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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371000073
Sycamore Trails Elementary School
1025 Sycamore Ln, Bartlett, IL 60103 · (630) 213-5641 · DuPage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
104 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 | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
55%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
72.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.1pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 44.2% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Sycamore Trails Elementary School
Sycamore Trails Elementary School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Trails Elementary School this school | 424 | 24.5% | 62.4% |
| Lyon Elementary School Glenview | 454 | 21.4% | N/A |
| Churchill Elementary School Oswego | 425 | 22.1% | 56.4% |
| Mackeben Elementary School Algonquin | 522 | 22.8% | N/A |
| Bower Elementary School Warrenville | 406 | 31.5% | 69.9% |
| Sarah Adams Elementary School Lake Zurich | 429 | 26.8% | 72.8% |
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 Sycamore Trails Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #263 of 1,925 | #45 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #459 of 2,077 ▼ 15 | #76 of 141 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #284 of 2,077 ▲ 190 | #55 of 141 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #884 of 2,419 | #62 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #605 of 2,035 | #48 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #751 of 2,042 | #85 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #1,876 of 2,132 | #87 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #105 of 1,461 | #3 of 92 |
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
424
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-44% since 2000-01, when it was 763
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 | 424 | 34.9 | 12.2:1 | 25% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 32.7 | 13.0:1 | 20% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 34.6 | 12.8:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 33.6 | 19.3:1 | 15% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 16% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 22 | 23.3:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 43 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Trails Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (649 to 424); teachers up 4% (33.6 to 34.9).
About Sycamore Trails Elementary School
Sycamore Trails Elementary School is an elementary school located in Bartlett, Illinois, in DuPage County. Federal data show 424 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
SD U-46 serves 34,036 students across 51 schools.
The share of White students at Sycamore Trails Elementary School is 63%, a majority. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put DuPage County at about 65% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Sycamore Trails Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 12.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sycamore Trails Elementary School, which has 34.9. The school's 12.2:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 25%. The 34% average for public schools in DuPage County is 9 points higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 57.4% at Sycamore Trails Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.4%.
The school's county is DuPage County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $112,096 a year, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Sycamore Trails Elementary School shares DuPage County with 276 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Sycamore Trails Elementary School is closest to Centennial School, about 0.9 miles away. Sycamore Trails Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Sycamore Trails Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 62.4% versus a 52.1% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Sycamore Trails Elementary School enrolled 430; in 2024-25, 424.
People who know Sycamore Trails Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Bartlett
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Eastview Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Prairieview Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Bartlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Centennial SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Nature Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Centennial School0.9 mi · 514
- Bartlett High School1.2 mi · 2,037
- Prairieview Elementary School1.3 mi · 681
- Bartlett Elementary School1.9 mi · 613
- Liberty Elementary School2.1 mi · 401
- Spring Trail Elementary School2.2 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Trails Elementary SchoolHow large is Sycamore Trails Elementary School?
Sycamore Trails Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Sycamore Trails Elementary School serve?
Sycamore Trails Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sycamore Trails Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Sycamore Trails Elementary School.
How diverse is Sycamore Trails Elementary School?
Sycamore Trails Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sycamore Trails Elementary School public or private?
Sycamore Trails Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.