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Gary Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

130 E Forest Ave, West Chicago, IL 60185 · (630) 293-6010 · Part of West Chicago School District 33

Winfield Township’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
425
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Gary Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Winfield Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Gary Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts14%
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 ↗

130 E Forest Ave, West Chicago

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten88
Grade 176
Grade 260
Grade 372
Grade 471
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
516’20
443’22
415’23
425’24

Down 17.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%White 15%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gary Elementary School from Winfield Township families.

Other schools in West Chicago School District 33

The district →
Pioneer Elem School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · West Chicago
D−
292 students14:1
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · West Chicago
1 students
Wegner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Chicago
C
384 students12:1
Indian Knoll Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Chicago
C−
375 students12:1
Currier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Chicago
D
359 students12:1
Turner Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Chicago
C−
349 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; Winfield Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.