Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHICAGO ESD 33·NCES 174155000775
Currier Elementary School
800 Garys Mill Rd, West Chicago, IL 60185 · (630) 293-6600 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
260 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 20% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Currier Elementary School→Leman Middle School
Based on grade levels within West Chicago ESD 33. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.9pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 14.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Currier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #1,418 of 1,925 | #109 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,432 of 2,077 | #135 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,539 of 2,077 | #130 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #1,219 of 2,419 | #93 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #537 of 2,035 | #44 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #1,526 of 2,042 | #143 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #682 of 2,132 | #7 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #381 of 1,461 | #20 of 92 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 528
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 359 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 72% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 79% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 33 | 10.4:1 | 66% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 62% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 49% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 77% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Currier Elementary School.
About Currier Elementary School
In West Chicago, Illinois, part of DuPage County, Currier Elementary School is an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 359 students in kindergarten through 5.
Currier Elementary School is part of West Chicago ESD 33, where 8 schools serve 3,233 students.
At Currier Elementary School, 87% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 7% White, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 16% Hispanic share among all DuPage County residents. The diversity index for Currier Elementary School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Currier Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.0 students per teacher, from 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 34% average for public schools in DuPage County is 38 points lower.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Currier Elementary School's results are 3.8 points below predicted: 25.9% against 29.7%.
For DuPage County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 277 public schools and about 138,557 students.
Early Learning Center sits about 1.1 miles from Currier Elementary School. Currier Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Currier Elementary School comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 359, down from 378 in 2020-21.
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DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Chicago ESD 33
- Leman Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,048 students
- Gary Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Wegner Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Indian Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in West Chicago
- West Chicago Comm High SchoolHigh · 2,040 students
- Leman Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,048 students
- Norton Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Gary Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Wegner Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Indian Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center1.1 mi · 1
- Gary Elementary School1.1 mi · 425
- Leman Middle School1.2 mi · 1,048
- West Chicago Comm High School1.7 mi · 2,040
- Pioneer Elementary School1.8 mi · 292
- Winfield Central School1.8 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Currier Elementary SchoolHow large is Currier Elementary School?
Currier Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
Is Currier Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Currier Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Currier Elementary School have?
Currier Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Currier Elementary School?
Student demographics at Currier Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 87% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Currier Elementary School in?
Currier Elementary School is part of West Chicago ESD 33.
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