Gower West Elem School
Willowbrook, IL · Gower SD 62
Regular public school · Grades PK - 4 · Suburb, large
191st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 91%▼ Declining
7650 Clarendon Hills Rd, Willowbrook, IL 60527
(630)986-5383NCES ID 171716002021Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Gower West Elem School 191st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 91% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 97th in 2019 to 91th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4
Hispanic (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 528 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 66.0% | 57.0% | ▼ 9.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 6.8% | 16.3% | ▲ 9.5 pts | |
| Asian | 13.2% | 14.2% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 8.6% | 8.7% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| Black | 4.6% | 3.8% | ▼ 0.8 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 $519K in zip 60527 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Gower West Elem School in?
Gower West Elem School is part of the Gower SD 62 district in Willowbrook, Illinois.
Is Gower West Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Gower West Elem School 191st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 91% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Gower West Elem School?
White 57%, Hispanic 16%, Asian 14%, Two or more races 9% (528 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Gower West Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60527 is $519K 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.