Gary Elementary School
West Chicago, IL · West Chicago ESD 33
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Suburb, large
1,073rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 49%▲ Improving
130 E Forest Ave, West Chicago, IL 60185
(630)293-6010NCES ID 174155004159Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Gary Elementary School 1,073rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 49% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 31th in 2019 to 49th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
White (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 415 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 90.2% | 82.2% | ▼ 8.0 pts | |
| White | 8.8% | 14.2% | ▲ 5.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 2.4% | ▲ 2.4 pts | |
| Black | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0 pts | |
| Asian | 0.2% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $394K in zip 60185 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Gary Elementary School in?
Gary Elementary School is part of the West Chicago ESD 33 district in West Chicago, Illinois.
Is Gary Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Gary Elementary School 1,073rd of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 49% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Gary Elementary School?
Hispanic 82%, White 14%, Two or more races 2% (415 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Gary Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60185 is $394K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.