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West School

Public Grades 3-4

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

West School is an exceptional elementary school located in Glencoe, Illinois, serving grades 3-4 with a total enrollment of 248 students. It is part of the highly-ranked Glencoe School District 35, which is ranked 16th out of 811 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, currently holding the 34th spot out of 2,056 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's exceptional academic performance is evident, with 85.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 85.5% in Mathematics, significantly outpacing the state and district averages. West School's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and special education students, where the school ranks among the top in the state.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Red Oak Elementary School and Crow Island Elementary School, West School consistently outperforms in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, West School's per-student spending of $25,174 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 contribute to its ability to deliver exceptional educational outcomes for its students.

252

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,859

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 Forestway Dr
Glencoe, IL 60022-1049

(847) 835-6600

District: Glencoe School District 35

Students who attend West School usually attend:

Middle:	Central School
High:	New Trier Township H S Winnetka

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (86% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Illinois elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg84%

Illinois avg46%

34^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 811Glencoe School District 35 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	96.4	34 of 2056	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	59 of 2067	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	69 of 2077	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	73 of 2082	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	20 of 1948	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	71 of 2086	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	68 of 2037	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	95.5	68 of 2044	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	97.6	29 of 2046	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	95.9	71 of 2052	96.5%	★★★★★
2014	92.0	78 of 2093	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	92.9	63 of 2167	97.1%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	200 of 2166	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.4	167 of 2147	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.3	161 of 2139	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	106 of 2120	95.0%	★★★★★
2008	86.5	89 of 2092	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.6	115 of 2095	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	83.7	146 of 2086	93.0%	★★★★★
2005	82.5	223 of 2022	89.0%	★★★★☆
2004	86.6	128 of 2030	93.7%	★★★★★
2003	85.7	155 of 2020	92.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	33 of 1049	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	30 of 886	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	16 of 907	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	44 of 1942	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	38 of 1942	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	47 of 1957	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	67 of 1970	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	25 of 1680	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	58 of 2019	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	77 of 1964	96.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	88.8	50 of 954	94.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	28 of 1947	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	105 of 1959	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	98 of 1984	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	73 of 1977	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	16 of 1707	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	66 of 2019	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	50 of 1972	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	22 of 1292	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	38 of 1195	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	31 of 1156	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	153 of 1113	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	60 of 640	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	18 of 1194	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	68 of 1389	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	73 of 1392	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	103 of 1419	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	75 of 1425	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	16 of 1308	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	84 of 1462	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	89 of 1463	93.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2022)95th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts86%+33 vs state

Mathematics86%+47 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 School	Public	3-4	1010 Forestway Dr	Glencoe	60022	Cook County	Glencoe School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 835-6600	252	20	12.7		213 (84.5%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.3%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	96.4	34^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.6	59^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.1%	25		87.6	84.6		85.9	90.3	81.6		85.5	98.0	98.8	98.8	98.8		98.8	98.8	$26,859	$329	$26,530
Braeside Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 Pierce Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3401	260	23	11.2		239 (91.9%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	94.4	83^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	96.0%		89.5	200^th of 2067 public elementary schools	90.3%	117	68.1	80.4	81.8	85.1	82.5	89.1	72.7	76.6	79.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	99.6	$28,092	$401	$27,691
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	266 Linden Ave	Glencoe	60022	Cook County	Glencoe School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 835-6400	413	29	14.1		361 (87.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.8%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)								(n/a)										98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4		98.4	98.4	$24,863	$329	$24,534
Hubbard Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	1110 Chatfield Rd	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 446-0920	350	32	11.0		316 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.6	49^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.6%		98	25^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.8%	24		78.9	92.8		86.5	78.9	94.2		87.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0		98.0	98.0	$24,956	$293	$24,664
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Walters Ave	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 498-7940	497	42	11.9		357 (71.8%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.0%)	81 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	96.5	33^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.4	22^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.9%	11	74.4	85.5	91.1	82.9	86.0	92.8	87.5	76.3	85.4	98.5	98.0	98.0	98.0		97.8	98.5	$26,565	$228	$26,337
Middlefork Primary School	Public	K-3	405 Wagner Rd	Northfield	60093	Cook County	Sunset Ridge School District 29	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 881-9505	241	23	10.4		194 (80.5%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (6.2%)	20 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)								(n/a)		80.7			80.7	80.7			80.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$26,560	$634	$25,926
Red Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	530 Red Oak Ln	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 765-3750	225	23	9.6	36.9%	81 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (52.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	85.2	277^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.5%		76.7	444^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.5%	167	60.0	78.1	76.5	77.1	77.2	75.0	52.9	51.4	59.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.5	99.0	$28,999	$475	$28,524
Crow Island Elementary School	Public	K-4	1112 Willow Rd	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 446-0353	360	32	11.3		323 (89.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.5	53^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.5	63^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	97.0%	10		78.8	85.1		82.1	89.4	81.1		85.0	98.1	98.5	98.5	98.5		98.5	98.5	$27,478	$293	$27,186
Greenbriar Elementary School	Public	K-5	2195 Cherry Ln	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 498-7950	352	37	9.4		278 (79.0%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	94.3	85^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.9%		97.7	35^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.3%	50	70.3	72.5	82.8	85.9	80.9	84.3	87.9	71.9	80.9	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4		98.0	98.9	$34,184	$219	$33,964
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Stratford Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3800	342	38	9.0		274 (80.1%)	13 (3.8%)	21 (6.1%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	86.1	263^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	87.2%		90.8	172^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	91.7%	91	54.0	71.8	79.0	68.0	73.2	76.1	62.9	66.0	68.9	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.8	96.2	97.6	$28,767	$401	$28,366

Frequently Asked Questions about West School

What schools do graduates of West School attend?

Students who attend West School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central School
High : New Trier Township H S Winnetka

How many students attend West School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended West School.

What district is West School in?

Glencoe School District 35

What is the racial makeup of West School?

Students at West School are 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is West School a good school?

Yes! West School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

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