Westfield Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
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Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 46.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Elementary School this school | 311 | 18.6% | 60.9% |
| Meadowview School Grayslake | 351 | 19.4% | 64.0% |
| Prairieview Elementary School Downers Grove | 380 | 18.2% | 55.3% |
| Elizabeth Ide Elementary School Darien | 410 | 15.6% | N/A |
| Drummond Elementary School Chicago | 339 | 16.2% | 50.5% |
| Naper Elementary School Naperville | 235 | 17.0% | 76.3% |
Where Westfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 311 | 22.6 | 13.8:1 | 19% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 23.2 | 13.2:1 | 17% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 21.1 | 14.5:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 20.3 | 15.8:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 16% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 27 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
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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