Overview
Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy is a private primary serving grades PK–8 in Downers Grove, Illinois. The school enrolls 77 students. It is part of the Religious: Lutheran district.
Source: NCES CCD (2022)
Strengths & Things to Consider
Indicators pulled from NCES CCD and benchmarked against Illinois state averages. This is not a ranking — different families value different things.
Strengths
Smaller-than-average class sizes
9.1:1 student-to-teacher ratio (US average ≈ 16:1)
Things to Consider
No official school website listed in our source data
This is a data-completeness gap, not a reflection of the school
Key Facts
SectorPrivate
School TypeRegular
LevelPrimary
Grade SpanPK–8
DistrictReligious: Lutheran
CountyDupage
CityDowners Grove
ZIP60516
CharterNo
MagnetNo
Title INo
NCES School IDPSS_AA900019
Student Demographics
Total Enrollment77
White78.4%
Hispanic / Latino3.9%
Black / African American11.8%
Asian5.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
Two or More Races0.0%
Race / Ethnicity Distribution
Source: NCES CCD (2022)