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Pierce Downer Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Pierce Downer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 342 students. The school is part of the Downers Grove GSD 58 district, which is ranked 91 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pierce Downer Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 15% of Illinois elementary schools, with strong academic performance on state assessments, particularly in mathematics. In 2024-2025, 75% of all grades were proficient or better in IAR Mathematics, compared to 66.4% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance on English Language Arts assessments is also noteworthy, with 73.4% of all grades proficient or better, compared to 76.3% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Additionally, the school's performance on the Science assessment for 5th grade is impressive, with 53.2% proficient or better, compared to 64.5% for the district and 40.6% for the state.

Compared to other schools in the Downers Grove GSD 58 district, Hillcrest Elementary School and Fairmount Elementary School have higher academic performance in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, Pierce Downer Elementary School outperforms some nearby schools, such as Indian Trail Elementary School and Henry Puffer School, in both academic subjects. The school's spending per student has also increased from $14,092 in 2020-2021 to $15,727 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio has decreased from 17.1 in 2021-2022 to 14.0 in 2023-2024, which is lower than the district average.

337

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,253

Per pupil spending ?

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1436 Grant St
Downers Grove, IL 60515-2714

(630) 719-5860

District: Downers Grove GSD 58

Students who attend Pierce Downer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Herrick Middle School
High:	Community High School District 99 - North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (67% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg69%

Illinois avg44%

202^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Downers Grove GSD 58

91^st of 811Downers Grove GSD 58 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	202 of 2056	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	306 of 2067	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	308 of 2077	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	276 of 2082	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	271 of 1948	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	465 of 2086	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	352 of 2037	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	278 of 2044	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	342 of 2046	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	90.5	188 of 2052	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	91.5	92 of 2093	95.6%	★★★★★
2013	92.6	69 of 2167	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.0	64 of 2166	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	32 of 2147	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	88.5	32 of 2139	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	21 of 2120	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	26 of 2092	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	38 of 2095	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.4	17 of 2086	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	86.5	88 of 2022	95.6%	★★★★★
2004	84.0	213 of 2030	89.5%	★★★★☆
2003	88.5	75 of 2020	96.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	69.6	176 of 907	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	174 of 1942	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	320 of 1942	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	314 of 1957	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	220 of 1970	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	208 of 1680	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	483 of 2019	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	442 of 1964	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	207 of 1947	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	281 of 1959	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	278 of 1984	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	358 of 1977	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	401 of 1707	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	454 of 2019	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	306 of 1972	84.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	82.4	103 of 1113	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	73 of 1194	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	299 of 1389	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	417 of 1392	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	342 of 1419	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	294 of 1425	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	379 of 1308	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	607 of 1462	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	419 of 1463	71.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2023)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%+36 vs state

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Science53%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pierce Downer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1436 Grant St	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5860	337	21	16.4		295 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	89.1	202^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	90.2%		82.8	306^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.2%	104	53.2	73.9	66.0	70.2	85.7	73.4	84.8	73.6	78.7	61.9	75.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	18.4	98.9	99.4		15.5	$17,253	$998	$16,255
Belle Aire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3935 Belle Aire Ln	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5820	276	18	15.2		182 (65.9%)	20 (7.2%)	26 (9.4%)	27 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	94.6	79^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.8	80^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.1%	1	75.0	78.6	74.3	84.4	79.4	79.1	89.3	77.1	87.5	79.4	82.9	95.9	96.3	96.3	96.3	14.0	95.9	95.5	4.5	8.6	$19,367	$999	$18,368
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3935 Highland Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5835	352	22	16.1		275 (78.1%)	6 (1.7%)	36 (10.2%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	91.9	134^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.5	91^st of 2067 public elementary schools	95.6%	43	70.4	63.5	82.1	79.6	81.7	77.0	82.7	70.9	77.8	61.7	72.9	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	17.0	98.1	98.3	2.8	14.2	$18,327	$998	$17,329
Henry Puffer School	Public	PK, KG-6	2220 Haddow Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 968-0294	271	26	10.3		184 (67.9%)	14 (5.2%)	34 (12.5%)	19 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	77.1	452^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.2	406^th of 2067 public elementary schools	80.4%	46	41.7	55.9	71.1	55.6	75.0	65.2	82.4	56.5	52.8	52.5	60.3	95.6	95.9	95.9	95.9	18.9	96.3	96.3	5.2	14.1	$19,889	$1,182	$18,707
Lester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	236 Indianapolis Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5855	531	30	17.5		412 (77.6%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	91.5	147^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.9%		93.3	144^th of 2067 public elementary schools	93.0%	3	60.0	76.9	88.3	75.6	78.7	79.1	75.8	83.3	61.1	66.7	70.9	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	19.1	98.9	98.7	3.6	15.1	$18,503	$1,075	$17,427
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	536 Hill St	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5865	307	18	16.9		251 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	89.6	186^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.0%		89.2	205^th of 2067 public elementary schools	90.1%	19	65.8	76.1	84.4	68.4	71.4	75.3	84.8	66.7	63.2	60.4	68.9	98.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	17.5	99.3	98.7		15.2	$19,487	$1,207	$18,280
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1435 Jefferson Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5840	382	24	16.2		313 (81.9%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.5%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	96.8	28^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.2	68^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.7%	40	85.5	87.0	86.8	87.3	88.6	87.3	89.1	75.5	81.8	82.9	82.0	97.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	16.4	96.3	97.1	3.2	12.7	$17,087	$998	$16,089
C E Miller Elementary School	Public	K-1	125 W Traube Ave	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Cusd 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 468-8300	194	17	11.4	38.7%	97 (50.0%)	17 (8.8%)	57 (29.4%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.2%)								(n/a)												96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.9	95.9	96.4			$30,136	$475	$29,662
Fairmount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6036 Blodgett Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5830	342	20	17.4		272 (79.5%)	8 (2.3%)	31 (9.1%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	94.7	74^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.3	100^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.2%	26	89.5	80.0	78.0	92.1	90.0	84.5	81.8	62.0	81.6	80.0	76.2	99.1	98.4	98.4	98.4	14.8	98.1	98.7	4.7	10.1	$18,459	$1,317	$17,142
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6235 Stonewall Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5845	325	33	9.8		185 (56.9%)	33 (10.2%)	69 (21.2%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	75.5	491^st of 2056 public elementary schools	76.1%		68.8	574^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.2%	83	53.1	43.6	73.0	64.5	75.7	63.9	56.4	54.1	58.1	48.6	54.2	97.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	21.7	97.5	97.5	7.3	13.7	$18,496	$1,544	$16,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Pierce Downer Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Pierce Downer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pierce Downer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herrick Middle School
High : Community High School District 99 - North High School

What is the racial makeup of Pierce Downer Elementary School?

Students at Pierce Downer Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Pierce Downer Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Pierce Downer Elementary School ranks in the top 9.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Pierce Downer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Pierce Downer Elementary School.

What district is Pierce Downer Elementary School in?

Downers Grove GSD 58

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