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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN PRAIRIE CUSD 204·NCES 174169002657
Peter M Gombert Elementary School
2707 Ridge Rd, Aurora, IL 60504 · (630) 375-3700 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
133 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
52.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
50.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 45.9% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Peter M Gombert Elementary School
Peter M Gombert Elementary School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter M Gombert Elementary School this school | 450 | 29.6% | 51.9% |
| Wolfs Crossing Elementary School Aurora | 414 | 27.5% | 66.8% |
| Homestead Elementary School Aurora | 511 | 26.8% | 61.8% |
| John Middleton Elementary School Skokie | 521 | 33.2% | 56.5% |
| Nature Ridge Elementary School Bartlett | 458 | 30.8% | 53.4% |
| Heritage Lakes Elementary School Carol Stream | 420 | 28.1% | 52.6% |
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 Peter M Gombert Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #528 of 1,925 | #69 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #663 of 2,077 ▼ 260 | #100 of 141 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #922 of 2,077 ▼ 291 | #106 of 141 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #759 of 2,419 | #49 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,195 of 2,035 | #91 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.9% | #5 of 2,042 | #1 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #1,794 of 2,132 | #77 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #392 of 615 | #33 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
450
+138 (+44%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 485
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 | 450 | 32.4 | 13.9:1 | 30% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 32.8 | 12.7:1 | 34% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 32.9 | 12.3:1 | 34% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 30.4 | 13.9:1 | 37% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 32% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 27% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 32 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peter M Gombert Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (424 to 450); teachers up 7% (30.4 to 32.4).
About Peter M Gombert Elementary School
Peter M Gombert Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Aurora. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 450 students.
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 is responsible for 32 schools, Peter M Gombert Elementary School included, with 26,108 students in all.
The largest group at Peter M Gombert Elementary School is Asian students, at 27%. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 24% White, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 13% Asian share among all DuPage County residents. The diversity index for Peter M Gombert Elementary School is 77%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Peter M Gombert Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher, from 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Peter M Gombert Elementary School scores 51.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 54.5%.
The county, DuPage County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $112,096 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. DuPage County has 277 public schools with about 138,557 students, including Peter M Gombert Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Peter M Gombert Elementary School is closest to Fischer Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Peter M Gombert Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.9% against a local average of 54.7%.
Peter M Gombert Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21 the school reported 312 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 450. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Indian Prairie CUSD 204
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in Aurora
- East High SchoolHigh · 4,020 students
- West Aurora High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,849 students
- Metea Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Francis Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Fischer Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
Nearby schools
- Fischer Middle School0.5 mi · 861
- Georgetown Elementary School0.7 mi · 420
- Waubonsie Valley High School0.7 mi · 2,849
- McCarty Elementary School1.1 mi · 478
- The Wheatlands Elementary School1.2 mi · 613
- White Eagle Elementary1.2 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Peter M Gombert Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Peter M Gombert Elementary School?
Peter M Gombert Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades KG-05.
Is Peter M Gombert Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peter M Gombert Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Peter M Gombert Elementary School have?
Peter M Gombert Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peter M Gombert Elementary School?
At Peter M Gombert Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 26% Hispanic, 17% Black, 27% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Peter M Gombert Elementary School?
Peter M Gombert Elementary School is overseen by Indian Prairie CUSD 204 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.