Is Western Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Western Avenue Elementary School ranks 552 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Western Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 344 students attended Western Avenue Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Western Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Western Avenue Elementary School are 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Western Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Western Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Geneva Middle School North Middle : Geneva Middle School South High : Geneva Community High School

Western Avenue Elementary School

Summary:

Western Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in Geneva, Illinois, serving 344 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Geneva CUSD 304 district, which is ranked 136 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Avenue Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 54.7%, compared to the state average of 41.2%. The school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 66.6% in 2023-2024 is significantly higher than the state average of 39.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are also higher than the state, with 32.2% of all grades proficient compared to the state's 28.4%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, with female and male students ranking 526th and 518th, respectively, out of over 1,900 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's special education students performed well, ranking 243rd out of 1,195 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024.

While Western Avenue Elementary School generally outperforms the other nearby schools in the Geneva CUSD 304 district, such as Harrison Street Elementary and Heartland Elementary, in terms of test scores and rankings, a few other schools in the district, such as Williamsburg Elementary and Heartland Elementary, have outperformed Western Avenue Elementary in certain areas, such as ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

Detail:

Public K-5

1500 Western Ave
Geneva, IL 60134-3160

(630) 463-3500

District: Geneva CUSD 304

SchoolDigger Rank:
552^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,250

Students who attend Western Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Geneva Middle School North
	Geneva Middle School South
High:	Geneva Community High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 344

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

7.6%

African American:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Western Avenue Elementary School ranks better than 73.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Geneva CUSD 304 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.99. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Western Avenue Elementary School is $18,250, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Geneva CUSD 304 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Western Avenue Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Western Avenue Elementary School 552^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Western Avenue Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Geneva CUSD 304:

SchoolDigger ranks Geneva CUSD 304 136^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Western Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	88.25	79^th	2020	96.1%
2004	88.50	66^th	2030	96.7%
2005	84.93	125^th	2022	93.8%
2006	85.69	87^th	2086	95.8%
2007	85.60	68^th	2095	96.8%
2008	85.70	117^th	2092	94.4%
2009	85.92	112^th	2120	94.7%
2010	80.83	309^th	2139	85.6%
2011	82.01	273^rd	2147	87.3%
2012	85.63	111^th	2166	94.9%
2013	93.02	55^th	2167	97.5%
2014	90.69	110^th	2093	94.7%
2015	92.76	133^rd	2052	93.5%
2016	80.70	349^th	2046	82.9%
2017	69.39	582^nd	2044	71.5%
2018	68.34	591^st	2037	71.0%
2019	63.26	709^th	2086	66.0%
2021	63.93	583^rd	1948	70.1%
2022	62.49	708^th	2082	66.0%
2023	62.94	694^th	2077	66.6%
2024	69.99	552^nd	2067	73.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Western Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.36	499^th	1156	56.8%
2024	69.89	243^rd	1195	79.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Western Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.99	791^st	1964	59.7%
2019	62.43	695^th	2019	65.6%
2021	58.41	607^th	1680	63.9%
2022	63.76	636^th	1970	67.7%
2023	61.42	661^st	1957	66.2%
2024	69.01	526^th	1942	72.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Western Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.70	481^st	1972	75.6%
2019	56.03	802^nd	2019	60.3%
2021	62.08	529^th	1707	69.0%
2022	58.37	721^st	1977	63.5%
2023	62.14	624^th	1984	68.5%
2024	69.49	518^th	1959	73.6%

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Rank History for White students at Western Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.64	623^rd	1463	57.4%
2019	49.08	750^th	1462	48.7%
2021	50.23	601^st	1308	54.1%
2022	38.74	902^nd	1425	36.7%
2023	42.73	824^th	1419	41.9%
2024	51.13	673^rd	1392	51.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

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33%

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Thursday, September 23, 2010

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Enrollment information for Western Avenue Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	294	n/a	5	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	300
1990	451	1	5	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	461
1991	488	1	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1992	552	4	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
1993	593	2	11	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
1994	687	4	13	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	710
1995	546	3	7	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
1996	546	3	7	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	562
1997	514	3	8	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1998	537	5	8	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	557
1999	553	8	6	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	574
2000	571	6	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
2001	577	6	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
2002	518	2	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
2003	518	2	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	539
2004	522	2	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2005	468	4	10	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
2006	503	4	11	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2007	517	1	14	12	0	n/a	n/a	7	551
2008	543	1	15	15	0	n/a	n/a	16	590
2009	532	0	17	14	0	n/a	n/a	26	589
2010	290	0	8	5	0	n/a	n/a	17	320
2011	292	0	8	11	0	0	15	0	326
2012	293	4	8	15	0	0	13	0	333
2013	263	0	6	13	0	0	11	0	293
2014	260	0	4	22	0	0	10	0	296
2015	263	1	4	33	0	0	13	0	314
2016	266	0	11	34	2	0	8	0	321
2017	274	4	11	42	2	0	4	0	337
2018	290	5	7	43	2	1	5	0	353
2019	296	6	8	34	0	1	5	0	350
2020	304	6	8	30	0	1	8	0	357
2021	290	3	3	32	0	1	8	0	337
2022	291	6	3	26	0	1	8	0	335
2023	300	6	5	26	0	1	6	0	344

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Western Avenue Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	300	15.3	19.6	n/a
1990	461	23.6	19.5	n/a
1991	496	25.2	19.6	n/a
1992	565	25.7	21.9	n/a
1993	613	26.8	22.9	n/a
1994	710	30.5	23.3	n/a
1995	562	27.0	20.8	n/a
1996	562	27.0	20.8	n/a
1997	529	26.5	20.0	n/a
1998	557	27.5	20.3	n/a
1999	574	26.5	21.7	n/a
2000	589	25.8	22.8	n/a
2001	593	23.8	24.9	n/a
2002	539	24.0	22.5	0
2003	539	24.0	22.5	0
2004	536	24.8	21.6	0
2005	490	27.0	18.1	0
2006	532	30.5	17.4	0
2007	551	31.0	17.8	0
2008	590	30.0	19.7	0
2009	589	31.5	18.7	0
2010	320	19.0	16.8	0
2011	326	19.3	16.8	0
2012	333	19.0	17.5	4.2
2013	293	18.0	16.2	1
2014	296	18.0	16.4	2
2015	314	20.0	15.7	3.2
2016	321	18.0	17.8	5
2017	337	22.6	14.9	4.2
2018	353	22.6	15.6	5.7
2019	350	25.2	13.8	3.4
2020	357	26.0	13.7	2
2021	337	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	335	27.0	12.3	8.4
2023	344	27.8	12.3	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Western Avenue Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	300	15.3	19.6	n/a
1990	461	23.6	19.5	n/a
1991	496	25.2	19.6	n/a
1992	565	25.7	21.9	n/a
1993	613	26.8	22.9	n/a
1994	710	30.5	23.3	n/a
1995	562	27.0	20.8	n/a
1996	562	27.0	20.8	n/a
1997	529	26.5	20.0	n/a
1998	557	27.5	20.3	n/a
1999	574	26.5	21.7	n/a
2000	589	25.8	22.8	n/a
2001	593	23.8	24.9	n/a
2002	539	24.0	22.5	0
2003	539	24.0	22.5	0
2004	536	24.8	21.6	0
2005	490	27.0	18.1	0
2006	532	30.5	17.4	0
2007	551	31.0	17.8	0
2008	590	30.0	19.7	0
2009	589	31.5	18.7	0
2010	320	19.0	16.8	0
2011	326	19.3	16.8	0
2012	333	19.0	17.5	4.2
2013	293	18.0	16.2	1
2014	296	18.0	16.4	2
2015	314	20.0	15.7	3.2
2016	321	18.0	17.8	5
2017	337	22.6	14.9	4.2
2018	353	22.6	15.6	5.7
2019	350	25.2	13.8	3.4
2020	357	26.0	13.7	2
2021	337	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	335	27.0	12.3	8.4
2023	344	27.8	12.3	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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