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Whittier Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Whittier Elementary School is a public elementary school in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 311. The school is part of the Downers Grove GSD 58 district, which is ranked 91 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whittier Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in most recent years. The school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math are significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding the district averages as well. Whittier's 5th and 6th-grade students consistently outperform their peers in the district and state on ELA and Math assessments, and the school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is also impressive, with 5th-grade students scoring well above the state average. Whittier Elementary has a strong performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, white, special education, and disabled students, with rankings often in the top 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools.

Among the nearby schools, Hillcrest Elementary and Fairmount Elementary stand out as the top-performing schools, often ranking in the top 5-10% of Illinois elementary schools. These schools share similar demographic and resource profiles with Whittier Elementary, suggesting that the district's educational strategies and practices are effective in supporting high academic achievement. In contrast, Pierce Downer Elementary and Kingsley Elementary have relatively lower performance compared to Whittier, Hillcrest, and Fairmount, though they still maintain above-average rankings within the state.

307

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,487

Per pupil spending ?

11.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

536 Hill St
Downers Grove, IL 60515-5126

(630) 719-5865

District: Downers Grove GSD 58

Students who attend Whittier Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Herrick Middle School
High:	Community High School District 99 - North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (70% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Illinois avg44%

186^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Downers Grove GSD 58

91^st of 811Downers Grove GSD 58 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	89.6	186 of 2056	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	205 of 2067	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	242 of 2077	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	175 of 2082	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	138 of 1948	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	168 of 2086	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	152 of 2037	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	75.7	457 of 2044	77.6%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	514 of 2046	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	474 of 2052	76.9%	★★★★☆
2014	85.6	249 of 2093	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	90.1	131 of 2167	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	253 of 2166	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	398 of 2147	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	81.5	279 of 2139	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	358 of 2120	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.0	454 of 2092	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	75.6	472 of 2095	77.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.2	291 of 2086	86.0%	★★★★☆
2005	85.7	109 of 2022	94.6%	★★★★★
2004	89.7	35 of 2030	98.3%	★★★★★
2003	86.1	143 of 2020	92.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	40 of 1049	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	72.3	128 of 886	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	101 of 907	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	153 of 1942	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	230 of 1942	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	442 of 1957	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	313 of 1970	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	255 of 1680	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	211 of 2019	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	116 of 1964	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	235 of 1947	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	218 of 1959	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	195 of 1984	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	124 of 1977	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	86 of 1707	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	119 of 2019	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	175 of 1972	91.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	142 of 1292	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	364 of 1195	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	191 of 1156	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	110 of 1113	90.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	195 of 1389	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	204 of 1392	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	264 of 1419	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	251 of 1425	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	153 of 1308	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	226 of 1462	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	193 of 1463	86.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+22 vs state

Mathematics69%+30 vs state

Science66%+25 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)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th 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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	536 Hill St	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5865	307	18	16.9		251 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	89.6	186^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.0%		89.2	205^th of 2067 public elementary schools	90.1%	19	65.8	76.1	84.4	68.4	71.4	75.3	84.8	66.7	63.2	60.4	68.9	98.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	17.5	99.3	98.7		15.2	$19,487	$1,207	$18,280
Lester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	236 Indianapolis Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5855	531	30	17.5		412 (77.6%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	91.5	147^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.9%		93.3	144^th of 2067 public elementary schools	93.0%	3	60.0	76.9	88.3	75.6	78.7	79.1	75.8	83.3	61.1	66.7	70.9	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	19.1	98.9	98.7	3.6	15.1	$18,503	$1,075	$17,427
Fairmount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6036 Blodgett Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5830	342	20	17.4		272 (79.5%)	8 (2.3%)	31 (9.1%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	94.7	74^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.3	100^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.2%	26	89.5	80.0	78.0	92.1	90.0	84.5	81.8	62.0	81.6	80.0	76.2	99.1	98.4	98.4	98.4	14.8	98.1	98.7	4.7	10.1	$18,459	$1,317	$17,142
C E Miller Elementary School	Public	K-1	125 W Traube Ave	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Cusd 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 468-8300	194	17	11.4	38.7%	97 (50.0%)	17 (8.8%)	57 (29.4%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.2%)								(n/a)												96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.9	95.9	96.4			$30,136	$475	$29,662
J T Manning Elementary School	Public	2-5	200 N Linden Ave	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Cusd 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 468-8050	386	25	15.4	31.6%	214 (55.4%)	27 (7.0%)	93 (24.1%)	24 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	89.2	195^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.3	202^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	90.2%	7	55.3	68.8	84.4	77.4		76.7	74.0	76.7	66.7		72.4	97.9	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.4	97.7	97.9			$25,067	$452	$24,615
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1435 Jefferson Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5840	382	24	16.2		313 (81.9%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.5%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	96.8	28^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.2	68^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.7%	40	85.5	87.0	86.8	87.3	88.6	87.3	89.1	75.5	81.8	82.9	82.0	97.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	16.4	96.3	97.1	3.2	12.7	$17,087	$998	$16,089
Maercker Elementary School	Public	3-5	5827 S Cass Ave	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Maercker School District 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 515-4820	456	34	13.5	50.0%	209 (45.8%)	45 (9.9%)	87 (19.1%)	97 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	68.6	630^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.4%		79.7	373^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	82.0%	257	58.1	40.3	61.0	63.9		55.9	43.9	57.5	61.9		55.0	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1			$17,571	$743	$16,828
Pierce Downer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1436 Grant St	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5860	337	21	16.4		295 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	89.1	202^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	90.2%		82.8	306^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.2%	104	53.2	73.9	66.0	70.2	85.7	73.4	84.8	73.6	78.7	61.9	75.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	18.4	98.9	99.4		15.5	$17,253	$998	$16,255
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3935 Highland Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5835	352	22	16.1		275 (78.1%)	6 (1.7%)	36 (10.2%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	91.9	134^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.5	91^st of 2067 public elementary schools	95.6%	43	70.4	63.5	82.1	79.6	81.7	77.0	82.7	70.9	77.8	61.7	72.9	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	17.0	98.1	98.3	2.8	14.2	$18,327	$998	$17,329
Kingsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6509 Powell St	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5850	359	28	12.8		257 (71.6%)	22 (6.1%)	52 (14.5%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	75.6	490^th of 2056 public elementary schools	76.2%		82.5	312^th of 2067 public elementary schools	84.9%	178	70.8	38.6	57.1	79.2	68.9	62.1	52.3	54.8	70.8	49.2	56.4	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	12.7	92.2	92.2		10.0	$19,001	$1,072	$17,929

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Elementary School?

Students at Whittier Elementary School are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Whittier Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Whittier Elementary School.

What district is Whittier Elementary School in?

Downers Grove GSD 58

What schools do graduates of Whittier Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Herrick Middle School
High : Community High School District 99 - North High School

Is Whittier Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Whittier Elementary School ranks in the top 9.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

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