El Sierra Elementary School
6835 Fairmount Ave
Downers Grove IL, 60516, Dupage County
Phone: 630-719-5838
Ranking: (570 out of 3,028, top 19%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Downers Grove Grade School District 58
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | |||||||
Total Students: | 315 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 297 | 311 | 314 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 38 | 12.1% | 42 | 13.7% | 35 | 11.4% | 49 | 16.0% | 42 | 14.1% | 39 | 12.5% | 45 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 48 | 15.2% | 36 | 11.7% | 51 | 16.6% | 44 | 14.3% | 40 | 13.5% | 45 | 14.5% | 55 | 17.5% |
Grade 2: | 40 | 12.7% | 50 | 16.3% | 44 | 14.3% | 43 | 14.0% | 44 | 14.8% | 51 | 16.4% | 42 | 13.4% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 15.6% | 45 | 14.7% | 44 | 14.3% | 45 | 14.7% | 47 | 15.8% | 38 | 12.2% | 41 | 13.1% |
Grade 4: | 49 | 15.6% | 44 | 14.3% | 47 | 15.3% | 45 | 14.7% | 45 | 15.2% | 44 | 14.1% | 43 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 14.6% | 47 | 15.3% | 43 | 14.0% | 44 | 14.3% | 37 | 12.5% | 44 | 14.1% | 44 | 14.0% |
Grade 6: | 44 | 14.0% | 43 | 14.0% | 43 | 14.0% | 37 | 12.1% | 40 | 13.5% | 45 | 14.5% | 44 | 14.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 153 | 48.6% | 152 | 49.5% | 148 | 48.2% | 147 | 47.9% | 138 | 46.5% | 146 | 46.9% | 148 | 47.1% |
Female: | 162 | 51.4% | 155 | 50.5% | 159 | 51.8% | 160 | 52.1% | 136 | 45.8% | 147 | 47.3% | 152 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 14.3% |
Asian: | 16 | 5.1% | 16 | 5.2% | 9 | 2.9% | 9 | 2.9% | 9 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.8% |
Hispanic: | 61 | 19.4% | 63 | 20.5% | 67 | 21.8% | 57 | 18.6% | 47 | 15.8% | 48 | 15.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 27 | 8.6% | 24 | 7.8% | 22 | 7.2% | 23 | 7.5% | 21 | 7.1% | 26 | 8.4% | 23 | 7.3% |
White: | 201 | 63.8% | 195 | 63.5% | 201 | 65.5% | 209 | 68.1% | 205 | 69.0% | 218 | 70.1% | 224 | 71.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.2% | 9 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 31.1% | 55 | 17.9% | 28 | 9.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 13.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.69 | 15.45 | 20.88 | 22.41 | 23.39 | 21.00 | 24.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 93.6% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 95.0% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 91.4% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.2% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 97.1% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 95% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.4% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 96.6% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 96.1% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 96.3% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 76.9% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.0% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 87.0% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 84.7% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 87.4% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 91.3% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.5% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 91.1% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 91.1% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 91.2% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 82.5% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 94.7% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.0% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 92.4% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 94.5% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 93.8% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 96.7% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.2% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 77.8% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 87.6% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 89.2% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 89.7% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 87.9% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 91.0% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 92.8% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 80.1% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.1% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 89.8% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 90.8% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 93.7% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 93.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 90.7% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 91.6% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 92.7% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 94.3% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95.0% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 92.6% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 88.0% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 90.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 88.9% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 93% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.0% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 92.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.7% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 94.0% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 93.4% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 93.7% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 78.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 84.5% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 83.4% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 78.5% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 89.0% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 86.0% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 88.1% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 88.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.9% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.0% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 92.3% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 81.4% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 94.8% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 94.0% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 91.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.2% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 91.9% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 92.7% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 94.9% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 80.9% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 89.8% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 91.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 90.7% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 90.7% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 92.0% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 95.1% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 92.8% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 80.4% | 58.9% |
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* El Sierra Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.