Downers Grove Christian School

929 Maple Avenue, Downers Grove, IL, 60515-0605
Tel: (630)852-0832
Grades: PK - 8 | 199 students
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Downers Grove Christian School has a Christian faculty and staff united to provide your children with an education that will allow them to mature to new heights mentally, spiritually, socially, and physically. Downers Grove Christian School has been committed to an education that is 'Distinctly Christian' for over 30 years. Therefore, our students have excelled in the above areas as parents come back to us year after year mentioning that DGCS feels like a 'second home'.

School Overview:
Downers Grove Christian School
School Membership(s) Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Religious Affiliation Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Student Body
Total Students 199 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 7% (IL School Avg.: 37%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 14 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 15:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Sports
Total Sports Offered 3 sports
Sports
Basketball Cheering
Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 4 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Band Chess Club
Student Council Young Rembrandts

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DGCS Talent Show
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Nearby Schools:

Downers Grove Christian School
Gr. PK-8 | 0 mi. away
Family Life Program
Gr. PK-K | 0.2 mi. away
St Joseph School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 0.5 mi. away
Avery Coonley School
Gr. PK-8 | 0.7 mi. away
St Mary Of Gostyn Catholic School
Gr. K-9 | 0.8 mi. away
Downers Grove Adventist School
Gr. K-9 | 1.1 mi. away

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