Currier Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in West Chicago, Illinois, Currier Elementary School serves 359 students from grades K through 5, overseen by West Chicago ESD 33.

West Chicago ESD 33 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,233 students; Currier Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Currier Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). Other groups include 7% White, 3% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, DuPage County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Currier Elementary School reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, DuPage County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Currier Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for DuPage County indicate median household income runs about $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Currier Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

The closest other public school is Early Learning Center, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Currier Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Currier Elementary School has ticked down 22%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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