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Bernard J Ward Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

200 Recreation Dr, Bolingbrook, IL 60440 · (630) 972-9200 · Part of Valley View Community Unit School District 365U

Du Page Township’s School Grade B better than 59% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
363
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bernard J Ward Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Du Page Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Du Page Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Bernard J Ward Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Recreation Dr, Bolingbrook

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten44
Grade 161
Grade 278
Grade 363
Grade 457
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
377’20
374’21
383’22
375’23
363’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%Black 20%Two or more races 6%Asian 5%White 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bernard J Ward Elem School from Du Page Township families.

Other schools in Valley View Community Unit School District 365U

The district →
Irene King Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Romeoville
C
533 students20:1
Dr. James Mitchem Erly Chldhd Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Romeoville
515 students14:1
John R Tibbott Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bolingbrook
C+
330 students9:1
Oak View Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bolingbrook
C
636 students15:1
Independence Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bolingbrook
C
617 students13:1
Pioneer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bolingbrook
B
561 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Du Page Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.