C M Bardwell Elementary School
550 South Lincoln Ave
Aurora IL, 60505, Kane County
Phone: 630-299-5300
Ranking: 
(2,703 out of 3,028, bottom 11%)*
(2,703 out of 3,028, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Aurora East Unit School District 131
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 50 | NA | NA | 45 | 45 | 48 | 44 | 44 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 871 | 907 | 975 | 993 | 1,077 | 1,084 | 1,032 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 79 | 7.3% | 72 | 6.6% | 32 | 3.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 160 | 18.4% | 172 | 19.0% | 168 | 17.2% | 170 | 17.1% | 177 | 16.4% | 178 | 16.4% | 168 | 16.3% |
| Grade 1: | 146 | 16.8% | 154 | 17.0% | 178 | 18.3% | 162 | 16.3% | 196 | 18.2% | 172 | 15.9% | 208 | 20.2% |
| Grade 2: | 144 | 16.5% | 144 | 15.9% | 157 | 16.1% | 178 | 17.9% | 156 | 14.5% | 201 | 18.5% | 177 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 138 | 15.8% | 148 | 16.3% | 172 | 17.6% | 158 | 15.9% | 188 | 17.5% | 175 | 16.1% | 155 | 15.0% |
| Grade 4: | 141 | 16.2% | 160 | 17.6% | 142 | 14.6% | 170 | 17.1% | 150 | 13.9% | 149 | 13.7% | 138 | 13.4% |
| Grade 5: | 142 | 16.3% | 129 | 14.2% | 157 | 16.1% | 155 | 15.6% | 131 | 12.2% | 137 | 12.6% | 154 | 14.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 430 | 49.4% | 459 | 50.6% | 503 | 51.6% | 496 | 49.9% | 528 | 49.0% | 523 | 48.2% | 494 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 441 | 50.6% | 448 | 49.4% | 472 | 48.4% | 497 | 50.1% | 505 | 46.9% | 522 | 48.2% | 503 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 790 | 90.7% | 816 | 90.0% | 864 | 88.6% | 874 | 88.0% | 933 | 86.6% | 924 | 85.2% | 890 | 86.2% |
| Black: | 54 | 6.2% | 53 | 5.8% | 60 | 6.2% | 60 | 6.0% | 65 | 6.0% | 77 | 7.1% | 60 | 5.8% |
| White: | 17 | 2.0% | 28 | 3.1% | 35 | 3.6% | 26 | 2.6% | 40 | 3.7% | 49 | 4.5% | 46 | 4.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.8% | 31 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 720 | 82.7% | 785 | 86.5% | 345 | 35.4% | 835 | 84.1% | 849 | 78.8% | 708 | 65.3% | 650 | 63.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 74 | 8.2% | 537 | 55.1% | 42 | 4.2% | 77 | 7.1% | 79 | 7.3% | 51 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.42 | NA | NA | 21.88 | 22.04 | 22.65 | 24.90 | 23.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 78.8% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 81.5% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.4% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 76.4% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 72.2% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 70.0% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 72.2% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 71.0% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.8% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 25.7% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 55.7% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 52.3% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 55.0% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 55.0% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.0% | 56.0% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 42.2% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 44.5% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 41.6% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 44.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 47.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 24.2% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 82.6% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 82.4% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 67.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 67.1% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 70.0% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 72.7% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 31.6% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 63.4% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 58.1% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 49.0% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 44.9% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 48.2% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 51.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 52.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 33.5% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 52.4% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 56.6% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 59.9% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 74.8% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 71.1% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 50.2% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 50.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 53.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 57.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 58.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 57.2% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 61.8% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 73.9% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 77.7% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 82.2% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 71.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 63.4% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 65.2% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 70.7% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.0% | 68.4% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 36.0% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 40.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.0% | 50.0% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 51.1% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 57.5% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 58.6% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 53.9% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.0% | 49.0% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 46.7% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 52.8% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 57.1% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 32.1% | 58.9% |
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* C M Bardwell Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.