Lester Elem School (Downers Grove GSD 58 SCH DIST.), Illinois - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Lester Elem School is a Elementary in Downers Grove, IL. It currently serves 546 students (grades PK-06). The school is part of the Downers Grove GSD 58 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Downers Grove GSD 58 School District and all schools in Illinois.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:546
Number of Teachers: 29
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.70

Location Info

Location: 236 Indianapolis Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Mailing Address: 236 Indianapolis Ave, Downers Grove, IL 60515-3100
Phone: (630)719-5855
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 66
Grade 2 93
Grade 3 60
Grade 4 91
Grade 5 77
Grade 6 85
Kindergarten 55
Pre-Kindergarten 19
Gender/Sex of Lester Elem School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 291 53.30
Female 255 46.70
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Lester Elem School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 17 3.11
Black or African American 7 1.28
Hispanic/Latino 62 11.36
Two or more races 31 5.68
White 429 78.57
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 9 3.09
Black or African American 4 1.38
Hispanic/Latino 36 12.37
Two or more races 17 5.84
White 225 77.32
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 8 3.14
Black or African American 3 1.18
Hispanic/Latino 26 10.20
Two or more races 14 5.49
White 204 80.00

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.03
Hispanic/Latino 5 7.58
Two or more races 6 9.09
White 53 80.30
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.15
Black or African American 2 2.15
Hispanic/Latino 11 11.83
Two or more races 9 9.68
White 69 74.19
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.67
Black or African American 2 3.33
Hispanic/Latino 4 6.67
Two or more races 1 1.67
White 52 86.67
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.20
Black or African American 1 1.10
Hispanic/Latino 9 9.89
Two or more races 3 3.30
White 76 83.52
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 2.60
Black or African American 1 1.30
Hispanic/Latino 11 14.29
Two or more races 3 3.90
White 60 77.92
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 3.53
Black or African American 1 1.18
Hispanic/Latino 10 11.77
Two or more races 6 7.06
White 65 76.47
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 5.46
Hispanic/Latino 11 20.00
Two or more races 2 3.64
White 39 70.91
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 10.53
Hispanic/Latino 1 5.26
Two or more races 1 5.26
White 15 78.95