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West Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

100 Briarwood Dr, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 · (815) 459-2749 · Part of Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47

Grafton Township’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
520
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about West 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
  • Next stop for Grafton Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5West Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

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 ↗

100 Briarwood Dr, Crystal Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten53
Grade 175
Grade 279
Grade 389
Grade 499
Grade 595
Enrollment over time
554’20
556’21
560’22
536’23
520’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West Elem School from Grafton Township families.

Other schools in Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47

The district →
Indian Prairie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crystal Lake
B+
496 students13:1
Glacier Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crystal Lake
A
360 students10:1
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
B
638 students13:1
Coventry Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
B
629 students13:1
Husmann Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
518 students15:1
Woods Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
A−
489 students12:1

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