The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in English language arts. The lowest is 44% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cloverdale Elem School
Cloverdale Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Carol Stream, a large industrial and planned suburb of DuPage County. The school sits within Community Consolidated School District 93, which covers multiple DuPage communities and operates under a standards-based grading system reported through the TeacherEase platform rather than traditional letter grades. Understanding a child's progress here means reading a four-level scale aligned to Illinois Learning Standards rather than the A-F system many parents may expect.
The school serves roughly five hundred sixty students. Its student body is diverse: roughly a quarter Hispanic, a quarter Asian, and roughly four in ten white, with the remainder distributed among other groups. Data on students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about the economic profile of the enrollment.
Academically, Cloverdale's test results on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness present a mixed picture that narrows by grade level. In third grade, math proficiency sits at just over half, while English language arts lags at roughly four in ten. By fourth grade, the split widens: ELA proficiency jumps to roughly three in four, while math dips slightly to just over half. By fifth grade, math falls further to roughly four in ten, though ELA holds at roughly two in three. Science proficiency in fifth grade sits at roughly four in ten. Across the school, state test participation rates are strong and near universal. The data carries a note that Illinois revised cut scores for proficiency in 2024-25, so year-to-year comparisons are not yet reliable.
Among the county's districts, Cloverdale's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint. The school is testing only through grade five, so the data set does not include middle grades or a graduation rate. A parent may want to ask how fifth-graders transition to the district's middle school and what additional support is available for students approaching the proficiency gaps evident in the upper elementary grades.
Carol Stream itself is a built-out post-war planned community of roughly twenty thousand residents, dominated by manufacturing and warehouse employers such as Tyndale House Publishers, FedEx Ground, and the U.S. Postal Service. The village has no traditional downtown; civic life centers on the Ross Ferraro Town Center on Gary Avenue, green space with walking paths and events. The character is car-dependent and suburban, though the community maintains over forty parks and recreation programs, and the Great Western Trail passes through. Housing values in the area have remained relatively stable, with homes in the mid-range for the region. Families commuting to Chicago typically use Metra stations in nearby West Chicago, Winfield or Wheaton, while local transit relies on Pace bus routes.
The district has recently adopted a 2023-2028 strategic plan and shifted to standards-based grading districtwide, both changes families should expect to shape curriculum and communication about student progress over the coming years. The school's strong test participation and stable enrollment suggest consistent operations, though the lower proficiency levels in math by fifth grade and across ELA in third grade are signals a parent should explore directly with the school regarding intervention supports and classroom instruction.
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