Western Avenue Elem School

Western Avenue Elem School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Geneva, Illinois, part of Geneva CUSD 304, hosts 338 students, covering grades K through 5.

Western Avenue Elem School is one of 10 schools operated by Geneva CUSD 304, a district that instructs 5,043 students overall.

Demographically, Western Avenue Elem School records that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Kane County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,163 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Western Avenue Elem School is one of 167 public schools in Kane County (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students).

The closest other public school is Williamsburg Elem School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 353 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.