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Maercker Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

5827 S Cass Ave, Westmont, IL 60559 · (630) 515-4820 · Part of Maercker School District 60

Downers Grove Township’s School Grade A better than 89% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
456
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Maercker Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5827 S Cass Ave, Westmont

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3141
Grade 4155
Grade 5160
Enrollment over time
449’20
406’21
436’22
461’23
456’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Asian 21%Hispanic 19%Black 10%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Maercker Elem School from Downers Grove Township families.

Other schools in Maercker School District 60

The district →
Holmes Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Clarendon Hills
519 students14:1
Westview Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Willowbrook
A
455 students14:1

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; Downers Grove Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.