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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CCSD 89·NCES 174050004080

Westfield Elementary School

2S125 Mayfield Ln, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 · (630) 858-2770 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
58 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5016%
Grade 15317%
Grade 25417%
Grade 34715%
Grade 44715%
Grade 56019%

This year's kindergarten class (50) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
18559%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
5417%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
227%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
299%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
217%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
15951%
Female
15249%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Westfield Elementary School→Glen Crest Middle School
Based on grade levels within CCSD 89. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
65.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
61.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.6%61.7%
2023-2455.3%46.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Elementary School

Westfield Elementary School's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Westfield Elementary School this school31118.6%60.9%
Meadowview School
Grayslake
35119.4%64.0%
Prairieview Elementary School
Downers Grove
38018.2%55.3%
Elizabeth Ide Elementary School
Darien
41015.6%N/A
Drummond Elementary School
Chicago
33916.2%50.5%
Naper Elementary School
Naperville
23517.0%76.3%
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 Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn DuPage County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
60.9%#302 of 1,925#50 of 112
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.7%#371 of 2,077
▲ 7
#72 of 141
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.6%#483 of 2,077
▼ 137
#76 of 141
▼ 14
Enrollment
ranked largest first
311#1,483 of 2,419#116 of 163
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#1,155 of 2,035#87 of 146
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.8%#585 of 2,042#66 of 146
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
18.6%#1,979 of 2,132#97 of 123
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.8%#1,321 of 1,461#89 of 92
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 2024-25
Enrollment
311
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531122.613.8:119% (58)
2023-2430523.213.2:117% (51)
2022-2330621.114.5:116% (49)
2020-21298N/AN/AN/A
2017-1832020.315.8:115% (47)
2015-163032114.4:116% (47)
2010-112852014.3:10% (0)
2000-013442017.2:1N/A
1990-915512720.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westfield Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (320 to 311); teachers up 12% (20.3 to 22.6).

About Westfield Elementary School

Westfield Elementary School is an elementary school in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and it is part of CCSD 89. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 311 students enrolled.

Westfield Elementary School is part of CCSD 89, where 5 schools serve 2,260 students.

Westfield Elementary School is 59% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. Westfield Elementary School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.

With 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Westfield Elementary School was 13.8:1. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. Westfield Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 19%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in DuPage County is 34%.

Westfield Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.9%, compared with a predicted 60.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.

Federal survey data for DuPage County show that the median household income is $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. DuPage County is home to 277 public schools and about 138,557 public school students.

The closest public school to Westfield Elementary School is Butterfield Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Westfield Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 55.7% proficiency; Westfield Elementary School posts 60.9%.

For locale, NCES codes Westfield Elementary School as Suburb: Large.

2024-25 enrollment was 311, a 4% increase from 298 in 2020-21.

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DuPage County at a glance

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Population
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students

Quick facts

School name
Westfield Elementary School
District
CCSD 89
Address
2S125 Mayfield Ln, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Phone
(630) 858-2770
County
DuPage County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
311
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
58 (19%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
174050004080
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CCSD 89
Other schools in Glen Ellyn
Other Westfield Elementary schools

5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Westfield Elementary. Westfield Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Westfield Elementary School
How large is Westfield Elementary School?
Westfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Westfield Elementary School serve?
Westfield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westfield Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westfield Elementary School?
At Westfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Westfield Elementary School public or private?
Westfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CCSD 89.
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