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West Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

718 S Locust St, Sycamore, IL 60178 · (815) 899-8219 · Part of Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Sycamore Township’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
270
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about West Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Sycamore Township kids: Sycamore Middle School

On the path

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

K–5West Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Sycamore Middle Schoolin Sycamore

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

718 S Locust St, Sycamore

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten49
Grade 153
Grade 237
Grade 345
Grade 438
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
260’20
273’21
253’22
254’23
270’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 7%Black 6%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

The district →
South Prairie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sycamore
B−
456 students17:1
North Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
A−
377 students12:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
B+
309 students15:1
Southeast Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sycamore
A−
300 students12:1
Sycamore Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sycamore
B−
847 students14:1
Sycamore High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sycamore
B+
1,161 students16:1

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