Wegner Elementary School

Wegner Elementary School, a mid-tier elementary-level community in West Chicago, Illinois, run under West Chicago ESD 33, serves 384 students, covering grades K through 5.

Wegner Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by West Chicago ESD 33, a district that caters to 3,233 students overall.

Demographically, Wegner Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% White, 8% Asian, 5% Black, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Wegner Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against DuPage County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wegner Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DuPage County put 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%. Wegner Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

The closest other public school is Turner Elem School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wegner Elementary School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Wegner Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 384). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 22% to 13%.

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