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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOSSMOOR SD 161·NCES 171542001853
Western Avenue Elementary School
940 Western Ave, Flossmoor, IL 60422 · (708) 647-7400 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
196 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Western Avenue Elementary School→Parker Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Flossmoor SD 161. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
67.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.7pp since 2023
Math
52.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 52.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 42.3% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Western Avenue Elementary School
Western Avenue Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Avenue Elementary School this school | 499 | 39.3% | 55.0% |
| Suder Montessori Elementary Magnet Schl Chicago | 423 | 43.5% | 30.1% |
| Willow School Homewood | 603 | 46.1% | N/A |
| Sutherland Elementary School Chicago | 641 | 34.3% | 39.4% |
| Winston Churchill School Homewood | 572 | 49.3% | 44.1% |
| Clissold Elementary School Chicago | 508 | 33.7% | 26.4% |
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 Western Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #443 of 1,925 | #130 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #602 of 2,077 ▼ 108 | #180 of 829 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #411 of 2,077 ▲ 37 | #148 of 829 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #563 of 2,419 | #273 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,718 of 2,035 | #716 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #262 of 2,042 | #109 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #1,567 of 2,132 | #660 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #490 of 615 | #152 of 186 |
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
499
+47 (+10%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 491
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 | 499 | 31.3 | 16.0:1 | 39% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 31.3 | 16.6:1 | 34% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 30.3 | 16.2:1 | 34% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 29.9 | 16.1:1 | 27% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 22% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 10% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 28 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (482 to 499); teachers up 4% (29.9 to 31.3).
About Western Avenue Elementary School
Western Avenue Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Flossmoor, Illinois. Its 499 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
Flossmoor SD 161 runs Western Avenue Elementary School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 2,302 students in total.
Western Avenue Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 49%. Smaller groups are 22% White, 16% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. Western Avenue Elementary School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1 at Western Avenue Elementary School, with 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 39%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Western Avenue Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.8% for Western Avenue Elementary School. The school posts 55.0%, 6.2 points above the prediction.
Across Cook County, the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County is home to 1,406 public schools and about 697,934 public school students.
The shortest distance from Western Avenue Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Parker Junior High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Western Avenue Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Western Avenue Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 47 students since 2020-21, to 499.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flossmoor SD 161
- Parker Junior High SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- Flossmoor Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Heather Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Serena Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Other schools in Flossmoor
- Homewood-Flossmoor High SchoolHigh · 2,707 students
- Parker Junior High SchoolMiddle · 822 students
- Flossmoor Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Heather Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
Other Western Avenue Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Western Avenue Elementary. Western Avenue Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Western Avenue Elementary SchoolGeneva, IL · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Parker Junior High School0.5 mi · 822
- Heather Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 319
- Homewood-Flossmoor High School0.9 mi · 2,707
- Willow School1.0 mi · 603
- Serena Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 305
- Winston Churchill School1.5 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Western Avenue Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Western Avenue Elementary School?
Western Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Western Avenue Elementary School serve?
Western Avenue Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Western Avenue Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Western Avenue Elementary School.
How diverse is Western Avenue Elementary School?
Western Avenue Elementary School reports a student body of 22% White, 16% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Western Avenue Elementary School in?
Western Avenue Elementary School is part of Flossmoor SD 161.
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