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:
174th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,257 Help


Students who attend Gower West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Gower Middle School
High:    Hinsdale South High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  549

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.9%
Hispanic:
15.3%
Asian:
14.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.8% Help


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Compare Details Gower West Elementary School ranks better than 91.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.66. (See more...)
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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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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 174th 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 40th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2003 84.05 211th 2020 89.6%
2004 86.83 117th 2030 94.2%
2005 84.82 130th 2022 93.6%
2006 80.78 267th 2086 87.2%
2007 82.10 212th 2095 89.9%
2008 83.23 212th 2092 89.9%
2009 84.20 172nd 2120 91.9%
2010 86.05 102nd 2139 95.2%
2011 83.41 206th 2147 90.4%
2012 81.53 296th 2166 86.3%
2013 90.12 132nd 2167 93.9%
2014 88.49 176th 2093 91.6%
2015 92.84 132nd 2052 93.6%
2016 96.65 50th 2046 97.6%
2017 94.14 90th 2044 95.6%
2018 95.31 67th 2037 96.7%
2019 95.81 51st 2086 97.6%
2021 98.16 29th 1948 98.5%
2022 96.41 59th 2082 97.2%
2023 93.38 122nd 2077 94.1%
2024 90.66 174th 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 4th 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 31st 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.82 319th 1194 73.3%
2022 89.40 54th 1113 95.1%
2023 78.77 157th 1156 86.4%
2024 83.45 124th 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 78th 1765 95.6%
2024 66.64 411th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.81 26th 1964 98.7%
2019 92.22 103rd 2019 94.9%
2021 96.95 30th 1680 98.2%
2022 95.58 62nd 1970 96.9%
2023 96.34 41st 1957 97.9%
2024 88.57 188th 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 50th 907 94.5%
2024 90.56 42nd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.94 108th 1972 94.5%
2019 96.74 29th 2019 98.6%
2021 97.64 27th 1707 98.4%
2022 96.12 45th 1977 97.7%
2023 86.80 211th 1984 89.4%
2024 90.49 155th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.49 15th 242 93.8%
2019 82.17 26th 243 89.3%
2021 81.88 15th 134 88.8%
2022 84.17 20th 226 91.2%
2023 79.57 33rd 237 86.1%
2024 79.73 32nd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2022 96.01 15th 954 98.4%
2023 94.95 24th 970 97.5%
2024 83.67 78th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.29 129th 1463 91.2%
2019 87.10 108th 1462 92.6%
2021 95.81 21st 1308 98.4%
2022 90.81 67th 1425 95.3%
2023 82.22 183rd 1419 87.1%
2024 81.80 192nd 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.

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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

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

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

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.

Immunization Rates

Gower West Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPPneumococcal
201596.4%98.2%98.2%98.2%7.4%97.8%96.6%7.4%
201697.3%98.1%98.1%98.1%11.7%98.3%96.8%11.7%
201797.7%97.9%97.9%97.9%12.7%97.9%97.7%12.7%
201897.4%98.0%98.0%98.0%12.1%98.0%97.6%12.1%
201996.4%97.0%97.0%97.0%9.8%96.4%96.4%10.0%
202196.4%96.2%96.2%96.2%96.8%95.9%96.6%10.9%
202294.5%94.7%94.7%94.7%95.1%94.2%94.5%10.1%
202393.8%94.3%94.3%94.3%94.5%94.1%93.8%9.3%
202493.8%94.2%94.2%94.2%94.0%93.4%94.0%11.4%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Gower West Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $223 (1.7%) $12,592 (98.3%) $12,815
2020 $325 (2.5%) $12,546 (97.5%) $12,870
2021 $408 (3.0%) $13,303 (97.0%) $13,711
2022 $408 (3.0%) $13,303 (97.0%) $13,711
2023 $389 (2.4%) $15,906 (97.6%) $16,296
2024 $309 (1.9%) $15,948 (98.1%) $16,257

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gower West Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 51st of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 122nd of 2077 Elementary schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gower West Elementary School)68.864.2
 4.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gower School District 62)68.864.2
 4.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gower West Elementary School)85.167.4
 17.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Gower School District 62)85.167.4
 17.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gower West Elementary School)65.765.1
 0.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Gower School District 62)65.765.1
 0.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gower West Elementary School)67.748.6
 19.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Gower School District 62)67.748.6
 19.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students499549
 10%
African American1517
 13.3%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian8281
 1.2%
Hispanic4284
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White296318
 7.4%
Two or More Races6149
 19.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Gower West Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 549 students attended Gower West Elementary School.

Students at Gower West Elementary School are 58% White, 15% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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

Students who attend Gower West Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gower Middle School
High : Hinsdale South High School


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