North Elem School

North Elem School is a mid-tier elementary campus in Villa Park, Illinois, overseen by SD 45 DuPage County. The school hosts 434 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 9 schools in SD 45 DuPage County (3,162 students total), North Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Elem School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 29% White, 8% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for DuPage County put median household income runs about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which North Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, North Elem School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 422 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 47% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the North Elem School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.