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Gower West Elem School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7650 Clarendon Hills Rd
Willowbrook, IL 60527
Phone
(630) 986-5383
District
Gower SD 62
County
DUPAGE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
549
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.1% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Gower West Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
66%
30%
64%
28%
67%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
31%
65%
34%
48%
27%
57%
31%
65%
34%
48%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 49 8.9%
Kindergarten 84 15.3%
Grade 1 118 21.5%
Grade 2 91 16.6%
Grade 3 96 17.5%
Grade 4 111 20.2%
Total 549 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.6% 61.8% 48.2%
Black 3.4% 2.9% 17.2%
Hispanic 16.8% 17.1% 28.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.2% 18.3% 5.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,513 12,582,032
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,019.2 226
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.5% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.1% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 30.4% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,033 4,968,761
Single Parent Households With Children 7.0% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.7% 90.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 56.0% 36.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 39.2% 21.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.9% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.4% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.0% 15.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.9% 13.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.4% 10.3%
$15,000 or less 4.2% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,455 $12,419,000 55.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,946 $1,796,000 8.1%
Staff $1,603 $1,480,000 6.6%
General Administration $642 $593,000 2.7%
School Administration $984 $908,000 4.1%
Operation $1,324 $1,222,000 5.5%
Transportation $922 $851,000 3.8%
Other $1,028 $949,000 4.3%
Total Support $8,450 $7,799,000 35.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,223 $2,052,000 9.2%
Total Expenditures $24,128 $22,270,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,344 $21,011,381,000 52.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,455 $2,694,692,000 6.8%
Staff $716 $1,326,218,000 3.3%
General Administration $562 $1,041,380,000 2.6%
School Administration $995 $1,842,060,000 4.6%
Operation $1,579 $2,924,414,000 7.3%
Transportation $640 $1,185,247,000 3.0%
Other $822 $1,522,629,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,768 $12,536,640,000 31.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,433 $6,357,896,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $21,545 $39,905,917,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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