The average scores of DuPage County school districts with elementary schools on state-required tests in the Illinois Goal Assessment Program from 1988 through 1987.
The scoring range on the reading, mathematics, science and social studies tests is 0 to 500. The scoring range on the writing test is 6 to 32.
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READING
(District enrollment in parenthesis)
1. Butler Elem. Dist. 53 (488) 326
2. Hinsdale Elem. Dist. 181 (3,403) 315
3. Gower Elem. Dist. 62 (913) 309
4. Naperville Unit Dist. 203 (18,074) 308
5. Cass Elem. Dist. 63 (876) 304
6. Elmhurst Unit Dist. 205 (6,616) 304
7. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 41 (3,116) 301
8. Center Cass Elem. Dist. 66 (1,270) 296
9. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 89 (2,639) 294
10. Darien Elem. Dist. 61 (1,779) 294
11. Maercker Elem. Dist. 60 (1,198) 294
12. Lisle Unit Dist. 202 (1,868) 293
13. Wheaton Warrenville Unit Dist. 200 (14,075) 292
14. Puffer-Hefty Elem. Dist. 69 (392) 292
15. Lombard Elem. Dist. 45 (3,137) 288
16. Downers Grove Grade School District 58 (5,153) 287
17. Itasca Elem. Dist. 10 (761) 286
18. Indian Prairie Unit Dist. 204 (17,256) 284
DuPage County average 283
19. Westmont Unit Dist. 201 (1,600) 282
20. Winfield Elementary School 34 (514) 281
21. Roselle Elem. Dist. 12 (715) 280
22. Salt Creek Elem. Dist. 48 (647) 278
23. Woodridge Elem. Dist. 68 (3,508) 277
24. Bloomingdale Elem. Dist. 13 (1,477) 277
25. Medinah Elem. Dist. 11 (702) 277
26. Burr Ridge Elem. Dist. 180 (718) 276
27. Villa Park Elem. Dist. 45 (3,777) 275
28. Carol Stream Elem. Dist. 93 (5,196) 271
29. Benjamin Elem. Dist. 25 (1,125) 271
30. Keeneyville Elem. Dist. 20 (1,722) 264
31. Addison Elem. Dist. 4 (3,705) 263
32. Wood Dale Elem. Dist. 7 (1,179) 260
33. Queen Bee Elem. Dist. 16 (2,104) 256
34. Marquardt Elem. Dist. 15 (2,712) 252
35. West Chicago Elem. Dist. 33 (3,649) 251
36. Bensenville Elem. Dist. 2 (2,043) 250
State average 250
MATHEMATICS
1. Butler Elem. Dist. 53 369
2. Cass Elem. Dist. 63 353
3. Gower Elem. Dist. 62 349
4. Hinsdale Elem. Dist. 181 349
5. Naperville Unit Dist. 203 346
6. Lisle Unit Dist. 202 341
7. Center Cass Elem. Dist. 66 332
8. Westmont Unit Dist. 201 332
9. Maercker Elem. Dist. 60 328
10. Elmhurst Unit Dist. 205 327
11. Wheaton Warrenville Unit Dist. 200 325
12. Darien Elem. Dist. 61 324
13. Downers Grove Grade School Dist. 58 323
14. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 89 320
15. Benjamin Elem. Dist. 25 319
16. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 41 316
17. Puffer-Hefty Elem. Dist. 69 315
18. Salt Creek Elem. Dist. 48 315
19. Woodridge Elem. Dist. 68 313
Du Page County average 313
20. Itasca Elem. Dist. 10 309
21. Medinah Elem. Dist. 11 309
22. Indian Prairie Unit Dist. 204 307
23. Carol Stream Elem. Dist. 93 306
24. Bloomingdale Elem. Dist. 13 304
25. Winfield Elem. Dist. 34 303
26. Villa Park Elem. Dist. 45 297
27. Lombard Elem. Dist. 44 297
28. Burr Ridge Elem. Dist. 180 297
29. Queen Bee Elem. Dist. 16 290
30. Roselle Elem. Dist. 11 287
31. Addison Elem. Dist. 4 287
32. Keeneyville Elem. Dist. 20 277
33. Wood Dale Elem. Dist. 7 277
34. West Chicago Elem. Dist. 33 276
35. Bensenville Elem. Dist. 2 275
36. Marquardt Elem. Dist. 15 274
State average 266
WRITING
1. Gower Elem. Dist. 62 28.1
2. Butler Elem. Dist. 53 27.8
3. Hinsdale Elem. Dist. 181 27.5
4. Center Cass Elem. Dist. 66 27.5
5. Puffer-Hefty Elem. Dist. 69 27.5
6. Benjamin Elem. Dist. 25 27.2
7. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 89 27.1
8. Cass Elem. Dist. 63 26.9
9. Lombard Elem. Dist. 44 26.8
10. Bloomingdale Elem. Dist. 12 26.8
11 Lisle Unit Dist. 202 26.6
12. Naperville Unit Dist. 203 26.6
13. Downers Grove Grade School Dist. 58 26.5
14. Elmhurst Unit Dist. 205 26.5
15 Winfield Elem. Dist. 34 26.5
16. Itasca Elem. Dist. 10 26.5
17. Queen Bee Elem. Dist. 16 26.4
DuPage County average 26.2
18. Indian Prairie Unit Dist. 204 26.0
19. Maercker Elem. Dist. 60 26.0
20. Roselle Elem. Dist. 12 25.9
21. Darien Elem. Dist. 61 25.9
22. Addison Elem. Dist. 4 25.8
23. Burr Ridge Elem. Dist. 180 25.7
24. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 41 25.7
25. Marquardt Elem. Dist. 15 25.7
26. Medinah Elem. Dist. 11 25.7
27. Westmont Unit Dist. 201 25.7
28. Salt Creek Elem. Dist. 48 25.6
29. Wheaton Warrenville Unit Dist. 200 25.5
30. Woodridge Elem. Dist. 68 25.3
31. Carol Stream Elem. Dist. 93 25.1
32. Keeneyville Elem. Dist. 20 25.1
33. West Chicago Elem. Dist. 33 25.1
34. Bensenville Elem. Dist. 2 25.0
35. Wood Dale Elem. Dist. 33 24.7
36. Villa Park Elem. Dist. 45 24.3
State average 24.3
SCIENCE
1. Butler Elem. Dist. 53 324
2. Hinsdale Elem. Dist. 181 320
3. Naperville Unit Dist. 203 318
4. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 89 317
5. Elmhurst Unit Dist. 205 311
6. Gower Elem. Dist. 62 311
7. Puffer-Hefty Elem. Dist. 69 310
8. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 41 310
9. Center Cass Elem. Dist. 66 309
10. Maercker Elem. Dist. 60 307
11. Cass Elem. Dist. 63 301
12. Wheaton Warrenville Unit Dist. 200 300
13. Itasca Elem. Dist. 10 299
14. Roselle Elem. Dist. 12 299
DuPage County average 298
15. Darien Elem. Dist. 11 295
16. Indian Prairie Unit Dist. 204 295
17. Westmont Unit Dist. 201 295
18. Downers Grove Grade Dist. 58 294
19. Winfield Elem. Dist. 34 294
20. Benjamin Elem. Dist. 25 291
21. Woodridge Elem. Dist. 68 289
22. Medinah Elem. Dist. 11 288
23. Lombard Elem. Dist. 44 287
24. Bloomingdale Elem. Dist. 13 287
25. Lisle Unit Dist. 202 287
26. Carol Stream Elem. Dist. 93 285
27. Villa Park Elem. Dist. 45 281
28. Salt Creek Elem. Dist. 48 280
29. Queen Bee Elem. Dist. 16 270
30. Wood Dale Elem. Dist. 7 269
31. Burr Ridge Elem. Dist. 180 266
32. Marquardt Elem. Dist. 15 261
33. Addison Elem. Dist. 4 260
34. Bensenville Elem. Dist. 2 252
35. West Chicago Elem. Dist. 33 251
36. Keeneyville Elem. Dist. 20 249
State average 249
SOCIAL STUDIES
1. Butler Elem. Dist. 53 341
2. Hinsdale Elem. Dist. 181 333
3. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 41 320
4. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 89 320
5. Naperville Unit Dist. 203 316
6. Elmhurst Unit Dist. 205 315
7. Puffer-Hefty Elem. Dist. 69 313
8. Maercker Elem. Dist. 60 312
9. Wheaton Warrenville Unit Dist. 200 311
10. Westmont Unit Dist. 201 306
11. Cass Elem. Dist. 63 304
12. Center Cass Elem. Dist. 66 302
13. Gower Elem. Dist. 62 302
14. Itasca Elem. Dist. 10 301
15. Darien Elem. Dist. 61 300
16. Downers Grove Grade Dist. 58 297
17. Indian Prairie Unit Dist. 204 296
18. Lisle Unit Dist. 201 295
DuPage County average 292
19. Lombard Elem. Dist. 44 290
20. Carol Stream Elem. Dist. 93 288
21. Roselle Elem. Dist. 12 286
22. Benjamin Elem. Dist. 25 285
23. Villa Park Elem. Dist. 45 283
24. Salt Creek Elem. Dist. 48 282
25. Winfield Elem. Dist. 34 282
26. Woodridge Elem. Dist. 68 280
27. Bloomingdale Elem. Dist. 13 278
28. Medinah Elem. Dist. 11 276
29. Addison Elem. Dist. 4 275
30. Queen Bee Elem. Dist. 16 271
31. Burr Ridge Elem. Dist. 180 260
32. Marquardt Elem. Dist. 15 256
33. Wood Dale Elem. Dist. 7 255
34. Keeneyville Elem. Dist. 20 250
35. Bensenville Elem. Dist. 2 248
State average 248
36. West Chicago 243
Note: In instances where ties appear, placement was determined
by tenths of a point. Reading, mathematics and writing scores are
for 8th graders. Science and social studies scores are for 7th
graders. Reading exam began in 1988, mathematics and writing in
1990, science in 1992 and social studies in 1993.
AVERAGE PER PUPIL COSTS
The average per pupil costs of DuPage County school districts
with elementary schools between 1990 and 1997:
1. Butler Elem. Dist. 53 $8,339
2. Salt Creek Elem. Dist. 48 8,077
3. Medinah Elem. Dist. 11 7,303
4. Hinsdale Elem. Dist. 181 7,033
5. Itasca Elem. Dist. 10 6,915
6. Puffer-Hefty Elem. Dist. 69 6,867
7. Elmhurst Unit Dist. 205 6,630
8. Westmont Unit Dist. 201 6,284
9. Lisle Unit Dist. 202 6,151
10. Gower Elem. Dist. 62 6,118
11. Lombard Elem. Dist. 44 5,914
DuPage County average 5,413
12. Wood Dale Elem. Dist. 7 5,410
State average 5,385
13. Cass Elem. Dist. 63 5,384
14. Roselle Elem. Dist. 12 5,352
15. Villa Park Elem. Dist. 45 5,329
16. Wheaton Warrenville Unit Dist. 200 5,275
17. Naperville Unit Dist. 203 5,230
18. Bensenville Elem. Dist. 2 5,131
19. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 89 5,063
20. Indian Prairie Unit Dist. 204 5,056
21. Bloomingdale Elem. Dist. 13 4,986
22. Downers Grove Grade Dist. 58 4,965
23. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 41 4,953
24. Burr Ridge Elem. Dist. 180 4,951
25. Addison Elem. Dist. 4 4,934
26. West Chicago Elem. Dist. 33 4,719
27. Marquardt Elem. Dist. 15 4,609
28. Darien Elem. Dist. 61 4,455
29. Queen Bee Elem. Dist. 16 4,389
30. Center Cass Elem. Dist. 66 4,369
31. Woodridge Elem. Dist. 68 4,314
32. Winfield Elem. Dist. 34 4,249
33. Maercker Elem. Dist. 60 4,106
34. Benjamin Elem. Dist. 25 4,105
35. Keeneyville Elem. Dist. 20 3,963
36. Carol Stream Elem. Dist. 93 3,940
Source: Tribune analysis of school district report cards
provided by Illinois State Board of Education.
PER PUPIL ASSESSED VALUATION
The per pupil assessed valuation of DuPage County school
districts with elementary grades for 1996, the latest available
year:
1. Butler Elem. Dist. 53 $1,077,608
2. Salt Creek Elem. Dist. 48 698,512
3. Itasca Elem. Dist. 10 402,096
4. Gower Elem. Dist. 62 380,835
5. Wood Dale Elem. Dist. 7 330,726
6. Medinah Elem. Dist. 11 302,767
7. Puffer-Hefty Elem. Dist. 69 285,131
8. Hinsdale Elem. Dist. 181 256,669
9. Maercker Elem. Dist. 60 249,439
10. Downers Grove Grade Dist. 58 243,870
11. Bensenville Elem. Dist. 2 235,639
DuPage County average 225,872
12. Cass Elem. Dist. 63 218,145
13. Bloomingdale Elem. Dist. 13 210,042
14. Addison Elem. Dist. 4 207,342
15. Lombard Elem. Dist. 44 204,947
16. Burr Ridge Elem. Dist. 180 203,062
17. Center Cass Elem. Dist. 66 196,616
18. Roselle Elem. Dist. 12 195,085
19. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 41 186,322
20. Lisle Unit Dist. 202 176,598
21. Westmont Unit Dist. 201 169,395
22. Darien Elem. Dist. 61 168,481
23. Villa Park Elem. Dist. 45 165,808
24. Glen Ellyn Elem. Dist. 89 161,695
25. Elmhurst Unit Dist. 205 160,566
26. Winfield Elem. Dist. 34 142,598
27. Marquardt Elem. Dist. 15 129,903
28. Benjamin Elem. Dist. 25 126,486
29. Carol Stream Elem. Dist. 93 126,000
30. Keeneyville Elem. Dist. 20 125,670
31. Woodridge Elem. Dist. 68 122,750
32. West Chicago Elem. Dist. 33 115,824
33. Naperville Unit Dist. 203 115,587
34. Wheaton Warrenville Unit Dist.200 106,609
35. Queen Bee Elem. Dist. 16 103,423
36. Indian Prairie Unit Dist. 204 71,470
Source: Tribune calculations dividing assessed property
valuation by enrollments reported in DuPage County School
Directory, 1997-1998. %%
