Enrollment
167
Elementary
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT CREEK SD 48·NCES 173522003684
Stella May Swartz Elementary School
17W160 16th St, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 · (630) 834-9256 · DuPage County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
65 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 62 | 37% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 37% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Stella May Swartz Elementary School→John E Albright Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Salt Creek SD 48. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +25.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 40.6% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Stella May Swartz Elementary School
Stella May Swartz Elementary School's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stella May Swartz Elementary School this school | 167 | 38.9% | 58.5% |
| Salt Creek Elementary School Elmhurst | 149 | 36.2% | N/A |
| Hawthorne Elementary School Wheaton | 185 | 36.8% | 72.8% |
| Terrace Elementary School Des Plaines | 206 | 39.8% | 64.3% |
| Park View Elementary School Lombard | 214 | 32.7% | 58.6% |
| Ridge Family Center for Learning Elk Grove Village | 261 | 39.5% | 69.8% |
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 Stella May Swartz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #362 of 1,925 | #56 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #286 of 2,077 ▲ 240 | #63 of 141 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #719 of 2,077 ▼ 279 | #92 of 141 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #2,157 of 2,419 | #154 of 163 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #1,575 of 2,132 | #51 of 123 |
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
167
+21 (+14%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 157
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 | 167 | 11.2 | 15.0:1 | 39% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 13 | 11.7:1 | 46% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 10.9 | 13.7:1 | 45% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 11 | 14.6:1 | 35% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 8 | 18.1:1 | 41% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 25% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 7 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stella May Swartz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (161 to 167); teachers up 1% (11 to 11.2).
About Stella May Swartz Elementary School
Stella May Swartz Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 167 students, covering grades 2 through 4. It has 56% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Within Salt Creek SD 48, Stella May Swartz Elementary School is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 499 students.
The share of White students at Stella May Swartz Elementary School is 57%, a majority. Other students are 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Stella May Swartz Elementary School are from different groups.
Stella May Swartz Elementary School has 11.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.0:1. The school's 15.0:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%.
On the allk12 Grade, Stella May Swartz Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Illinois public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Stella May Swartz Elementary School, the prediction is 49.0% and the result is 58.5%.
For DuPage County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $112,096 a year, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in DuPage County number 277, with about 138,557 students.
The closest school to Stella May Swartz Elementary School is Brook Forest Elementary School, located about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Stella May Swartz Elementary School at 4th of 5.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% rise, from 146 to 167.
The discussion board for Stella May Swartz Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Salt Creek SD 48
- John E Albright Middle SchoolMiddle · 183 students
- Salt Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
Nearby schools
- Brook Forest Elementary School0.9 mi · 293
- Salt Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 149
- John E Albright Middle School1.1 mi · 183
- Stevenson School1.2 mi · 169
- Willowbrook High School1.3 mi · 1,983
- Oak Brook Park District1.3 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Stella May Swartz Elementary SchoolHow large is Stella May Swartz Elementary School?
Stella May Swartz Elementary School enrolls approximately 167 students in grades 02-04.
Is Stella May Swartz Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stella May Swartz Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many teachers does Stella May Swartz Elementary School have?
Stella May Swartz Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Stella May Swartz Elementary School?
Student demographics at Stella May Swartz Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Stella May Swartz Elementary School in?
Stella May Swartz Elementary School is part of Salt Creek SD 48.
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