Is Gower West Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Gower West Elementary School ranks in the top 8.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Gower West Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 528 students attended Gower West Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Gower West Elementary School?

Students at Gower West Elementary School are 57% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Gower West Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gower West Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Gower Middle School High : Hinsdale South High School

Gower West Elementary School

Summary:

Gower West Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Willowbrook, Illinois, with 549 students. It is part of the Gower School District 62, which is ranked 40th out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Gower West Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gower West Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance. For the 2023-2024 school year, 62.8% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), compared to the state average of 41.2%, and 54.3% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for various student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top percentiles for Asian, Hispanic, and disabled students in ELA proficiency. For example, Elm Elementary School, which is part of the Hinsdale CCSD 181 district, also performs exceptionally well, but Gower West Elementary School's performance is still impressive in comparison.

In addition to its strong academic performance, Gower West Elementary School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a 15.4% chronic absenteeism rate in the 2023-2024 school year. However, this rate has increased from 3.6% in 2020-2021, which is an area the school may want to monitor and address to ensure continued high academic achievement. The school also has a higher spending per student compared to the state average, at $16,296 per student in the 2022-2023 school year.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

7650 Clarendon Hills Rd
Willowbrook, IL 60527-2319

(630) 986-5383

District: Gower School District 62

SchoolDigger Rank:
174^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,257

Students who attend Gower West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gower Middle School
High:	Hinsdale South High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 528

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.0%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Asian:

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 9.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gower West Elementary School ranks better than 91.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.66. (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.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Gower West Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57%), Hispanic (16.3%), Asian (14.2%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gower West Elementary School is 13.5. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gower West Elementary School is $16,257.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gower West Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gower West Elementary School 174^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Gower West Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Gower School District 62:

SchoolDigger ranks Gower School District 62 40^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gower West Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	84.05	211^th	2020	89.6%
2004	86.83	117^th	2030	94.2%
2005	84.82	130^th	2022	93.6%
2006	80.78	267^th	2086	87.2%
2007	82.10	212^th	2095	89.9%
2008	83.23	212^th	2092	89.9%
2009	84.20	172^nd	2120	91.9%
2010	86.05	102^nd	2139	95.2%
2011	83.41	206^th	2147	90.4%
2012	81.53	296^th	2166	86.3%
2013	90.12	132^nd	2167	93.9%
2014	88.49	176^th	2093	91.6%
2015	92.84	132^nd	2052	93.6%
2016	96.65	50^th	2046	97.6%
2017	94.14	90^th	2044	95.6%
2018	95.31	67^th	2037	96.7%
2019	95.81	51^st	2086	97.6%
2021	98.16	29^th	1948	98.5%
2022	96.41	59^th	2082	97.2%
2023	93.38	122^nd	2077	94.1%
2024	90.66	174^th	2067	91.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	85.36	4^th	40	90.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	86.51	31^st	788	96.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	61.82	319^th	1194	73.3%
2022	89.40	54^th	1113	95.1%
2023	78.77	157^th	1156	86.4%
2024	83.45	124^th	1195	89.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	88.52	78^th	1765	95.6%
2024	66.64	411^th	1793	77.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	96.81	26^th	1964	98.7%
2019	92.22	103^rd	2019	94.9%
2021	96.95	30^th	1680	98.2%
2022	95.58	62^nd	1970	96.9%
2023	96.34	41^st	1957	97.9%
2024	88.57	188^th	1942	90.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	87.94	50^th	907	94.5%
2024	90.56	42^nd	886	95.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.94	108^th	1972	94.5%
2019	96.74	29^th	2019	98.6%
2021	97.64	27^th	1707	98.4%
2022	96.12	45^th	1977	97.7%
2023	86.80	211^th	1984	89.4%
2024	90.49	155^th	1959	92.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.49	15^th	242	93.8%
2019	82.17	26^th	243	89.3%
2021	81.88	15^th	134	88.8%
2022	84.17	20^th	226	91.2%
2023	79.57	33^rd	237	86.1%
2024	79.73	32^nd	219	85.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	96.01	15^th	954	98.4%
2023	94.95	24^th	970	97.5%
2024	83.67	78^th	959	91.9%

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Rank History for White students at Gower West Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.29	129^th	1463	91.2%
2019	87.10	108^th	1462	92.6%
2021	95.81	21^st	1308	98.4%
2022	90.81	67^th	1425	95.3%
2023	82.22	183^rd	1419	87.1%
2024	81.80	192^nd	1392	86.2%

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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

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Enrollment information for Gower West Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	308	5	72	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	388
1989	299	6	74	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	384
1990	313	3	64	5	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	385
1991	398	8	86	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	500
1992	429	9	74	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1993	412	10	89	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1994	393	7	87	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1995	366	6	78	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1996	366	6	78	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1997	370	4	66	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	460
1998	367	7	62	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
1999	354	11	69	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	450
2000	378	12	76	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
2001	359	18	74	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
2002	359	23	79	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
2003	359	23	79	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
2004	373	20	84	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
2005	348	24	92	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
2006	359	21	78	20	21	n/a	n/a	4	503
2007	331	16	95	28	0	n/a	n/a	11	481
2008	306	15	80	30	0	n/a	n/a	25	456
2009	315	14	71	37	1	n/a	n/a	33	471
2010	305	15	69	37	1	n/a	n/a	41	468
2011	299	21	60	31	2	1	39	0	453
2012	306	18	72	35	2	1	42	0	476
2013	308	21	71	40	1	0	52	0	493
2014	286	20	64	42	1	0	47	0	460
2015	275	20	65	42	0	0	50	0	452
2016	284	22	80	45	4	0	36	0	471
2017	297	21	80	33	3	0	50	0	484
2018	306	13	83	30	5	0	52	0	489
2019	296	15	82	42	3	0	61	0	499
2020	305	6	73	61	1	0	61	0	507
2021	312	11	87	64	0	0	53	0	527
2022	319	14	77	84	0	0	47	0	541
2023	318	17	81	84	0	0	49	0	549
2024	301	20	75	86	0	0	46	0	528

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 Gower West Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	388	23.0	16.8	n/a
1989	384	23.0	16.6	n/a
1990	385	24.6	15.6	n/a
1991	500	31.6	15.8	n/a
1992	522	32.0	16.3	n/a
1993	521	29.6	17.6	n/a
1994	496	26.9	18.4	n/a
1995	461	27.7	16.6	n/a
1996	461	27.7	16.6	n/a
1997	460	27.8	16.5	n/a
1998	451	27.0	16.7	n/a
1999	450	27.0	16.7	n/a
2000	486	28.0	17.4	n/a
2001	476	31.2	15.3	n/a
2002	496	31.1	15.9	n/a
2003	496	31.1	15.9	n/a
2004	507	32.0	15.8	n/a
2005	497	30.3	16.4	n/a
2006	503	30.1	16.7	n/a
2007	481	30.0	16.0	n/a
2008	456	29.0	15.7	n/a
2009	471	29.3	16.1	n/a
2010	468	28.3	16.5	n/a
2011	453	27.8	16.2	n/a
2012	476	27.3	17.3	13.2
2013	493	25.9	18.9	12.6
2014	460	28.0	16.4	15.7
2015	452	29.0	15.5	13.3
2016	471	29.0	16.2	11.7
2017	484	30.5	15.8	12
2018	489	31.6	15.4	9.8
2019	499	32.6	15.2	8.8
2020	507	34.6	14.6	9.5
2021	527	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	541	36.5	14.8	9.8
2023	549	37.1	14.7	n/a
2024	528	39.0	13.5	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 Gower West Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	388	23.0	16.8	n/a
1989	384	23.0	16.6	n/a
1990	385	24.6	15.6	n/a
1991	500	31.6	15.8	n/a
1992	522	32.0	16.3	n/a
1993	521	29.6	17.6	n/a
1994	496	26.9	18.4	n/a
1995	461	27.7	16.6	n/a
1996	461	27.7	16.6	n/a
1997	460	27.8	16.5	n/a
1998	451	27.0	16.7	n/a
1999	450	27.0	16.7	n/a
2000	486	28.0	17.4	n/a
2001	476	31.2	15.3	n/a
2002	496	31.1	15.9	n/a
2003	496	31.1	15.9	n/a
2004	507	32.0	15.8	n/a
2005	497	30.3	16.4	n/a
2006	503	30.1	16.7	n/a
2007	481	30.0	16.0	n/a
2008	456	29.0	15.7	n/a
2009	471	29.3	16.1	n/a
2010	468	28.3	16.5	n/a
2011	453	27.8	16.2	n/a
2012	476	27.3	17.3	13.2
2013	493	25.9	18.9	12.6
2014	460	28.0	16.4	15.7
2015	452	29.0	15.5	13.3
2016	471	29.0	16.2	11.7
2017	484	30.5	15.8	12
2018	489	31.6	15.4	9.8
2019	499	32.6	15.2	8.8
2020	507	34.6	14.6	9.5
2021	527	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	541	36.5	14.8	9.8
2023	549	37.1	14.7	n/a
2024	528	39.0	13.5	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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