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Western Barry Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

401 McDonough St, Barry, IL 62312 · (217) 335-2323 · Part of Western Community Unit School District 12

Barry Township’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
225
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Western Barry Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Barry Township kids: Western Jr High School

On the path

Where Barry Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Western Barry ElemYou are here
6–8Western Jr High Schoolin Kinderhook

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

401 McDonough St, Barry

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten28
Grade 136
Grade 233
Grade 356
Grade 436
Grade 532
Grade 62
Enrollment over time
213’20
223’21
229’22
249’23
225’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Western Barry Elem from Barry Township families.

Other schools in Western Community Unit School District 12

The district →
Western Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kinderhook
B−
146 students14:1
Western High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Barry
B−
141 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Barry Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.