Is West Elementary School a good school?

West Elementary School ranks 417 th of 2077 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 560 students attended West Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of West Elementary School?

Students at West Elementary School are 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of West Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Richard F Bernotas Middle School High : Crystal Lake Central High School

West Elementary School

Public K-5

100 Briarwood Dr
Crystal Lake, IL 60014-5190

(815) 459-2749

District: Crystal Lake CCSD 47

SchoolDigger Rank:
417^th of 2,077 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,237

Students who attend West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richard F Bernotas Middle School
High:	Crystal Lake Central High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 560

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

Hispanic:

13.6%

African American:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Elementary School ranks better than 79.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Crystal Lake CCSD 47 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.36. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (76.6%), Hispanic (13.6%), African American (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Elementary School is 14.7, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Crystal Lake CCSD 47 School District! (See more...)

Compare West Elementary School employs 38 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Elementary School is $13,237. 6 elementary schools in the Crystal Lake CCSD 47 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

West Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Elementary School 417^th of 2077 Illinois public elementary schools. (See West Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Crystal Lake CCSD 47:

SchoolDigger ranks Crystal Lake CCSD 47 369^th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	69.58	722^nd	2020	64.3%
2004	65.78	819^th	2030	59.7%
2005	68.90	711^th	2022	64.8%
2006	66.83	821^st	2086	60.6%
2007	71.27	658^th	2095	68.6%
2008	75.22	535^th	2092	74.4%
2009	77.65	450^th	2120	78.8%
2010	77.05	473^rd	2139	77.9%
2011	76.13	497^th	2147	76.9%
2012	77.76	449^th	2166	79.3%
2013	82.03	344^th	2167	84.1%
2014	81.69	352^nd	2093	83.2%
2015	78.13	382^nd	2052	81.4%
2016	84.64	283^rd	2046	86.2%
2017	85.59	252^nd	2044	87.7%
2018	88.03	198^th	2037	90.3%
2019	82.71	320^th	2086	84.7%
2021	79.82	339^th	1948	82.6%
2022	74.79	481^st	2082	76.9%
2023	77.36	417^th	2077	79.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.35	104^th	763	86.4%
2019	57.15	373^rd	1194	68.8%
2021	55.97	211^th	640	67.0%
2022	54.34	363^rd	1113	67.4%
2023	63.20	314^th	1156	72.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.89	209^th	1765	88.2%
2019	57.73	614^th	1816	66.2%
2021	58.30	450^th	1514	70.3%
2022	60.91	526^th	1763	70.2%
2023	73.07	296^th	1808	83.6%

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Rank History for Female students at West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.37	161^st	1964	91.8%
2019	85.91	208^th	2019	89.7%
2021	77.59	302^nd	1680	82.0%
2022	74.60	444^th	1970	77.5%
2023	79.13	347^th	1957	82.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	63.65	219^th	907	75.9%

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Rank History for Male students at West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.51	227^th	1972	88.5%
2019	77.26	381^st	2019	81.1%
2021	76.38	326^th	1707	80.9%
2022	73.03	460^th	1977	76.7%
2023	71.91	486^th	1984	75.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	95.37	20^th	938	97.9%
2019	75.09	129^th	955	86.5%
2021	70.41	114^th	742	84.6%
2022	52.24	390^th	954	59.1%

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Rank History for White students at West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.07	235^th	1463	83.9%
2019	71.90	335^th	1462	77.1%
2021	69.52	330^th	1308	74.8%
2022	64.52	443^rd	1425	68.9%
2023	64.35	447^th	1419	68.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Excellent school and staff! I had two children attend this school and I thought they pushed my kids to the best of their ability. Close Quote

Enrollment information for West Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	587	n/a	10	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	607
1990	604	n/a	10	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	623
1991	584	0	11	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1992	475	1	14	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1993	534	2	9	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1994	593	1	8	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
1995	641	7	7	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	693
1996	641	7	7	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	693
1997	654	2	7	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	704
1998	473	5	5	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1999	556	7	11	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	616
2000	579	6	12	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	638
2001	631	10	18	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	707
2002	607	10	11	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
2003	607	10	11	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	681
2004	615	9	14	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	695
2005	608	7	15	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	690
2006	651	10	15	66	0	n/a	n/a	8	750
2007	643	6	15	73	0	n/a	n/a	16	753
2008	605	10	16	64	1	n/a	n/a	25	721
2009	591	10	17	65	4	n/a	n/a	30	717
2010	560	9	13	65	3	n/a	n/a	45	695
2011	527	9	14	101	3	1	36	0	691
2012	490	6	16	85	4	0	31	0	632
2013	472	4	12	90	3	0	31	0	612
2014	463	3	13	81	3	0	32	0	595
2015	431	3	13	77	2	0	27	0	553
2016	414	5	11	78	1	0	19	0	528
2017	422	10	15	72	0	0	20	0	539
2018	427	6	12	67	0	0	15	0	527
2019	406	11	14	65	0	0	16	0	512
2020	405	7	10	73	0	0	13	0	508
2021	424	10	16	88	2	1	13	0	554
2022	429	13	15	76	3	1	19	0	556
2023	429	19	15	76	3	1	17	0	560

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	607	30.0	20.2	n/a
1990	623	31.0	20.0	n/a
1991	609	30.0	20.3	n/a
1992	517	28.0	18.4	n/a
1993	573	27.0	21.2	n/a
1994	631	29.5	21.4	n/a
1995	693	33.0	21.0	n/a
1996	693	33.0	21.0	n/a
1997	704	32.0	22.0	n/a
1998	513	27.0	19.0	n/a
1999	616	31.5	19.6	n/a
2000	638	32.0	19.9	n/a
2001	707	33.0	21.4	n/a
2002	681	39.2	17.4	8.5
2003	681	39.2	17.4	8.5
2004	695	39.8	17.5	10.6
2005	690	40.2	17.2	11.6
2006	750	41.0	18.3	11.7
2007	753	42.0	17.9	13.7
2008	721	40.0	18.0	11.8
2009	717	44.9	16.0	15
2010	695	46.6	14.9	19.5
2011	691	48.0	14.3	19.7
2012	632	40.4	15.6	23.9
2013	612	41.0	14.9	27.3
2014	595	38.1	15.5	29.1
2015	553	36.0	15.3	29.5
2016	528	36.0	14.6	23.3
2017	539	38.4	14.0	99.4
2018	527	37.7	13.9	22.4
2019	512	37.0	13.8	21.1
2020	508	34.4	14.7	17.5
2021	554	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	556	38.8	14.3	21.9
2023	560	38.0	14.7	26.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	607	30.0	20.2	n/a
1990	623	31.0	20.0	n/a
1991	609	30.0	20.3	n/a
1992	517	28.0	18.4	n/a
1993	573	27.0	21.2	n/a
1994	631	29.5	21.4	n/a
1995	693	33.0	21.0	n/a
1996	693	33.0	21.0	n/a
1997	704	32.0	22.0	n/a
1998	513	27.0	19.0	n/a
1999	616	31.5	19.6	n/a
2000	638	32.0	19.9	n/a
2001	707	33.0	21.4	n/a
2002	681	39.2	17.4	8.5
2003	681	39.2	17.4	8.5
2004	695	39.8	17.5	10.6
2005	690	40.2	17.2	11.6
2006	750	41.0	18.3	11.7
2007	753	42.0	17.9	13.7
2008	721	40.0	18.0	11.8
2009	717	44.9	16.0	15
2010	695	46.6	14.9	19.5
2011	691	48.0	14.3	19.7
2012	632	40.4	15.6	23.9
2013	612	41.0	14.9	27.3
2014	595	38.1	15.5	29.1
2015	553	36.0	15.3	29.5
2016	528	36.0	14.6	23.3
2017	539	38.4	14.0	99.4
2018	527	37.7	13.9	22.4
2019	512	37.0	13.8	21.1
2020	508	34.4	14.7	17.5
2021	554	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	556	38.8	14.3	21.9
2023	560	38.0	14.7	26.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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