Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. North Elementary School is the 22nd largest of the 51.
- North Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 638 students
- North Elementary SchoolDes Plaines, IL · 599 students
- North Elementary SchoolGodfrey, IL · 549 students
- North Elementary SchoolTaylorville, IL · 522 students
- North Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle School0.3 mi · 375
- Addison Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 190
- Ardmore Elementary School0.9 mi · 230
- Schafer Elementary School0.9 mi · 354
- Ardmore Elementary School1.1 mi · 425
- Fullerton Elementary School1.2 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About North Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Elementary School?
North Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does North Elementary School serve?
North Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Elementary School?
North Elementary School reports a student body of 29% White, 56% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is North Elementary School public or private?
North Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD 45 DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.