Summary:
The West Chicago Education Service District 33 consists of 10 schools, including 9 elementary schools and 1 middle school, serving a diverse student population in West Chicago, Illinois. While the district as a whole faces significant challenges, with a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few standout schools within the district show promise.
The Early Learning Center stands out with the lowest student-teacher ratio of 7.1, while Pioneer Elementary School and Turner Elementary School also have relatively low student-teacher ratios of 8.4 and 9.7, respectively. Turner Elementary also boasts the highest science proficiency rates in the district at 51.8%, outperforming both the district and state averages.
However, the district as a whole faces significant equity and performance challenges. Chronic absenteeism rates range from 19.0% to 28.6%, well above the state average, and the schools consistently perform below state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with some schools having proficiency rates as low as 6.4% in Math and 10.1% in ELA. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.89% to 66.08%, suggests that the district faces significant economic disadvantages that may be contributing to the low academic performance.
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