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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 200·NCES 174218004225
Whittier Elementary School
218 W Park Ave, Wheaton, IL 60189 · (630) 682-2185 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
41 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
78.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.9pp since 2023
Math
79.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.8% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 68.5% |
% 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Whittier Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Elementary School this school | 433 | 9.5% | 74.1% |
| North Barrington Elementary School North Barrington | 432 | 10.6% | 76.0% |
| Patton Elementary School Arlington Heights | 399 | 8.8% | 74.9% |
| Emerson Elementary School Elmhurst | 429 | 9.8% | 75.6% |
| Thomas Metcalf School Normal | 459 | 7.0% | 71.5% |
| Bell-Graham Elementary School Saint Charles | 520 | 7.7% | 80.1% |
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 Whittier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #77 of 1,925 | #17 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #89 of 2,077 ▼ 23 | #21 of 141 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #167 of 2,077 ▲ 40 | #36 of 141 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #835 of 2,419 | #56 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,212 of 2,035 | #95 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #1,211 of 2,042 | #130 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.5% | #2,091 of 2,132 | #114 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #1,159 of 1,461 | #75 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
433
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 508
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 | 433 | 31.1 | 13.9:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 28.3 | 14.4:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 12% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 27.2 | 16.9:1 | 13% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 13% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 9% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 33 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 22 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whittier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (459 to 433); teachers up 14% (27.2 to 31.1).
About Whittier Elementary School
Whittier Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Wheaton, Illinois. The school enrolls 433 students, from kindergarten through 5.
CUSD 200 counts 11,639 students in its 20 schools, and Whittier Elementary School is one of them.
A majority of students at Whittier Elementary School, 78%, are White. Other reported shares: 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. DuPage County's residents are about 65% White, 13 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Whittier Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Staffing totals 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 9%. The 34% average for public schools in DuPage County is 25 points higher.
Whittier Elementary School is 8.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (74.1% versus 66.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
DuPage County census figures show that median household income is about $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Whittier Elementary School is among the 277 public schools in DuPage County.
The closest other public school is Edison Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Whittier Elementary School is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Whittier Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 409 in 2020-21 and 433 in 2024-25, a 6% rise.
Community posts for Whittier Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 CUSD 200
- Wheaton Warrenville South High SchoolHigh · 1,864 students
- Wheaton North High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Hubble Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other schools in Wheaton
- Wheaton Warrenville South High SchoolHigh · 1,864 students
- Wheaton North High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Briar Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
Other Whittier Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 17 states are named Whittier Elementary. Whittier Elementary School is the 16th largest of the 35.
- Whittier Elementary SchoolWaukegan, IL · 438 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 386 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolDowners Grove, IL · 307 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 221 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolHarvey, IL · 197 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Middle School0.3 mi · 635
- Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 458
- Longfellow Elementary School0.7 mi · 318
- Franklin Middle School0.9 mi · 525
- Lowell Elementary School0.9 mi · 283
- Emerson Elementary School0.9 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Whittier Elementary SchoolHow large is Whittier Elementary School?
Whittier Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-05.
Is Whittier Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whittier Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whittier Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whittier Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Whittier Elementary School?
Whittier Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Whittier Elementary School?
Whittier Elementary School is overseen by CUSD 200 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.