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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANNHEIM SD 83·NCES 172433002645
Westdale Elementary School
99 Diversey Ave, Northlake, IL 60164 · (847) 455-4060 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
10.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
312 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Westdale Elementary School→Mannheim Middle School
Based on grade levels within Mannheim SD 83. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.4pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.9% | 21.2% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Westdale Elementary School
Westdale Elementary School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westdale Elementary School this school | 483 | 64.6% | 38.7% |
| G N Dieterich Elementary School Aurora | 507 | 63.3% | 11.9% |
| Reilly Elementary School Chicago | 539 | 67.7% | 22.2% |
| McAuliffe Elementary School Chicago | 523 | 66.3% | 18.2% |
| Hill Elementary School Aurora | 511 | 66.3% | 14.6% |
| Scott Elementary School Melrose Park | 385 | 66.0% | 27.7% |
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 Westdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #963 of 1,925 | #265 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #1,190 of 2,077 ▼ 59 | #362 of 829 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,237 of 2,077 ▼ 95 | #409 of 829 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #614 of 2,419 | #295 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #240 of 2,035 | #138 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #1,738 of 2,042 | #659 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #884 of 2,132 | #510 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #1,179 of 1,461 | #558 of 661 |
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
483
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 630
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 | 483 | 44.8 | 10.8:1 | 65% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 44.2 | 10.6:1 | 64% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 43.1 | 10.8:1 | 56% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 42.1 | 12.1:1 | 56% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 45 | 11.4:1 | 75% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 42 | 15.8:1 | 73% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 41 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 40 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (510 to 483); teachers up 6% (42.1 to 44.8).
About Westdale Elementary School
Westdale Elementary School is an elementary school in Northlake, Illinois, reachable at (847) 455-4060. It enrolls 483 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That is 27% above the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Federal data list 5 schools in Mannheim SD 83, with 2,338 students enrolled.
Roughly 92% of students at Westdale Elementary School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 5% White. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Westdale Elementary School scores 16%.
Teacher count: 44.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.8:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Roughly 65% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average a similar 66%.
Westdale Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Westdale Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.7%, compared with a predicted 34.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Mannheim Early Childhood Center is the nearest public school to Westdale Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Westdale Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 38.0%, lower than Westdale Elementary School's 38.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (476) and 2024-25 (483).
The allk12 page for Westdale Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mannheim SD 83
- Mannheim Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Roy Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Mannheim Early Childhood CenterElementary · 157 students
- Enger SchoolElementary
Other schools in Northlake
- West Leyden High SchoolHigh · 1,687 students
- Roy Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Northlake Middle SchoolMiddle · 378 students
- Whittier Primary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- J W Riley Intermediate SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Mannheim Early Childhood CenterElementary · 157 students
Other Westdale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Westdale Elementary. Westdale Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Westdale Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, MI · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Mannheim Early Childhood Center0.0 mi · 157
- West Leyden High School0.1 mi · 1,687
- Roy Elementary School0.8 mi · 545
- Mannheim Middle School1.0 mi · 768
- Whittier Primary School1.4 mi · 368
- Conrad Fischer Elementary School1.4 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Westdale Elementary SchoolHow large is Westdale Elementary School?
Westdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Westdale Elementary School serve?
Westdale Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Westdale Elementary School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Westdale Elementary School.
How diverse is Westdale Elementary School?
Westdale Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Westdale Elementary School in?
Westdale Elementary School is part of Mannheim SD 83.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.