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Kingsley Elem School

Downers Grove, IL · Downers Grove GSD 58

Regular public school · Grades PK - 6 · City, small

543rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 74% Declining

6509 Powell St, Downers Grove, IL 60516

(630)719-5850NCES ID 171254001512Directory 202324

363
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.1:1
Student / teacher ratio
16%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
14.3%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Kingsley Elem School 543rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 74% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 79th in 2019 to 74th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%74%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Kingsley Elem School
62%
IL average
52%
Math
Kingsley Elem School
56%
IL average
38%
Science
Kingsley Elem School
71%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Kingsley Elem School IL average
25%50%75%62%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Kingsley Elem School IL average
25%50%75%56%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Kingsley Elem School IL average
25%50%75%71%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%67%65%54%50%25%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%75%60%60%39%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%77%46%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 363 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic12%White73%7%5%
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categories changedHispanic 12%White 73%80%15%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White65.6%72.7% 7.1 pts
Hispanic12.5%11.8% 0.7 pts
Black13.1%6.9% 6.2 pts
Two or more races2.4%5.0% 2.6 pts
Asian5.9%3.6% 2.3 pts
American Indian0.5%0.0% 0.5 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $509K in zip 60516 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$126K$253K$379K$506K$481K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Kingsley Elem School in?

Kingsley Elem School is part of the Downers Grove GSD 58 district in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Is Kingsley Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Kingsley Elem School 543rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 74% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Kingsley Elem School?

White 73%, Hispanic 12%, Black 7%, Two or more races 5% (363 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Kingsley Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60516 is $509K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.