Maercker Elem School

Maercker Elem School operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Westmont, Illinois, overseen by Maercker SD 60. Current enrollment sits at 456 students spanning grades 3 through 5.

Maercker SD 60 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,430 students. Maercker Elem School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Maercker Elem School lists that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 21% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Maercker Elem School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 50% of students at Maercker Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Maercker Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.6%; this one delivers 55.9%.

Across the wider county, DuPage County reports that the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Maercker Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Westview Hills Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maercker Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maercker Elem School has declined 7%, going from 488 students in 2018 to 456 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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