Photo: Teemu08 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0West Chicago’s public schools outscore 75% of Illinois districts
38% of students in West Chicago’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving West Chicago, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
West Chicago’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 42% and math 38% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Community High School District 94 spends $19,365 per student and West Chicago School District 33 $29,979, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind West Chicago’s grade
A−: better than 75% of Illinois school districts, #210 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Chicago, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in West Chicago · depends on your address
Ferson Creek School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Pioneer Elem School
Grades PK · 292 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in West Chicago · depends on your address
Thompson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,364 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Wredling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,289 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Leman Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,048 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in West Chicago · depends on your address
Thompson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,364 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Wredling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,289 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Leman Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,048 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in West Chicago · depends on your address
Thompson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,364 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Wredling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,289 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Leman Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,048 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in West Chicago · depends on your address
West Chicago Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,040 students · 15:1 students per teacher
St Charles East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
St Charles North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,903 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
10th grade in West Chicago · depends on your address
West Chicago Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,040 students · 15:1 students per teacher
St Charles East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
St Charles North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,903 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
11th grade in West Chicago · depends on your address
West Chicago Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,040 students · 15:1 students per teacher
St Charles East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
St Charles North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,903 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
12th grade in West Chicago · depends on your address
West Chicago Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,040 students · 15:1 students per teacher
St Charles East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
St Charles North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,903 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Parts of West Chicago (5% and 4% of its land) are served by School District U-46 and Benjamin School District 25 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve West Chicago
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
West Chicago vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share West Chicago’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| West Chicago | A− | West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| St. Charles | A | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 |
| Wayne | B | School District U-46 PK–12 · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Geneva | A | Geneva Community Unit School District 304 |
| Batavia | A− | Batavia Unit School District 101 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Wayne Township | B− | School District U-46 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Community High School District 94 with West Chicago for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in West Chicago
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about West Chicago’s schools
Are West Chicago’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools West Chicago children attend outscore 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #210 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is West Chicago in?
Community High School District 94, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,040 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of West Chicago are served by School District U-46 and Benjamin School District 25.
Where do West Chicago kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: West Chicago Comm High School, St Charles East High School and St Charles North High School.
What is West Chicago’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does West Chicago spend per student?
$19,365 in Community High School District 94, $29,979 in West Chicago School District 33 and $21,826 in St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What West Chicago families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.