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Lester Elem School

Regular School · Downers Grove, IL

Lester Elem School is a regular school school in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving grades PK–06 with 531 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
531
Teachers (FTE)
30.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 412 78%
Hispanic/Latino 58 11%
Two or more races 32 6%
Asian 19 4%
Black or African American 9 2%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 531 287M / 243F

English Language Learners: 20 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency S 27.7% 2
Reading Proficiency S 32.7% 2

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)
+0.44 grade levels
Math
-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
5 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
25
4.7% 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.) 531 100%

Contact & Location

236 Indianapolis Ave

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Phone: (630)719-5855

http://www.dg58.org

District

Downers Grove GSD 58

Per-pupil expenditure: $22,393

District enrollment: 4,918

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

171254001513

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