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Jackson Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Elmhurst, Illinois, serving 439 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Elmhurst School District 205, which is ranked 63 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jackson Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 101-235 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is exceptional, with 83.6% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 78.6% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. These scores significantly outperform the state and district averages. Jackson Elementary also excels in Science, with 65.6% of 5th-grade students proficient or better on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), compared to 40.6% statewide.

Jackson Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at around 6-7% in recent years, compared to the state average of over 50%. The school spends significantly more per student ($18,733 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 13:1. These resources likely contribute to the school's strong academic performance, which outpaces the other elementary schools in the Elmhurst School District 205 as well as nearby schools in the surrounding districts.

422

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,015

Per pupil spending ?

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

925 S Swain Ave
Elmhurst, IL 60126-4963

(630) 834-4544

District: Elmhurst School District 205

Students who attend Jackson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bryan Middle School
High:	York Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Asian:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (76% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Elmhurst School District 205's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg72%

Illinois avg44%

101^st of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Elmhurst School District 205

63^rd of 811Elmhurst School District 205 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	93.6	101 of 2056	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	175 of 2067	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	235 of 2077	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	226 of 2082	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	372 of 1948	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	315 of 2086	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	424 of 2037	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.2	299 of 2044	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.6	337 of 2046	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	89.0	215 of 2052	89.5%	★★★★☆
2014	87.4	204 of 2093	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.4	72 of 2167	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	83.5	207 of 2166	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.9	190 of 2147	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	80.3	332 of 2139	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.8	404 of 2120	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	85.7	116 of 2092	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	82.3	197 of 2095	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	84.6	118 of 2086	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	86.1	97 of 2022	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	85.6	155 of 2030	92.4%	★★★★★
2003	85.7	157 of 2020	92.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	58.4	246 of 886	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	79 of 907	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	121 of 1942	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	148 of 1942	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	234 of 1957	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	302 of 1970	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	422 of 1680	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	264 of 2019	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	463 of 1964	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	4 of 982	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	89 of 959	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	71.9	169 of 954	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	277 of 955	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	90 of 1947	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	198 of 1959	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	226 of 1984	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	143 of 1977	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.8	300 of 1707	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	331 of 2019	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	377 of 1972	80.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	123 of 1292	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	47.1	513 of 1195	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	265 of 1156	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	90 of 1113	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	64.0	157 of 640	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	212 of 1194	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	194 of 763	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	209 of 1389	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	231 of 1392	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	334 of 1419	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	255 of 1425	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	462 of 1308	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	341 of 1462	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	553 of 1463	62.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2024)72nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+30 vs state

Mathematics79%+40 vs state

Science66%+25 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

If your child has any special needs that requires services, at school, do NOT send your child to Jackson. They have very limited resources to support your child. The special Ed teacher is good but they have very limited resources after her. We came to find out that the 1st grade teacher felt that special ed students that went in/out of her classroom weren’t really her students. How can you say that as an educator? Someone who’s supposed to look after our children. Our child’s 1:1 also traumatized our child’s experience by his insensitive and aggressive nature towards a child who had challenges that required a softer approach and gentle hand. It took lye child a lot of time to recover from this horrible behavior.

We had many meetings with our child’s support team but everything was met with a stone wall, which included the principal Christine Trendel. She controlled the conversation when we tried to learn how to best setup support through out child’s IEP and always countered what we suggested. When it came to brass tacks, no one else felt empowered to discuss the opportunities for our child because of the principal controlling the narrative. We tried getting additional help and it was opposed every step of the way. Do not recommend going here whether your child has special needs or not. Close Quote

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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	ISA Science 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 S Swain Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-4544	422	34	12.3	5.9%	291 (69.0%)	4 (0.9%)	67 (15.9%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	93.6	101^st of 2056 public elementary schools	95.1%		90.6	175^th of 2067 public elementary schools	91.5%	74	65.6		88.2	77.1	86.9				83.6	97.4	65.1	73.8				78.6	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2		98.2	98.2			$18,015	$307	$17,708
Salt Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	980 S Riverside Dr	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Salt Creek School District 48	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 832-6122	149	10	14.2	36.2%	94 (63.1%)	8 (5.4%)	21 (14.1%)	16 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)								(n/a)																	96.1	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	96.1	27.1		$24,345	$617	$23,728
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	565 S Fairfield Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-4548	527	32	16.3	4.4%	408 (77.4%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.1%)	33 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.6%)	96.9	27^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.7%		94.3	121^st of 2067 public elementary schools	94.1%	94	74.3		89.5	85.6	86.5				87.3	94.7	85.6	83.8				88.4	98.0	97.8	97.8	97.8	17.6	97.6	98.0			$15,464	$248	$15,216
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	360 E Crescent Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-6261	329	28	11.7	2.7%	234 (71.1%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.4%)	34 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	95.2	61^st of 2056 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.7	34^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.4%	27	67.7		75.0	91.8	84.6				83.3	90.0	83.7	76.9				83.3	98.8	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8			$19,856	$345	$19,511
Stella May Swartz Elementary School	Public	2-4	17W160 16th St	Oakbrook Terrace	60181	DuPage County	Salt Creek School District 48	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 834-9256	167	11	14.9	38.9%	96 (57.5%)	10 (6.0%)	32 (19.2%)	20 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	77	459^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.7%		77.6	428^th of 2067 public elementary schools	79.3%	31			52.3	63.3					58.7	75.0	60.0					66.3	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4			$21,902	$728	$21,174
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 W Arthur St	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-4541	568	44	12.8	9.5%	420 (73.9%)	11 (1.9%)	72 (12.7%)	26 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	93.6	99^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.2%		94.9	108^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.8%	9	81.0		77.0	80.0	88.1				81.8	71.0	73.7	84.2				76.4	98.1	97.7	97.7	97.7		98.3	98.1			$16,917	$264	$16,653
Edison Elementary School	Public	K-5	246 S Fair Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 834-4272	318	29	11.0	3.1%	255 (80.2%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.8%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	94.6	80^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.1%		94.3	122^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	94.1%	42	72.7		81.6	82.2	79.6				81.1	85.7	75.6	83.6				81.9	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1		95.8	97.1			$18,680	$303	$18,377
Ardmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	225 S Harvard Ave	Villa Park	60181	DuPage County	School District 45 DuPage County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 516-7370	425	32	13.2	25.4%	277 (65.2%)	15 (3.5%)	106 (24.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	80.6	382^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	81.4%		87.8	224^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.2%	158	48.6		51.4	75.9	77.5				68.6	65.3	68.7	59.2				64.6	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9	80.9			$17,219	$796	$16,423
Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4804 Harrison St	Hillside	60162	Cook County	Hillside School District 93	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-6491	440	38	11.5	60.9%	11 (2.5%)	170 (38.6%)	241 (54.8%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	32.8	1360^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.9%		35.3	1259^th of 2067 public elementary schools	39.1%	101	21.6	26.7	15.4	47.7	51.4	41.7	63.0	48.9	42.5	25.0	45.5	21.6	13.9	13.3	17.8	23.2	97.1	97.4	97.4	97.4	98.9	97.1	97.4	7.3	31.6	$27,486	$1,161	$26,325
Brook Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Regent Dr	Oak Brook	60523	DuPage County	Butler School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 325-6888	293	34	8.6		86 (29.4%)	6 (2.0%)	20 (6.8%)	145 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.3%)	96.3	36^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.1	45^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.8%	9	89.4		80.9	84.9	91.5				85.7	93.6	79.2	70.2				81.0	95.0	94.6	94.6	94.6	96.1	94.6	95.7			$27,801	$30	$27,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary School

What district is Jackson Elementary School in?

Elmhurst School District 205

Is Jackson Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Jackson Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 101^st of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Jackson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 422 students attended Jackson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary School?

Students at Jackson Elementary School are 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jackson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bryan Middle School
High : York Community High School

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