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Western Avenue Elem School

Regular School · Flossmoor, IL

Western Avenue Elem School is a regular school school in Flossmoor, Illinois, serving grades PK–05 with 499 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
499
Teachers (FTE)
31.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
16:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 244 49%
White 110 22%
Hispanic/Latino 81 16%
Two or more races 61 12%
Asian 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 499 254M / 245F

English Language Learners: 27 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30-34% 27.7% 124
Reading Proficiency 35-39% 32.7% 126

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.43 grade levels
Math
-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
38 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
47
9.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 499 100%

Contact & Location

940 Western Ave

Flossmoor, IL 60422

Phone: (708)647-7400

http://www.sd161.org

District

Flossmoor SD 161

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,780

District enrollment: 2,341

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

171542001853

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD