C M Bardwell Elem School

Regular School · Aurora, IL

C M Bardwell Elem School is a regular school school in Aurora, Illinois, serving grades PK–05 with 679 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

679

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	629	93%
Black or African American	20	3%
White	16	2%
Two or more races	7	1%
Asian	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	679	312M / 367F

English Language Learners: 455 (67% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=5%	27.7%	96
Reading Proficiency	10-14%	32.7%	97

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.58 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

154

22.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	679	100%

Contact & Location

550 S Lincoln Ave

Aurora, IL 60505

Phone: (630)299-5300

http://www.d131.org

District

Aurora East USD 131

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,735

District enrollment: 12,619

Other Schools in District

Benavides Steam Academy Elementary
C I Johnson Elem School Elementary
Edna Rollins Elem School Elementary
G N Dieterich Elem School Elementary
John Gates Elem School Elementary
L D Brady Elem School Elementary
Mabel O Donnell Elem School Elementary
Nicholas A Hermes Elem School Elementary

View all 19 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 60505) → CensusDepth.com
Illinois population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Illinois teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

170468000146

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD