📍 100 Briarwood Dr, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, 60014
West Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Crystal Lake, McHenry County. The school has 560 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathryn Cruz. It is part of the Crystal Lake CCSD 47 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Elem School enrolls 560 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 429 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 560 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 64.
West Elem School is one of 13 schools in Crystal Lake CCSD 47, based in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The district serves 6,889 students district-wide and employs 561 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 560 students, West Elem School is close to the district average of about 530 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large