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What advice would you give to incoming students at Spring Trail Elementary School?
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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001725
Spring Trail Elementary School
1384 Spring Valley Dr, Carol Stream, IL 60188 · (630) 213-6230 · DuPage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
193 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
69.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.7% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 44.7% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Spring Trail Elementary School
Spring Trail Elementary School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Trail Elementary School this school | 486 | 39.7% | 61.5% |
| Cloverdale Elementary School Carol Stream | 466 | 41.8% | 51.8% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary Rockford | 374 | 35.3% | 97.8% |
| Holmes Elementary School Clarendon Hills | 519 | 48.7% | N/A |
| Liberty Elementary School Bartlett | 401 | 32.9% | 50.6% |
| Maercker Elementary School Westmont | 456 | 50.0% | 55.9% |
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 Spring Trail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #284 of 1,925 | #49 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #361 of 2,077 ▲ 70 | #70 of 141 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #354 of 2,077 ▲ 7 | #61 of 141 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #606 of 2,419 | #35 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #1,962 of 2,035 | #143 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #196 of 2,042 | #23 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #1,559 of 2,132 | #49 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.0% | #53 of 615 | #4 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
486
+76 (+19%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 717
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 | 486 | 25.6 | 19.0:1 | 40% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 35% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 21.9 | 19.7:1 | 40% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 19.8 | 18.2:1 | 34% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 16 | 23.0:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 17 | 24.6:1 | 24% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 44 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Trail Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (360 to 486); teachers up 29% (19.8 to 25.6).
About Spring Trail Elementary School
Spring Trail Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Carol Stream, Illinois. Enrollment is 486 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 28% higher.
Spring Trail Elementary School sits within SD U-46, which has 51 schools and 34,036 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Spring Trail Elementary School is White (46%). Other students are 22% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. That is lower than the 65% White share among all DuPage County residents. By the diversity index, Spring Trail Elementary School comes in at 69%.
The school has about 19.0 students per teacher and 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, lower than at this school. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Spring Trail Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (61.5%) and its predicted rate (48.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in DuPage County, median household income is about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 277 public schools operate in DuPage County, serving about 138,557 students.
The closest other public school is Heritage Lakes Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Spring Trail Elementary School is ahead of the 48.5% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
Spring Trail Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Spring Trail Elementary School saw enrollment rise 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Spring Trail Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Carol Stream
- Glenbard North High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Jay Stream Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Lakes Elementary School0.9 mi · 420
- Prairieview Elementary School1.1 mi · 681
- Bartlett High School1.3 mi · 2,037
- Evergreen Elementary School1.4 mi · 387
- Elsie C Johnson Elementary School1.5 mi · 253
- Glenbard North High School1.7 mi · 2,079
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Trail Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spring Trail Elementary School?
Spring Trail Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Spring Trail Elementary School serve?
Spring Trail Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Spring Trail Elementary School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Spring Trail Elementary School.
How diverse is Spring Trail Elementary School?
Spring Trail Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 22% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Spring Trail Elementary School in?
Spring Trail Elementary School is part of SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.