📍 718 S Locust St, Sycamore, DeKalb County, 60178
West Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sycamore, DeKalb County. The school has 253 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Emily Waller. It is part of the Sycamore CUSD 427 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Elem School enrolls 253 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 167 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 7.1% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
128 of the school's 253 students (51%) 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, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 70.
West Elem School is one of 7 schools in Sycamore CUSD 427, based in Sycamore, Illinois. The district serves 3,720 students district-wide and employs 254 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 253 students, West Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small