Whittier Elem School

Located at 218 W Park Ave, in Wheaton, Illinois, Whittier Elem School is a mid-sized elementary school that instructs 433 students (grades K through 5), part of CUSD 200.

Within CUSD 200, which oversees 20 schools and 11,639 students, Whittier Elem School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Whittier Elem School records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Whittier Elem School reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against DuPage County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Whittier Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.0%; this one delivers 74.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for DuPage County put median household earnings sit near $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 Whittier Elem School is one.

Edison Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Whittier Elem School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.2%.

Whittier Elem School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Whittier Elem School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 433). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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