Is Wesmere Elementary School a good school?

Wesmere Elementary School ranks 1172 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wesmere Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 567 students attended Wesmere Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wesmere Elementary School?

Students at Wesmere Elementary School are 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 19% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wesmere Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wesmere Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Drauden Point Middle School High : Plainfield South High School

Wesmere Elementary School

Summary:

Wesmere Elementary School is a public elementary school in Plainfield, Illinois, serving 567 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Plainfield School District 202, which is ranked 291 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Wesmere Elementary School has higher spending per student compared to the district average, its academic performance lags behind. Only 26.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 22.3% were proficient or better in mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. However, the school's African American and Hispanic students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities, perform better than the overall school. Chronic absenteeism has also increased sharply, from 3.4% in 2020-2021 to 17.3% in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to the lower academic outcomes.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Charles Reed Elementary School, Grand Prairie Elementary School, and River View Elementary School, Wesmere Elementary School generally performs worse in terms of test scores and rankings. The school and district may need to closely examine their strategies and interventions to address these challenges and better support the academic growth of all students.

Detail:

Public K-5

2001 Wesmere Pkwy
Plainfield, IL 60586-6298

(815) 439-3244

District: Plainfield School District 202

SchoolDigger Rank:
1172^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,664

Students who attend Wesmere Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Drauden Point Middle School
High:	Plainfield South High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 567

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.4%

Hispanic:

31.2%

African American:

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wesmere Elementary School ranks worse than 56.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 16^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Plainfield School District 202. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.11. (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 Wesmere Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Plainfield School District 202. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wesmere Elementary School is $14,664, which is the 7^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Plainfield School District 202.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wesmere Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wesmere Elementary School 1172^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Wesmere Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Plainfield School District 202:

SchoolDigger ranks Plainfield School District 202 291^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wesmere Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	67.88	782^nd	2020	61.3%
2004	59.29	1018^th	2030	49.9%
2005	57.91	1043^rd	2022	48.4%
2006	63.41	940^th	2086	54.9%
2007	60.72	1015^th	2095	51.6%
2008	65.44	880^th	2092	57.9%
2009	64.20	929^th	2120	56.2%
2010	69.88	738^th	2139	65.5%
2011	66.36	854^th	2147	60.2%
2012	69.74	742^nd	2166	65.7%
2013	60.74	926^th	2167	57.3%
2014	57.08	941^st	2093	55.0%
2015	45.00	1008^th	2052	50.9%
2016	50.87	934^th	2046	54.3%
2017	44.95	1061^st	2044	48.1%
2018	40.70	1151^st	2037	43.5%
2019	52.53	928^th	2086	55.5%
2021	40.01	1051^st	1948	46.0%
2022	54.59	849^th	2082	59.2%
2023	45.74	1038^th	2077	50.0%
2024	39.11	1172^nd	2067	43.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.87	399^th	718	44.4%
2019	23.89	688^th	743	7.4%
2021	51.75	159^th	537	70.4%
2022	37.45	489^th	768	36.3%
2023	52.21	270^th	788	65.7%
2024	48.61	330^th	826	60.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.02	460^th	763	39.7%
2019	51.48	444^th	1194	62.8%
2021	38.01	360^th	640	43.8%
2022	69.05	204^th	1113	81.7%
2023	46.66	507^th	1156	56.1%
2024	44.31	568^th	1195	52.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.29	1181^st	1765	33.1%
2019	41.05	1074^th	1816	40.9%
2021	56.15	496^th	1514	67.2%
2022	71.95	290^th	1763	83.6%
2023	50.05	811^th	1808	55.1%
2024	47.59	853^rd	1793	52.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.99	926^th	1964	52.9%
2019	57.18	802^nd	2019	60.3%
2021	45.00	841^st	1680	49.9%
2022	55.03	766^th	1970	61.1%
2023	46.21	962^nd	1957	50.8%
2024	39.26	1096^th	1942	43.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.98	252^nd	907	72.2%
2024	51.03	330^th	886	62.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.08	1355^th	1972	31.3%
2019	46.54	999^th	2019	50.5%
2021	31.76	1101^st	1707	35.5%
2022	51.20	853^rd	1977	56.9%
2023	43.88	1027^th	1984	48.2%
2024	37.12	1143^rd	1959	41.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.87	358^th	698	48.7%
2019	88.10	33^rd	711	95.4%
2021	79.47	25^th	428	94.2%
2022	80.17	54^th	684	92.1%
2023	59.99	181^st	692	73.8%
2024	45.41	312^th	655	52.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.05	418^th	938	55.4%
2019	47.00	468^th	955	51.0%
2021	58.73	200^th	742	73.0%
2022	59.51	274^th	954	71.3%
2023	59.35	291^st	970	70.0%
2024	47.90	425^th	959	55.7%

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Rank History for White students at Wesmere Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.11	1137^th	1463	22.3%
2019	39.96	914^th	1462	37.5%
2021	25.42	1051^st	1308	19.6%
2022	40.33	876^th	1425	38.5%
2023	34.32	979^th	1419	31.0%
2024	28.96	1038^th	1392	25.4%

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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 Wesmere Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1997	492	15	11	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	547
1998	433	12	10	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1999	626	13	11	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	682
2000	697	7	13	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	759
2001	607	19	16	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	695
2002	817	72	23	105	1	n/a	n/a	0	1018
2003	817	72	23	105	1	n/a	n/a	0	1018
2004	839	72	21	110	1	n/a	n/a	0	1043
2005	809	35	21	125	2	n/a	n/a	49	1041
2006	822	41	21	135	2	n/a	n/a	60	1081
2007	781	42	26	123	2	n/a	n/a	79	1053
2008	642	43	17	120	0	n/a	n/a	57	879
2009	649	51	20	127	0	n/a	n/a	54	901
2010	591	63	19	101	0	n/a	n/a	52	826
2011	519	49	14	133	4	0	31	0	750
2012	463	46	13	127	3	0	27	0	679
2013	440	42	17	150	1	0	22	0	672
2014	389	41	12	151	0	0	24	0	617
2015	348	49	10	130	1	0	23	0	561
2016	325	47	11	127	1	0	19	0	530
2017	290	47	7	125	1	0	22	0	492
2018	258	55	5	138	2	0	27	0	485
2019	292	62	11	135	4	0	22	0	526
2020	290	69	12	144	3	0	22	0	540
2021	276	78	14	143	3	0	18	0	532
2022	273	88	12	162	3	0	19	0	557
2023	246	107	14	177	4	0	19	0	567

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 Wesmere Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	547	20.0	27.4	n/a
1998	473	21.0	22.5	n/a
1999	682	28.9	23.6	n/a
2000	759	35.8	21.2	n/a
2001	695	32.9	21.1	n/a
2002	1018	52.0	19.6	1.3
2003	1018	52.0	19.6	1.3
2004	1043	50.0	20.9	1
2005	1041	50.2	20.7	3.1
2006	1081	52.5	20.6	4.4
2007	1053	48.0	21.9	4.9
2008	879	41.0	21.4	7.1
2009	901	42.8	21.1	6.8
2010	826	45.0	18.3	12.1
2011	750	43.0	17.4	11.3
2012	679	38.0	17.8	15.3
2013	672	47.0	14.2	18
2014	617	35.0	17.6	16.9
2015	561	36.0	15.5	25
2016	530	35.0	15.1	25.5
2017	492	35.3	13.9	26.6
2018	485	35.0	13.8	31.3
2019	526	37.7	13.9	29.1
2020	540	38.7	13.9	32.8
2021	532	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	557	40.2	13.8	35.4
2023	567	41.0	13.8	43

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 Wesmere Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	547	20.0	27.4	n/a
1998	473	21.0	22.5	n/a
1999	682	28.9	23.6	n/a
2000	759	35.8	21.2	n/a
2001	695	32.9	21.1	n/a
2002	1018	52.0	19.6	1.3
2003	1018	52.0	19.6	1.3
2004	1043	50.0	20.9	1
2005	1041	50.2	20.7	3.1
2006	1081	52.5	20.6	4.4
2007	1053	48.0	21.9	4.9
2008	879	41.0	21.4	7.1
2009	901	42.8	21.1	6.8
2010	826	45.0	18.3	12.1
2011	750	43.0	17.4	11.3
2012	679	38.0	17.8	15.3
2013	672	47.0	14.2	18
2014	617	35.0	17.6	16.9
2015	561	36.0	15.5	25
2016	530	35.0	15.1	25.5
2017	492	35.3	13.9	26.6
2018	485	35.0	13.8	31.3
2019	526	37.7	13.9	29.1
2020	540	38.7	13.9	32.8
2021	532	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	557	40.2	13.8	35.4
2023	567	41.0	13.8	43

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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