Lester Elementary School
236 Indianapolis Ave
Downers Grove IL, 60515, Dupage County
Phone: 630-719-5838
Ranking: (448 out of 3,028, top 15%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Downers Grove Grade School District 58
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 24 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 472 | 484 | 493 | 507 | 493 | 491 | 500 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 59 | 12.5% | 58 | 12.0% | 57 | 11.6% | 71 | 14.0% | 64 | 13.0% | 42 | 8.6% | 77 | 15.4% |
Grade 1: | 65 | 13.8% | 61 | 12.6% | 74 | 15.0% | 75 | 14.8% | 55 | 11.2% | 83 | 16.9% | 79 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 63 | 13.3% | 76 | 15.7% | 73 | 14.8% | 56 | 11.0% | 89 | 18.1% | 76 | 15.5% | 71 | 14.2% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 15.3% | 74 | 15.3% | 61 | 12.4% | 83 | 16.4% | 74 | 15.0% | 72 | 14.7% | 73 | 14.6% |
Grade 4: | 75 | 15.9% | 64 | 13.2% | 81 | 16.4% | 77 | 15.2% | 71 | 14.4% | 74 | 15.1% | 66 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 13.1% | 78 | 16.1% | 77 | 15.6% | 70 | 13.8% | 70 | 14.2% | 67 | 13.6% | 69 | 13.8% |
Grade 6: | 76 | 16.1% | 73 | 15.1% | 70 | 14.2% | 75 | 14.8% | 70 | 14.2% | 70 | 14.3% | 65 | 13.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 251 | 53.2% | 256 | 52.9% | 250 | 50.7% | 264 | 52.1% | 246 | 49.9% | 228 | 46.4% | 229 | 45.8% |
Female: | 221 | 46.8% | 228 | 47.1% | 243 | 49.3% | 243 | 47.9% | 217 | 44.0% | 226 | 46.0% | 236 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 39 | 8.3% | 39 | 8.1% | 45 | 9.1% | 41 | 8.1% | 12 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.4% | 16 | 3.2% |
Black: | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 10 | 2.0% | 15 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.8% |
White: | 404 | 85.6% | 416 | 86.0% | 418 | 84.8% | 427 | 84.2% | 433 | 87.8% | 425 | 86.6% | 430 | 86.0% |
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: | 11 | 2.3% | 13 | 2.7% | 15 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 8.1% | 39 | 8.1% | 25 | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.09 | 14.33 | 19.60 | 20.04 | 20.98 | 20.50 | 23.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.6% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.0% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 91.4% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 95.2% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 97.1% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 95% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 95.4% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.6% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.1% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.3% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 76.9% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 86.0% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 87.0% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 84.7% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 87.4% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.0% | 91.3% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 88.6% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 88.5% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 91.1% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 91.1% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 91.2% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.5% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.7% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 95.0% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 92.4% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 94.5% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 93.8% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 96.7% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 96.2% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.8% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 86.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 87.6% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 89.2% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 89.7% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 87.9% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 91.0% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 92.8% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 80.1% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 89.1% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 89.8% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 90.8% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 93.7% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 93.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 90.7% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 91.6% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 92.7% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 94.3% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 95.0% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 92.6% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 88.0% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 90.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 88.9% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 94.0% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 92.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 92.7% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 94.0% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 93.4% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.7% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 78.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 84.5% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 83.4% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 78.5% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.0% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.0% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 88.1% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 88.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 89.9% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.0% | 89.0% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 92.3% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 81.4% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.8% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 94.0% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 91.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 93.2% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 91.9% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 92.7% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.9% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 80.9% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.8% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 90.7% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 90.7% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 92.0% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.1% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 92.8% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 80.4% | 58.9% |
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* Lester 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.