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What tradition at Gary Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHICAGO ESD 33·NCES 174155004159
Gary Elementary School
130 E Forest Ave, West Chicago, IL 60185 · (630) 293-6010 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
252 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
33%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
Gary 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
48.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.7pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Schools most like Gary Elementary School
Gary Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Elementary School this school | 425 | 59.3% | 38.9% |
| Indian Knoll Elementary School West Chicago | 375 | 60.0% | 29.7% |
| Passow Elementary School Franklin Park | 387 | 64.9% | 60.8% |
| Greenman Elementary School Aurora | 528 | 59.7% | 26.3% |
| Smith Elementary School Aurora | 425 | 60.5% | 22.0% |
| Roy Elementary School Northlake | 545 | 59.4% | 35.1% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gary Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #955 of 1,925 | #91 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,080 of 2,077 ▲ 192 | #117 of 141 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #1,051 of 2,077 ▲ 139 | #111 of 141 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #879 of 2,419 | #61 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #990 of 2,035 | #77 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #1,339 of 2,042 | #138 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #1,035 of 2,132 | #23 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #298 of 1,461 | #13 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
-91 (-18%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 585
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 | 425 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 59% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 59% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 50% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 35.5 | 15.9:1 | 53% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 39% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 30 | 20.0:1 | 76% (455) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 28 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gary Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (564 to 425); teachers down 10% (35.5 to 32).
About Gary Elementary School
Gary Elementary School, located in West Chicago, Illinois, is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 425 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
The district for Gary Elementary School is West Chicago ESD 33, with 8 schools and 3,233 students.
Of every 100 students at Gary Elementary School, about 81 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 15% White. Census figures show DuPage County is about 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Gary Elementary School, there are about 13.3 students; the school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. There are 252 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 59% of enrollment. Among public schools in DuPage County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gary Elementary School is +1.6 points: 38.9% actual, 37.3% predicted.
DuPage County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $112,096 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in DuPage County number 277, with about 138,557 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Early Learning Center, is about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Gary Elementary School places 2nd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 18% decline, from 516 to 425.
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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
- Wegner Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Indian Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Currier Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 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
- Wegner Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Indian Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Currier Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Other Gary Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gary Elementary. Gary Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gary Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 711 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 1
- Leman Middle School0.2 mi · 1,048
- West Chicago Comm High School0.6 mi · 2,040
- Pioneer Elementary School0.7 mi · 292
- Currier Elementary School1.1 mi · 359
- Turner Elementary School1.7 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Gary Elementary SchoolHow large is Gary Elementary School?
Gary Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Gary Elementary School serve?
Gary Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Gary Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Gary Elementary School.
How diverse is Gary Elementary School?
Gary Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 81% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Gary Elementary School public or private?
Gary Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Chicago ESD 33.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.