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Enrollment
1,287
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 300·NCES 170855001729
Westfield Community School
2100 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Algonquin, IL 60102 · (847) 532-7800 · Kane County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,287 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.3:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
544 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 29 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 308 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 332 | 26% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 87% smaller than its 8th grade class (332).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Westfield Community School
Westfield Community School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Community School this school | 1,287 | 42.3% | 56.6% |
| Peirce Elementary Intl Studies School Chicago | 1,116 | 34.2% | 43.8% |
| Woodland Intermediate School Gurnee | 979 | 40.2% | 40.3% |
| Woodland Elementary Gages Lake | 1,386 | 44.7% | 38.6% |
| Saratoga Elementary School Morris | 786 | 41.2% | 56.8% |
| Gary D Wright Elementary School Hampshire | 742 | 36.3% | 44.1% |
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 Westfield Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #404 of 1,925 | #20 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #810 of 2,077 ▼ 227 | #38 of 83 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #669 of 2,077 ▼ 154 | #32 of 83 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,287 | #4 of 2,419 | #1 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,319 of 2,035 | #41 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #669 of 2,042 | #19 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #1,502 of 2,132 | #48 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #1,385 of 1,461 | #48 of 51 |
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
1,287
-21 (-2%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 2,000
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 | 1,287 | 90.2 | 14.3:1 | 42% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 1,337 | 92.1 | 14.5:1 | 40% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 1,354 | 91 | 14.9:1 | 34% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 1,308 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,308 | 85.3 | 15.3:1 | 25% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 1,326 | 83 | 16.0:1 | 21% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 1,646 | 90 | 18.3:1 | 19% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 2,000 | 105 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westfield Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,308 to 1,287); teachers up 6% (85.3 to 90.2).
About Westfield Community School
Westfield Community School is a large elementary school with its address in Algonquin, Illinois. It educates 1,287 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
CUSD 300 (27 schools, 20,705 students) runs Westfield Community School.
Roughly 60% of students at Westfield Community School are White. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 58% White, within a few points of the school. Westfield Community School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 at Westfield Community School, with 90.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 42%.
allk12 grades Westfield Community School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Westfield Community School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 47.1%. Westfield Community School scores 56.6%, 9.5 points above that line.
Among Kane County residents, the median household income is $103,163, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Westfield Community School, Kane County has 166 other public schools.
Nearby, Liberty Elementary School is about 1.5 miles away. Within five miles of Westfield Community School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Westfield Community School ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,287, close to the 1,308 recorded in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Westfield Community School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 300
- Dundee-Crown High SchoolHigh · 2,573 students
- Harry D Jacobs High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Hampshire High SchoolHigh · 2,046 students
- Dundee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,144 students
- Carpentersville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,142 students
- Hampshire Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
Other schools in Algonquin
- Harry D Jacobs High SchoolHigh · 2,056 students
- Heineman Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Conley Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Mackeben Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Kenneth E Neubert Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Algonquin Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary School1.5 mi · 749
- Kenneth E Neubert Elementary School1.7 mi · 445
- Harry D Jacobs High School1.8 mi · 2,056
- Eastview Elementary School2.2 mi · 401
- Algonquin Middle School2.2 mi · 370
- Lincoln Prairie Elementary School2.5 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Westfield Community SchoolHow large is Westfield Community School?
Westfield Community School enrolls approximately 1,287 students in grades PK-08.
Is Westfield Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westfield Community School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Westfield Community School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Westfield Community School.
What is the student diversity at Westfield Community School?
Student demographics at Westfield Community School are roughly 60% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Westfield Community School public or private?
Westfield Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CUSD 300.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.