Westmore Elem School

Set in Lombard, Illinois, Westmore Elem School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, part of SD 45 DuPage County. It educates 432 students across grades K through 5.

Westmore Elem School is one of 9 schools operated by SD 45 DuPage County, a district that teaches 3,162 students overall.

On demographics, Westmore Elem School logs that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

On the resource side, Westmore Elem School reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 33% of students at Westmore Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westmore Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.3%; this one delivers 54.9%.

Around the school, census data for DuPage County shows median household income runs about $112,096, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Westmore Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Ardmore Elem School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westmore Elem School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Westmore Elem School's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 399 (now 432). White enrollment moved from 64% to 53% across the same window.

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