Pierce Downer Elementary School
1436 Grant St
Downers Grove IL, 60515, Dupage County
Phone: 630-719-5838
Ranking: (39 out of 3,028, top 1%)*
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: | 19 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 422 | 419 | 403 | 395 | 383 | 374 | 349 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 51 | 12.1% | 42 | 10.0% | 42 | 10.4% | 49 | 12.4% | 51 | 13.3% | 58 | 15.5% | 59 | 16.9% |
Grade 1: | 46 | 10.9% | 51 | 12.2% | 54 | 13.4% | 58 | 14.7% | 65 | 17.0% | 67 | 17.9% | 51 | 14.6% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 13.3% | 60 | 14.3% | 58 | 14.4% | 72 | 18.2% | 64 | 16.7% | 52 | 13.9% | 52 | 14.9% |
Grade 3: | 63 | 14.9% | 61 | 14.6% | 75 | 18.6% | 64 | 16.2% | 56 | 14.6% | 50 | 13.4% | 49 | 14.0% |
Grade 4: | 67 | 15.9% | 77 | 18.4% | 69 | 17.1% | 55 | 13.9% | 50 | 13.1% | 48 | 12.8% | 49 | 14.0% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 18.0% | 69 | 16.5% | 57 | 14.1% | 49 | 12.4% | 49 | 12.8% | 48 | 12.8% | 49 | 14.0% |
Grade 6: | 63 | 14.9% | 59 | 14.1% | 48 | 11.9% | 48 | 12.2% | 48 | 12.5% | 49 | 13.1% | 40 | 11.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 227 | 53.8% | 224 | 53.5% | 211 | 52.4% | 216 | 54.7% | 206 | 53.8% | 156 | 41.7% | 181 | 51.9% |
Female: | 195 | 46.2% | 195 | 46.5% | 192 | 47.6% | 179 | 45.3% | 156 | 40.7% | 197 | 52.7% | 156 | 44.7% |
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% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 14 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.8% | 13 | 3.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.4% | 11 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.6% | 5 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% |
Black: | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% |
White: | 373 | 88.4% | 372 | 88.8% | 368 | 91.3% | 363 | 91.9% | 353 | 92.2% | 346 | 92.5% | 324 | 92.8% |
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: | 19 | 4.5% | 14 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.2% | 13 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.7% | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.21 | 16.65 | 21.21 | 21.01 | 24.39 | 26.70 | 23.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 93.6% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 95.0% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 91.4% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 95.2% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 97.1% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 95% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.4% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 96.6% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 96.1% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 96.3% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.0% | 76.9% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.0% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 87.0% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 84.7% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.4% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 91.3% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 88.6% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 88.5% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91.1% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 91.1% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 91.2% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 82.5% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 94.7% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95.0% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 92.4% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 94.5% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 93.8% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 96.7% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 96.2% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 77.8% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 86.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.6% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 89.2% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 89.7% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 87.9% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 91.0% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.8% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 80.1% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 89.1% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.8% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 90.8% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.7% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 90.7% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 91.6% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 92.7% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.3% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95.0% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 92.6% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 88.0% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 90.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 88.9% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 93% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 94.0% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 92.7% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 94.0% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93.4% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 93.7% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 78.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 84.5% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 83.4% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 78.5% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 89.0% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 86.0% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.1% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 88.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 89.9% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 89.0% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 92.3% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 81.4% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 94.8% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 94.0% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 91.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.1% | 93.2% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 91.9% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.7% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 94.9% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.0% | 80.9% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 89.8% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 91.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 90.7% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 90.7% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 92.0% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 95.1% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 92.8% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 80.4% | 58.9% |
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* Pierce Downer Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.