Whittier Elementary School
536 Hill St
Downers Grove IL, 60515, Dupage County
Phone: 630-719-5838
Ranking: (416 out of 3,028, top 14%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Downers Grove Grade School District 58
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 15 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 309 | 287 | 300 | 300 | 296 | 300 | 289 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 44 | 14.2% | 35 | 12.2% | 34 | 11.3% | 46 | 15.3% | 37 | 12.5% | 52 | 17.3% | 41 | 14.2% |
Grade 1: | 41 | 13.3% | 35 | 12.2% | 49 | 16.3% | 39 | 13.0% | 49 | 16.6% | 43 | 14.3% | 34 | 11.8% |
Grade 2: | 39 | 12.6% | 54 | 18.8% | 39 | 13.0% | 52 | 17.3% | 41 | 13.9% | 35 | 11.7% | 47 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 52 | 16.8% | 40 | 13.9% | 52 | 17.3% | 38 | 12.7% | 36 | 12.2% | 45 | 15.0% | 41 | 14.2% |
Grade 4: | 43 | 13.9% | 50 | 17.4% | 38 | 12.7% | 38 | 12.7% | 46 | 15.5% | 41 | 13.7% | 44 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 53 | 17.2% | 36 | 12.5% | 38 | 12.7% | 47 | 15.7% | 44 | 14.9% | 38 | 12.7% | 43 | 14.9% |
Grade 6: | 37 | 12.0% | 37 | 12.9% | 50 | 16.7% | 40 | 13.3% | 41 | 13.9% | 43 | 14.3% | 39 | 13.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 159 | 51.5% | 154 | 53.7% | 153 | 51.0% | 153 | 51.0% | 136 | 45.9% | 146 | 48.7% | 142 | 49.1% |
Female: | 150 | 48.5% | 133 | 46.3% | 147 | 49.0% | 147 | 49.0% | 142 | 48.0% | 140 | 46.7% | 137 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 8 | 2.6% | 7 | 2.4% | 10 | 3.3% | 10 | 3.3% | 10 | 3.4% | 11 | 3.7% | 10 | 3.5% |
Hispanic: | 15 | 4.9% | 17 | 5.9% | 24 | 8.0% | 21 | 7.0% | 8 | 2.7% | 17 | 5.7% | 17 | 5.9% |
Black: | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.0% | 9 | 3.1% |
White: | 269 | 87.1% | 251 | 87.5% | 255 | 85.0% | 259 | 86.3% | 264 | 89.2% | 260 | 86.7% | 247 | 85.5% |
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: | 14 | 4.5% | 10 | 3.5% | 8 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 6.5% | 13 | 4.5% | 7 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.31 | 14.44 | 22.49 | 22.78 | 18.82 | 19.10 | 19.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 93.6% | 75.7% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 95.0% | 79.1% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 91.4% | 79.3% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 95.2% | 85.6% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 97.1% | 86.7% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 95% | 85.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.4% | 85.2% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 96.6% | 86.4% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 96.1% | 87.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 96.3% | 87.7% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 76.9% | 54.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 86.0% | 62.0% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 87.0% | 65.1% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 84.7% | 66.6% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 87.4% | 70.7% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 91.3% | 72.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.6% | 71.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 88.5% | 72.2% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 91.1% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.1% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 91.2% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 82.5% | 58.8% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 94.7% | 84.8% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 95.0% | 86.4% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 92.4% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 94.5% | 85.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.8% | 85.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 96.7% | 87.7% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 96.2% | 88.1% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 77.8% | 60.2% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.5% | 72.9% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 87.6% | 73.7% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 89.2% | 73.2% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 89.7% | 73.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.9% | 73.7% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 91.0% | 74.7% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 92.8% | 76.0% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.1% | 59.2% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 89.1% | 66.5% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 89.8% | 67.8% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 90.8% | 71.4% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 93.7% | 79.9% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 93.5% | 79.7% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.7% | 76.2% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91.6% | 76.8% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 92.7% | 76.6% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 94.3% | 79.4% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 95.0% | 79.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 92.6% | 80.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.0% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 90.8% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88.9% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.0% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 92.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 92.7% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 94.0% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 93.4% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 93.7% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 78.9% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 84.5% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 83.4% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 78.5% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.0% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.0% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 88.1% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 88.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 89.9% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.0% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.3% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 81.4% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 94.8% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 94.0% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 91.8% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 93.2% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 91.9% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.7% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 94.9% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.9% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89.8% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 91.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 90.7% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 90.7% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.0% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 95.1% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 92.8% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 80.4% | 58.9% |
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* Whittier Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.