Judith Giacoma Elem School

Judith Giacoma Elem School is an elementary school of big scale in Westville, Illinois, operated by Westville CUSD 2, enrolling 610 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Judith Giacoma Elem School sits 60% larger than that benchmark.

Within Westville CUSD 2, which oversees 3 schools and 1,149 students, Judith Giacoma Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Judith Giacoma Elem School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school reports 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Judith Giacoma Elem School records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Judith Giacoma Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at Judith Giacoma Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Vermilion County's rate of about 71%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Judith Giacoma Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.1%, the actual is 30.1%, a residual of -8.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Vermilion County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $56,877 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Vermilion County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students), of which Judith Giacoma Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Westville Jr High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Judith Giacoma Elem School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 25.8%.

Judith Giacoma Elem School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Judith Giacoma Elem School has declined 15%, going from 717 students in 2018 to 610 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 85% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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