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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Elmhurst SD 205

This page covers 8 elementary schools in Elmhurst SD 205. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

8
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 8 of 8
1
rank
Edison Elem School
Grades KG–05281 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (7.0:1) · above-average investment ($28,817/student)
75
/100
Student:Teacher
7.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,817
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
4%
Low economic need
2
rank
Jefferson Elem School
Grades KG–05355 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($28,817/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,817
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
3
rank
Jackson Elem School
Grades KG–05449 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($28,817/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,817
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
6%
Low economic need
4
rank
Emerson Elem School
Grades KG–05439 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($28,817/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,817
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
12%
Low economic need
5
rank
Hawthorne Elem School
Grades KG–05582 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($28,817/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,817
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
6
rank
Field Elem School
Grades KG–05399 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($28,817/student)
66
/100
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,817
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
7
rank
Lincoln Elem School
Grades KG–05510 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($28,817/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
17.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,817
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
4%
Low economic need
8
rank
Conrad Fischer Elem School
Grades KG–05479 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($28,817/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$28,817
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
8
Elementary Schools
13
Total Schools
75
#1 Score
68
Avg Score
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Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Edison Elem School
Score: 75/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.