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J T Manning Elem School

200 N Linden Ave, Westmont, IL 60559 · (630) 468-8050 · DuPage County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
122 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 56%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
1
Grade 2
100
Grade 3
98
Grade 4
95
Grade 5
92
Student demographics
White
21455%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 45%
Hispanic
9324%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 29%
Black
277%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 16%
Asian
246%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6%
Two+
277%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20252%
Female
18448%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
J T Manning Elem SchoolWestmont Jr High SchoolWestmont High School
Feeds from
C E Miller Elem SchoolKG01
Based on grade levels within CUSD 201. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
76.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.4pp since 2023
Math
72.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.

Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
386
+57 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 11.2:1
% White
55%
was 67%
% Hispanic
24%
was 17%
% Black
7%
was 7%
% Asian
6%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About J T Manning Elem School

J T Manning Elem School operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Westmont, Illinois, overseen by CUSD 201. Current enrollment sits at 386 students spanning grades 2 through 5.

Across the 5 schools in CUSD 201 (1,330 students total), J T Manning Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, J T Manning Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting J T Manning Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at J T Manning Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, J T Manning Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.3%; this one delivers 68.8%, a residual of +15.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for DuPage County shows median household earnings sit near $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across DuPage County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), J T Manning Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: C E Miller Elem School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J T Manning Elem School.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. J T Manning Elem School's enrollment has increased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 386). White enrollment moved from 67% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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DuPage County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
J T Manning Elem School
District
CUSD 201
Address
200 N Linden Ave, Westmont, IL 60559
Phone
(630) 468-8050
County
DuPage County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
02–05
Total enrollment
386
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
122 (32%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
174198004200
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CUSD 201
Other schools in Westmont
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Frequently asked questions

About J T Manning Elem School
What is the total enrollment at J T Manning Elem School?
J T Manning Elem School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 02-05.
Is J T Manning Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J T Manning Elem School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does J T Manning Elem School have?
J T Manning Elem School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is J T Manning Elem School?
J T Manning Elem School reports a student body of 55% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees J T Manning Elem School?
J T Manning Elem School is overseen by CUSD 201 in DuPage County.
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