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Westfield Community School
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Westfield Community School
Set in Algonquin, Illinois, Westfield Community School is a big elementary school, one of the schools within CUSD 300. It teaches 1,287 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Westfield Community School sits 238% bigger than that benchmark.
Within CUSD 300, which oversees 27 schools and 20,705 students, Westfield Community School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, Westfield Community School records that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 23% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Kane County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, Westfield Community School records 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westfield Community School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Kane County put median household earnings sit near $103,163, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kane County runs 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), of which Westfield Community School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Liberty Elementary School, around 1.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westfield Community School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westfield Community School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.6%.
Westfield Community School operates from a commuter-belt location.
Over the past 7-year window. Westfield Community School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,308 (now 1,287). Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.
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