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Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADDISON SD 4·NCES 170315000011
Stone Elem School
1404 W Stone Ave, Addison, IL 60101 · (630) 628-4020 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
160 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 56%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Stone Elem School→Indian Trail Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Addison SD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.6pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
357
-89 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.4:1
% White
42%
was 47%
% Hispanic
46%
was 38%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
8%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Stone Elem School
Stone Elem School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in Addison, Illinois, part of Addison SD 4, with 357 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
Addison SD 4 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,389 students; Stone Elem School is among them.
On demographics, Stone Elem School records that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 42% White, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against DuPage County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stone Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.6%, the actual is 56.0%, a residual of +10.3 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (DuPage County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), Stone Elem School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Addison Trail High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stone Elem School. On composite proficiency, Stone Elem School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.9%.
Stone Elem School operates from a residential location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stone Elem School has decreased 20%, going from 446 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 38% to 46%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Addison SD 4
- Indian Trail Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Fullerton Elem SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Lincoln Elem SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Lake Park Elem SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Army Trail Elem SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Ardmore Elem SchoolElementary · 230 students
Other schools in Addison
- Addison Trail High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Indian Trail Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Fullerton Elem SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Lincoln Elem SchoolElementary · 345 students
- Lake Park Elem SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Army Trail Elem SchoolElementary · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Addison Trail High School0.3 mi · 1,847
- Wesley Elem School0.4 mi · 220
- Army Trail Elem School1.3 mi · 258
- Indian Trail Jr High School1.4 mi · 1,111
- Lincoln Elem School1.4 mi · 345
- Lake Park Elem School1.5 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Stone Elem SchoolHow large is Stone Elem School?
Stone Elem School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-05.
Is Stone Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stone Elem School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Stone Elem School have?
Stone Elem School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Stone Elem School?
Stone Elem School reports a student body of 42% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Stone Elem School?
Stone Elem School is overseen by Addison SD 4 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.