West Elementary School
240 Fair St
Sycamore IL, 60178, Dekalb County
Phone: 815-899-8199
Ranking: 
(1,144 out of 3,028, top 38%)*
(1,144 out of 3,028, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Sycamore Community Unit School District 427
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 282 | 291 | 296 | 309 | 322 | 368 | 331 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 46 | 16.3% | 45 | 15.5% | 44 | 14.9% | 48 | 15.5% | 49 | 15.2% | 70 | 19.0% | 72 | 21.8% |
| Grade 1: | 43 | 15.2% | 44 | 15.1% | 45 | 15.2% | 49 | 15.9% | 48 | 14.9% | 72 | 19.6% | 62 | 18.7% |
| Grade 2: | 47 | 16.7% | 42 | 14.4% | 47 | 15.9% | 50 | 16.2% | 66 | 20.5% | 60 | 16.3% | 57 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 40 | 14.2% | 48 | 16.5% | 54 | 18.2% | 63 | 20.4% | 52 | 16.1% | 63 | 17.1% | 54 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 50 | 17.7% | 55 | 18.9% | 58 | 19.6% | 50 | 16.2% | 51 | 15.8% | 57 | 15.5% | 43 | 13.0% |
| Grade 5: | 56 | 19.9% | 57 | 19.6% | 48 | 16.2% | 49 | 15.9% | 52 | 16.1% | 45 | 12.2% | 43 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 129 | 45.7% | 128 | 44.0% | 135 | 45.6% | 140 | 45.3% | 136 | 42.2% | 168 | 45.7% | 158 | 47.7% |
| Female: | 153 | 54.3% | 163 | 56.0% | 161 | 54.4% | 169 | 54.7% | 155 | 48.1% | 176 | 47.8% | 156 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 3.2% | 10 | 3.4% | 13 | 4.4% | 12 | 3.9% | 25 | 7.8% | 27 | 7.3% | 26 | 7.9% |
| Black: | 19 | 6.7% | 14 | 4.8% | 12 | 4.1% | 11 | 3.6% | 10 | 3.1% | 14 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.5% |
| White: | 209 | 74.1% | 221 | 75.9% | 229 | 77.4% | 246 | 79.6% | 260 | 80.7% | 305 | 82.9% | 272 | 82.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 14.5% | 41 | 14.1% | 36 | 12.2% | 36 | 11.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 40.4% | 120 | 41.2% | 52 | 17.6% | 124 | 40.1% | 108 | 33.5% | 88 | 23.9% | 79 | 23.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 8.9% | 26 | 8.9% | 104 | 35.1% | 23 | 7.4% | 30 | 9.3% | 25 | 6.8% | 11 | 3.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.89 | 10.75 | 15.58 | 15.69 | 16.95 | 16.70 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 84.3% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 87.3% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 84.9% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 87.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.0% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.7% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 90.5% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 92.5% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 91.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 96.1% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 75.4% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 72.1% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 74.9% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.6% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 76.2% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 76.4% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 75.9% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 77.3% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 80.6% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 79.0% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 82.8% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 67.6% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 90.2% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 89.5% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 91.7% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 91.1% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 89.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 93.8% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 92.2% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 69.9% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.8% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 76.1% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 80.6% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 80.9% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.6% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 82.5% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 64.0% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 81.9% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 79.2% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 83.4% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 94.6% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 90.2% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89.8% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 89.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88.2% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90.3% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84.9% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 87.1% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.8% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 80.0% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78.9% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 82.9% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 86.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 82.2% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 86.0% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.9% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 87.3% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 74.0% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 74.6% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 70.3% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.8% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 78.8% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 74.1% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 72.6% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 75.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77.9% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.9% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 84.8% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 69.5% | 58.9% |
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* West Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.