Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CHICAGO ESD 33·NCES 174155000789
Wegner Elementary School
1180 Marcella Ln, West Chicago, IL 60185 · (630) 293-6400 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
273 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 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
47%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
Wegner 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
26.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.2% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 17.6% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Wegner Elementary School
Wegner Elementary School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wegner Elementary School this school | 384 | 71.1% | 24.4% |
| Laurel Hill Elementary School Hanover Park | 384 | 71.6% | 25.2% |
| John Jay Elementary School Mount Prospect | 389 | 79.2% | 28.3% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School Wheeling | 524 | 74.4% | 25.5% |
| Ontarioville Elementary School Hanover Park | 430 | 74.4% | 34.7% |
| Little Fort Elementary School Waukegan | 421 | 70.3% | 37.0% |
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 Wegner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,460 of 1,925 | #111 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #1,512 of 2,077 ▼ 225 | #137 of 141 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #1,767 of 2,077 ▼ 282 | #140 of 141 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #1,090 of 2,419 | #82 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #684 of 2,035 | #58 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #991 of 2,042 | #109 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #716 of 2,132 | #9 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #1,094 of 1,461 | #70 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
384
+52 (+16%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 560
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 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 71% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 75% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 64% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 33 | 12.5:1 | 56% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 29 | 22.5:1 | 51% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 28 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wegner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (412 to 384); teachers down 6% (33 to 31).
About Wegner Elementary School
Wegner Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in West Chicago, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 384 students in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in West Chicago ESD 33 totals 3,233 students.
At Wegner Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 71% of the student body. The school is also 13% White, 8% Asian, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 16% Hispanic share among all DuPage County residents. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 31 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wegner Elementary School and a ratio of 12.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 71% of enrollment. Public schools in DuPage County average 34%.
Wegner Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (24.4%) and its predicted rate (30.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Within DuPage County, the median household income is $112,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Wegner Elementary School, DuPage County has 276 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Turner Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wegner Elementary School is 5th of 5 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Wegner Elementary School's enrollment climbed 16%, to 384.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. 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
- Indian Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Currier Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 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
- Indian Knoll Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Currier Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Turner Elementary School0.9 mi · 349
- West Chicago Comm High School1.8 mi · 2,040
- Benjamin Middle School2.1 mi · 259
- Pioneer Elementary School2.1 mi · 292
- Leman Middle School2.3 mi · 1,048
- Indian Knoll Elementary School2.4 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Wegner Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wegner Elementary School?
Wegner Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wegner Elementary School serve?
Wegner Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wegner Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Wegner Elementary School.
How diverse is Wegner Elementary School?
Wegner Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 71% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Wegner Elementary School public or private?
Wegner Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Chicago ESD 33.
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