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Wesmere Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2001 Wesmere Pkwy, Plainfield, IL 60586 · (815) 439-3244 · Part of Plainfield School District 202

Plainfield Township’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
544
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Wesmere Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Plainfield Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Wesmere Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2001 Wesmere Pkwy, Plainfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten81
Grade 192
Grade 283
Grade 399
Grade 486
Grade 5103
Enrollment over time
532’20
557’21
567’22
570’23
544’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 31%Black 19%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wesmere Elementary School from Plainfield Township families.

Other schools in Plainfield School District 202

The district →
Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Plainfield
757 students19:1
Wallin Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
677 students15:1
Thomas Jefferson Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Joliet
C+
646 students13:1
Charles Reed Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
641 students13:1
Walkers Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
A
634 students16:1
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Plainfield
C+
627 students15:1

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