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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAERCKER SD 60·NCES 172400002624
Maercker Elementary School
5827 S Cass Ave, Westmont, IL 60559 · (630) 515-4820 · DuPage County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
228 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 141 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 160 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Maercker Elementary School→Westview Hills Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Maercker SD 60. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 50.2% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Maercker Elementary School
Maercker Elementary School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maercker Elementary School this school | 456 | 50.0% | 55.9% |
| Holmes Elementary School Clarendon Hills | 519 | 48.7% | N/A |
| Cloverdale Elementary School Carol Stream | 466 | 41.8% | 51.8% |
| Spring Trail Elementary School Carol Stream | 486 | 39.7% | 61.5% |
| Forest Elementary School Des Plaines | 658 | 50.3% | 59.6% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Des Plaines | 375 | 55.7% | 42.2% |
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 Maercker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #421 of 1,925 | #59 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #536 of 2,077 ▼ 232 | #87 of 141 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #812 of 2,077 ▼ 290 | #102 of 141 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #729 of 2,419 | #47 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,074 of 2,035 | #80 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #164 of 2,042 | #17 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #1,301 of 2,132 | #34 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #1,109 of 1,461 | #72 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
456
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 376
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 | 456 | 33.7 | 13.5:1 | 50% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 32.7 | 14.1:1 | 44% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 35.7 | 12.2:1 | 39% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 28.6 | 17.1:1 | 38% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 31% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 36% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 23 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 17 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maercker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (488 to 456); teachers up 18% (28.6 to 33.7).
About Maercker Elementary School
Maercker Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Westmont, Illinois. Total enrollment is 456 students, and the grades served are 3 through 5.
Maercker SD 60 serves 1,430 students across 3 schools.
The biggest share of students at Maercker Elementary School, 46%, is White. Other reported shares: 21% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 65% White among all DuPage County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
With 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 50% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in DuPage County report 34%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Maercker Elementary School, the prediction is 42.6% and the result is 55.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for DuPage County show that median household income comes to about $112,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 277, with about 138,557 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Westview Hills Middle School, is about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Maercker Elementary School ranks 4th of 4 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Maercker Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 456, starting from 449.
Maercker Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Maercker SD 60
- Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Westview Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 455 students
Other schools in Westmont
- Westmont High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- J T Manning Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Westmont Jr High SchoolMiddle · 302 students
- C E Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
- South SchoolElementary · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Westview Hills Middle School0.7 mi · 455
- South School0.8 mi · 53
- Holmes Elementary School1.2 mi · 519
- Mark DeLay School1.2 mi · 453
- Walker School1.3 mi · 299
- J T Manning Elementary School1.3 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About Maercker Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Maercker Elementary School?
Maercker Elementary School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Maercker Elementary School serve?
Maercker Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Maercker Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Maercker Elementary School.
How diverse is Maercker Elementary School?
Maercker Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 21% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Maercker Elementary School public or private?
Maercker Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Maercker SD 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.