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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRYSTAL LAKE CCSD 47·NCES 171135001365
West Elementary School
100 Briarwood Dr, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · (815) 459-2749 · McHenry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
149 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
65.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.9pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.7% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 31.3% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 West Elementary School
West Elementary School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School this school | 520 | 28.7% | 51.6% |
| Galena Elementary and Middle School Galena | 576 | 30.7% | 58.7% |
| Husmann Elementary School Crystal Lake | 518 | 24.7% | 44.3% |
| Whitman Post Elementary School Rockton | 509 | 32.6% | 64.4% |
| Munhall Elementary School Saint Charles | 447 | 29.3% | 63.2% |
| Deer Path Elementary School Cary | 452 | 25.7% | 51.5% |
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 West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #542 of 1,925 | #21 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #763 of 2,077 ▲ 6 | #26 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #480 of 2,077 ▲ 269 | #13 of 44 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #470 of 2,419 | #14 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,416 of 2,035 | #37 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #1,141 of 2,042 | #39 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #1,809 of 2,132 | #32 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #1,404 of 1,461 | #29 of 31 |
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
520
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 609
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 | 520 | 35.8 | 14.5:1 | 29% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 37.3 | 14.4:1 | 30% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 27% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 37.8 | 14.0:1 | 22% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 23% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 20% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 33 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 30 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (527 to 520); teachers down 5% (37.8 to 35.8).
About West Elementary School
Crystal Lake, Illinois, is home to West Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 520 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 36% bigger than the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
District-wide, Crystal Lake CCSD 47 has 12 schools and 6,889 students.
The student body at West Elementary School is 76% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among McHenry County residents, the White share is about 80%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at West Elementary School comes to 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5:1. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. On the income side, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
A school with West Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 55.0%. West Elementary School scores 51.6%, 3.4 points below that line.
American Community Survey estimates for McHenry County show that median household income comes to about $104,802, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 89, with about 50,123 students.
The closest school to West Elementary School is South Elementary School, located about 1.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, West Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 554 to 520.
The allk12 page for West Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crystal Lake CCSD 47
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Lundahl Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Richard F Bernotas Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Coventry Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Husmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,443 students
- Crystal Lake South High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Prairie Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,133 students
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
- Lundahl Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Richard F Bernotas Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
Other West Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named West Elementary. West Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 51.
- West Elementary SchoolAlton, IL · 407 students
- West Elementary SchoolZion, IL · 339 students
- West Elementary SchoolSycamore, IL · 270 students
- West ElementaryMt Juliet, TN · 849 students
- West ElementaryBixby, OK · 757 students
Nearby schools
- South Elementary School1.9 mi · 390
- North Elementary School1.9 mi · 638
- Lundahl Middle School2.0 mi · 797
- Richard F Bernotas Middle School2.1 mi · 737
- Husmann Elementary School2.6 mi · 518
- Crystal Lake South High School2.6 mi · 1,279
Frequently asked questions
About West Elementary SchoolHow large is West Elementary School?
West Elementary School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Elementary School serve?
West Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at West Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at West Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is West Elementary School in?
West Elementary School is part of Crystal Lake CCSD 47.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.