The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Math. The lowest is 59% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Park View Elem School
Park View Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Glen Ellyn, a residential suburb roughly a short drive west of Chicago in DuPage County. The school enrolls a small number of students across its grade band, with roughly even class sizes from kindergarten through fifth. The student body is predominantly white, with meaningful Asian, Hispanic, and Black representation. Free-and-reduced-price lunch data was not available in the data provided.
In mathematics, Park View's proficiency on state assessments shows a pattern of declining performance across grades. Third grade achieves the strongest result, with a solid proportion of students meeting the proficiency bar. Fourth and fifth grades drop noticeably lower, with substantially fewer students proficient. English language arts follows a similar trajectory, starting at an acceptable level in third grade and declining in fourth and fifth. In science, fifth grade shows performance below both the math and ELA results for that grade. The school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among DuPage County's elementary schools, a meaningful position.
These results come with an important context: Illinois changed its assessment cut scores in mathematics and English language arts for the 2024-25 school year, so year-to-year comparisons are not reliable. The state has not released prior-year proficiency data that would be directly comparable to current results. School choice data, prior trends, and longer-term trajectory are thus unavailable from the data on hand.
Glen Ellyn itself is a walkable downtown-centered community anchored by the Union Pacific West Metra station, with the historic core offering parks, retail, dining, and civic amenities within walking distance. The broader village is predominantly single-family residential, with ongoing apartment development in the downtown aimed at smaller and younger households. The housing market is moderately priced for the Chicago region, with home values and rental costs both rising modestly year-over-year. The village is home to College of DuPage, the second-largest community college in Illinois by enrollment, which anchors the local education and employment landscape.
CCSD 89, the district that operates Park View, covers Glen Ellyn and includes five elementary schools. In 2022, voters approved a substantial bond referendum that funded building repairs and security upgrades across all five schools, each of which was more than fifty years old. Work included new roofs, heating systems, entrance redesigns, and mechanical and structural replacements. These improvements are now complete or in progress, addressing age-related maintenance and modernizing school facilities across the district.
Families considering Park View should note that while the school's overall proficiency compares favorably within the county, the decline in performance from third to fifth grade warrants conversation with the school about instructional practices in the upper elementary grades, curriculum supports, and any intervention structures in place. The school's enrollment is small enough that individual class composition and teacher assignment may be factors families want to explore directly. The broader Glen Ellyn community offers a stable, walkable residential setting with good civic anchors and ongoing growth in housing options.
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