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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTVILLE CUSD 2·NCES 171082001318
Judith Giacoma Elementary School
125 W Ellsworth St, Westville, IL 61883 · (217) 267-3484 · Vermilion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
353 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (90).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Westville CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
36.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.2% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 14.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Judith Giacoma Elementary School
Judith Giacoma Elementary School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Giacoma Elementary School this school | 610 | 57.9% | 30.1% |
| Du Quoin Elementary School Du Quoin | 556 | 58.6% | 37.6% |
| Eldorado Elementary School Eldorado | 550 | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| Vandalia Elementary School Vandalia | 552 | 59.2% | 44.8% |
| Flora Elementary School Flora | 672 | 61.2% | 53.2% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 514 | 55.8% | 51.0% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Judith Giacoma Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #1,270 of 1,925 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #1,485 of 2,077 ▼ 45 | #9 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,475 of 2,077 ▲ 87 | #8 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #260 of 2,419 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,791 of 2,035 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #1,457 of 2,042 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #1,071 of 2,132 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #665 of 1,461 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
610
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 610 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 58% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 35.4 | 18.0:1 | 65% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 46.4 | 14.5:1 | 67% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 47.1 | 15.2:1 | 62% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 69% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 62% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Judith Giacoma Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (717 to 610); teachers down 21% (47.1 to 37).
About Judith Giacoma Elementary School
Judith Giacoma Elementary School is a large elementary school based in Westville, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 610 students in pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 60% bigger than average.
A total of 3 schools make up Westville CUSD 2, with 1,149 students enrolled.
The student body at Judith Giacoma Elementary School is 85% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Judith Giacoma Elementary School's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers at Judith Giacoma Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.5:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 58%. That rate is below the 71% average among public schools in Vermilion County.
allk12 grades Judith Giacoma Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Judith Giacoma Elementary School is 38.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Vermilion County, the median household income is $56,877, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 41 public schools in Vermilion County, enrolling about 11,267 students in all.
The closest other public school is Westville Jr High School, about 0.4 miles away. Judith Giacoma Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Judith Giacoma Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 30.1% against a local average of 25.8%.
Locale data from NCES put Judith Giacoma Elementary School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Judith Giacoma Elementary School had 641 students, to 2024-25, when it had 610.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Judith Giacoma Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Vermilion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,386
Census ACS
Median income
$56,877
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
11,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westville CUSD 2
- Westville High SchoolHigh · 334 students
- Westville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 205 students
Other schools in Westville
- Westville High SchoolHigh · 334 students
- Westville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Westville Jr High School0.4 mi · 205
- Westville High School0.8 mi · 334
- Southwest Elementary School4.1 mi · 469
- Salt Fork North Elementary School4.2 mi · 274
- Salt Fork High School4.3 mi · 248
- Mary Miller Junior High School4.5 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Judith Giacoma Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Judith Giacoma Elementary School?
Judith Giacoma Elementary School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Judith Giacoma Elementary School serve?
Judith Giacoma Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Judith Giacoma Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Judith Giacoma Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Judith Giacoma Elementary School?
At Judith Giacoma Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Judith Giacoma Elementary School public or private?
Judith Giacoma Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westville CUSD 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.