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Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch
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Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Aurora, Illinois, one of the schools within Indian Prairie CUSD 204. The school teaches 450 students in grades K through 5.
Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch is one of 32 schools operated by Indian Prairie CUSD 204, a district that teaches 26,108 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch shows that the largest single group is Asian at 27%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 24% White, 17% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 13% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.5%, the actual is 51.9%, a residual of -2.5 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for DuPage County indicate median household income runs about $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Fischer Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch's enrollment has climbed 6% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 450). White enrollment moved from 37% to 24% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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