Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 93·NCES 171047001269
Western Trails Elementary School
860 Idaho St, Carol Stream, IL 60188 · (630) 588-6400 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
182 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.5pp since 2023
Math
36.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 29.0% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Trails Elementary School
Western Trails Elementary School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Trails Elementary School this school | 320 | 56.9% | 43.9% |
| Carol Stream Elementary School Carol Stream | 396 | 61.4% | 43.9% |
| Glen Hill Elementary School Glendale Heights | 398 | 52.5% | 45.1% |
| Brentwood Elementary School Des Plaines | 375 | 55.7% | 42.2% |
| Scarlet Oak Elementary School Oak Forest | 249 | 57.8% | 36.9% |
| Jane Stenson School Skokie | 365 | 57.0% | 46.9% |
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 Trails Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #792 of 1,925 | #83 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #1,062 of 2,077 ▼ 217 | #116 of 141 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #839 of 2,077 ▲ 156 | #104 of 141 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,429 of 2,419 | #112 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #247 of 2,035 | #20 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #97 of 2,042 | #10 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #1,103 of 2,132 | #26 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #1,029 of 1,461 | #67 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
320
0 (0%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 415
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 | 320 | 29.6 | 10.8:1 | 57% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 27 | 11.2:1 | 57% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 27.3 | 10.6:1 | 56% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 30.6 | 11.4:1 | 46% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 49% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 23% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 29 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 23 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Trails Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (348 to 320); teachers down 3% (30.6 to 29.6).
About Western Trails Elementary School
Western Trails Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Carol Stream, Illinois. The school's 320 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Within CCSD 93, Western Trails Elementary School is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 3,319 students.
Enrollment at Western Trails Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 34%. It is also 34% White, 21% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of DuPage County is roughly 16% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Western Trails Elementary School comes in at 72%.
A ratio of 10.8:1 comes from the school's 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 57% of students at Western Trails Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 23 points above the 34% average for public schools in DuPage County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Western Trails Elementary School, the prediction is 38.7% and the result is 43.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in DuPage County, median household income is about $112,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Western Trails Elementary School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County, which together enroll about 138,557 students.
The closest public school to Western Trails Elementary School is Roy De Shane Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Western Trails Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Western Trails Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 320 in 2020-21 and 320 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 CCSD 93
- Jay Stream Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Stratford Middle SchoolMiddle · 520 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Elsie C Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in Carol Stream
- Glenbard North High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Jay Stream Middle SchoolMiddle · 572 students
- Spring Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Heritage Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Carol Stream Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Roy De Shane Elementary School0.4 mi · 185
- Jay Stream Middle School0.7 mi · 572
- Glenbard North High School0.7 mi · 2,079
- Cloverdale Elementary School0.7 mi · 466
- Carol Stream Elementary School0.9 mi · 396
- CCSD 93 Early Childhood Cntr1.2 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Western Trails Elementary SchoolHow large is Western Trails Elementary School?
Western Trails Elementary School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Western Trails Elementary School serve?
Western Trails Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Western Trails Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Western Trails Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Western Trails Elementary School?
At Western Trails Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 21% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Western Trails Elementary School public or private?
Western Trails Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 93.
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