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What's something Wesmere Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINFIELD SD 202·NCES 173174001874
Wesmere Elementary School
2001 Wesmere Pkwy, Plainfield, IL 60586 · (815) 439-3244 · Will County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
241 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.8pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.1% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.3% | 22.3% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Wesmere Elementary School
Wesmere Elementary School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesmere Elementary School this school | 544 | 44.3% | 35.3% |
| Meadow View Elementary School Plainfield | 627 | 42.6% | 42.3% |
| Troy Cronin Elementary School Shorewood | 466 | 45.5% | 50.0% |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School Joliet | 494 | 46.6% | 33.3% |
| Ridge Elementary School Plainfield | 481 | 38.9% | 43.9% |
| Troy Hofer Elementary School Shorewood | 436 | 46.1% | 53.2% |
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 Wesmere Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,081 of 1,925 | #71 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,229 of 2,077 ▼ 134 | #79 of 100 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #1,338 of 2,077 ▼ 18 | #79 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #390 of 2,419 | #31 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #524 of 2,035 | #22 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #258 of 2,042 | #25 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #1,451 of 2,132 | #50 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #222 of 615 | #13 of 36 |
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
544
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 695
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 | 544 | 45.7 | 11.9:1 | 44% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 41.3 | 13.8:1 | 41% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 43% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 35.1 | 13.8:1 | 31% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 25% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 11% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 32 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wesmere Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (485 to 544); teachers up 30% (35.1 to 45.7).
About Wesmere Elementary School
Wesmere Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Plainfield, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 544 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 43% above average.
Wesmere Elementary School is in Plainfield SD 202, a district with 24,556 students across 30 schools.
White students form the largest group at Wesmere Elementary School, 44% of enrollment. Next come 31% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 62% White among all Will County residents. By the diversity index, Wesmere Elementary School comes in at 67%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.9:1, with 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Wesmere Elementary School is 44%. That is close to the 44% average for public schools in Will County.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wesmere Elementary School's results are 10.6 points below predicted: 35.3% against 45.9%.
Census estimates describe Will County this way: median household income is about $109,984, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 209 public schools in Will County, with a combined enrollment of about 113,008.
Nearby, Troy Middle School is about 0.7 miles away. Wesmere Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Wesmere Elementary School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 35.3% versus a 46.9% average.
Federal data place Wesmere Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (532) to 2024-25 (544).
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Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plainfield SD 202
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in Plainfield
- Plainfield North High SchoolHigh · 2,399 students
- Plainfield South High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Plainfield East High SchoolHigh · 1,825 students
- Plainfield High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- John F Kennedy Middle SchoolMiddle · 912 students
- Timber Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Nearby schools
- Troy Middle School0.7 mi · 881
- Orenic Intermediate School0.8 mi · 812
- Drauden Point Middle School0.8 mi · 658
- Ridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 481
- Troy Hofer Elementary School1.2 mi · 436
- Timber Ridge Middle School1.2 mi · 885
Frequently asked questions
About Wesmere Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wesmere Elementary School?
Wesmere Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wesmere Elementary School serve?
Wesmere Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wesmere Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wesmere Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wesmere Elementary School?
At Wesmere Elementary School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 31% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wesmere Elementary School?
Wesmere Elementary School is overseen by Plainfield SD 202 in Will County.
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