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West School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–4

1010 Forestway Dr, Glencoe, IL 60022 · (847) 835-6600 · Part of Glencoe School District 35

New Trier Township’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
252
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–4
The gist

What stands out about West School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 49 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts64%
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 ↗

1010 Forestway Dr, Glencoe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3115
Grade 4137
Enrollment over time
285’20
279’21
257’22
248’23
252’24

Down 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about West School from New Trier Township families.

Other schools in Glencoe School District 35

The district →
South Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glencoe
413 students14:1
Central School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Glencoe
A+
561 students10:1

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