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West Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

1635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

West Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 2-5 in Alton, Illinois, with 418 students. The school is part of the Alton CUSD 11 school district, which is ranked 728 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. West Elementary School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating for most years.

West Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic achievement, student engagement, and supporting its high-needs student population. The school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 28.2% of students proficient or better in ELA and 25% in math, compared to the district and state averages. West Elementary also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 32.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 60.05% to 65.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While West Elementary School's overall performance is concerning, there are some areas where the school is performing better than the district or state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 33.3% was higher than the district's 38.5% and the state's 54.6%. This indicates that the school may have some effective practices or strategies in certain grade levels or subject areas that could be leveraged to improve overall performance. However, the school's challenges appear to be more systemic in nature, requiring a comprehensive approach to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

407

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,903

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1513 State St
Alton, IL 62002-3456

(618) 463-2134

District: Alton CUSD 11

Students who attend West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alton Middle School
High:	Alton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.0%

African American:

29.5%

Two or more races:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

Illinois avg44%

1,635^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Alton CUSD 11

728^th of 811Alton CUSD 11 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1635 of 2056	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1338 of 2067	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1544 of 2077	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1578 of 2082	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1532 of 1948	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1581 of 2086	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1199 of 2037	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	1269 of 2044	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.0	1451 of 2046	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	1486 of 2052	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	1768 of 2093	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	1888 of 2167	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.6	1733 of 2166	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	1696 of 2147	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.2	1643 of 2139	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.9	1599 of 2120	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	1449 of 2092	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.1	1469 of 2095	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.2	1460 of 2086	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.1	1232 of 2022	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.9	1502 of 2030	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.4	1467 of 2020	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	609 of 688	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	529 of 655	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	599 of 692	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	530 of 684	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	353 of 428	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	508 of 711	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	350 of 698	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	658 of 1049	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	321 of 886	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	395 of 907	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1383 of 1942	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1237 of 1942	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1434 of 1957	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1622 of 1970	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1487 of 1680	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1647 of 2019	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	1013 of 1964	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	39.9	550 of 938	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	1543 of 1800	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1339 of 1793	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1572 of 1808	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1438 of 1763	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1377 of 1514	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1531 of 1816	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1269 of 1765	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1660 of 1947	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1271 of 1959	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1487 of 1984	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1358 of 1977	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	1288 of 1707	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1390 of 2019	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1245 of 1972	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	88 of 120	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	51 of 93	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.2	79 of 93	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	57 of 95	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	78 of 89	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1018 of 1292	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.1	531 of 1195	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	565 of 1156	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	965 of 1113	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	504 of 640	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	798 of 1194	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	209 of 763	72.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	1303 of 1389	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1149 of 1392	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1215 of 1419	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1328 of 1425	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1213 of 1308	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1284 of 1462	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	940 of 1463	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2018)41st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)37th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 vs state

Science17%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Elementary School	Public	2-5	1513 State St	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2134	407	31	13.2	57.0%	183 (45.0%)	120 (29.5%)	34 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (17.0%)	21.3	1635^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.5%		32.2	1338^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.3%	297	17.4	23.2	29.8	33.3	28.2	28.0	27.7	18.3	25.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	$14,903	$2,020	$12,884
Eunice Smith Elementary School	Public	K-2	2400 Henry St	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2077	188	14	13.6	63.8%	84 (44.7%)	62 (33.0%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.4%)								(n/a)										97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	$17,834	$3,414	$14,419
Lovejoy Elementary School	Public	K-2	1043 Tremont St	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2057	230	18	12.7	61.3%	110 (47.8%)	67 (29.1%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (19.6%)								(n/a)																	$17,582	$3,782	$13,800
Gilson Brown Elementary School	Public	K-1	1613 W Delmar Ave	Godfrey	62035	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2175	176	16	11.0	60.2%	79 (44.9%)	56 (31.8%)	14 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (15.3%)								(n/a)										91.8	92.3	92.3	92.3		91.8	91.8	$17,206	$4,233	$12,973
East Elementary School	Public	3-5	1035 Washington Ave	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2130	415	32	12.9	64.8%	188 (45.3%)	139 (33.5%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (15.2%)	32.2	1381^st of 2056 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.5	1381^st of 2067 public elementary schools	33.2%		25.4	28.7	39.6	47.7	38.4	31.6	35.8	20.5	29.5	97.1	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.1	$16,233	$2,785	$13,448
North Elementary School	Public	2-5	5600 Godfrey Rd	Godfrey	62035	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2171	549	34	16.1	51.4%	255 (46.4%)	184 (33.5%)	31 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (13.5%)	27.4	1500^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.0%		34.9	1275^th of 2067 public elementary schools	38.3%	225	24.4	32.8	38.9	33.6	35.3	32.8	30.2	15.3	26.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	99.1	$13,617	$1,529	$12,088
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	K-1	6800 Humbert Rd	Godfrey	62035	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 463-2177	251	19	12.9	57.4%	116 (46.2%)	87 (34.7%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.7%)								(n/a)										98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8		98.8	98.4	$15,402	$1,831	$13,572
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1030 3rd St	East Alton	62024	Madison County	East Alton School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 433-2101	393	37	10.5	41.0%	287 (73.0%)	66 (16.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.7%)	19.7	1676^th of 2056 public elementary schools	18.5%		28.1	1462^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	29.3%	214	20.0	27.3	26.9	39.4	31.2	22.7	14.1	16.9	17.7	89.4	89.7	89.7	89.7	90.4	89.4	89.7	$16,968	$1,376	$15,592
Lewis-Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 E Lorena Ave	Wood River	62095	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-4354	236	24	9.7	80.1%	178 (75.4%)	18 (7.6%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (11.4%)	36.6	1289^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.3%		38.4	1191^st of 2067 public elementary schools	42.4%	98	28.6	24.3	54.8	51.4	42.7	35.1	22.6	28.6	29.1	98.7	98.3	98.3	98.3		97.8	97.8	$17,509	$1,463	$16,046
Central Intermediate School	Public	3-5	601 Chaffer Ave	Roxana	62084	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-7594	365	24	15.3	57.5%	302 (82.7%)	21 (5.8%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	35.6	1300^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.8%		36.6	1232^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	40.4%	68	30.7	39.4	34.5	43.4	39.2	42.6	29.1	24.8	32.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$14,876	$1,155	$13,721

Frequently Asked Questions about West Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of West Elementary School?

Students at West Elementary School are 45% White, 29% African American, 17% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of West Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alton Middle School
High : Alton High School

How many students attend West Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended West Elementary School.

What district is West Elementary School in?

Alton CUSD 11

Is West Elementary School a good school?

West Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

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