Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHICAGO ESD 33·NCES 174155004163
Turner Elementary School
750 Ingalton Ave, West Chicago, IL 60185 · (630) 293-6050 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
246 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 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
25%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
Turner 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
32.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
31.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.1% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 19.4% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Turner Elementary School
Turner Elementary School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Elementary School this school | 349 | 70.5% | 32.5% |
| Grimes Elementary School Chicago | 368 | 72.0% | 41.3% |
| Currier Elementary School West Chicago | 359 | 72.4% | 25.9% |
| Piper School Berwyn | 292 | 70.2% | 47.4% |
| Scott Elementary School Melrose Park | 385 | 66.0% | 27.7% |
| Laurel Hill Elementary School Hanover Park | 384 | 71.6% | 25.2% |
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 Turner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #1,175 of 1,925 | #98 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #1,220 of 2,077 ▼ 12 | #129 of 141 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #1,609 of 2,077 ▼ 94 | #134 of 141 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #1,266 of 2,419 | #99 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #429 of 2,035 | #35 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #1,487 of 2,042 | #142 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #729 of 2,132 | #10 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #901 of 1,461 | #54 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
349
+21 (+6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 513
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 | 349 | 30 | 11.6:1 | 70% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 29 | 10.2:1 | 71% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 29 | 9.7:1 | 58% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 65% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 47% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 66% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 25 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (389 to 349); teachers up 15% (26 to 30).
About Turner Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in West Chicago, Illinois, Turner Elementary School is part of West Chicago ESD 33. Enrolled students number 349 students, in kindergarten through 5.
West Chicago ESD 33 oversees Turner Elementary School and 7 other schools, with 3,233 students in total.
The student body at Turner Elementary School is 86% Hispanic. Other groups make up 11% White and 2% Black. County-wide, 16% of DuPage County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at Turner Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.6:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 70%. On average, public schools in DuPage County report 34%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Turner Elementary School is +1.7 points: 32.5% actual, 30.8% predicted.
DuPage County has about 930,024 residents, and the median household income is $112,096, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Turner Elementary School, DuPage County has 276 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Wegner Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Turner Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Turner Elementary School at 2nd of 5.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Turner Elementary School's enrollment grew from 328 in 2020-21 to 349 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Turner Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Currier Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 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
Other Turner Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Turner Elementary. Turner Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 12.
- Turner Elementary SchoolCrestwood, IL · 148 students
- Turner ElementaryFresno, CA · 585 students
- Turner ElemKansas City, KS · 560 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 526 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolWILLIS, TX · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Wegner Elementary School0.9 mi · 384
- West Chicago Comm High School1.1 mi · 2,040
- Leman Middle School1.5 mi · 1,048
- Pioneer Elementary School1.5 mi · 292
- Indian Knoll Elementary School1.6 mi · 375
- Early Learning Center1.7 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Turner Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Turner Elementary School?
Turner Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Turner Elementary School serve?
Turner Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Turner Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Turner Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Turner Elementary School?
At Turner Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Turner Elementary School public or private?
Turner Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Chicago ESD 33.
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