Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINTHROP HARBOR SD 1·NCES 174290003655
Westfield School
2309 9th St, Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096 · (847) 872-5438 · Lake County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
193 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Westfield School→North Prairie Jr High
Based on grade levels within Winthrop Harbor SD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
33.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% | 25.4% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 School
Westfield School's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield School this school | 346 | 55.8% | 35.1% |
| Columbus Manor Elementary School Oak Lawn | 359 | 57.1% | 60.2% |
| Dean Street Elementary School Woodstock | 302 | 53.3% | 40.1% |
| Lotus School Spring Grove | 345 | 57.1% | 33.5% |
| Central Elementary School Rochelle | 330 | 57.3% | 23.4% |
| Algonquin Lakes Elementary School Algonquin | 408 | 58.1% | 56.0% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #1,089 of 1,925 | #40 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #865 of 2,077 ▲ 115 | #56 of 102 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #1,580 of 2,077 ▼ 60 | #78 of 102 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,281 of 2,419 | #83 of 121 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #802 of 2,035 | #71 of 114 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #396 of 2,042 | #16 of 114 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #1,138 of 2,132 | #40 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #96 of 615 | #8 of 37 |
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
346
+35 (+11%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 288
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 | 346 | 27.2 | 12.7:1 | 56% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 58% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 49% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 20.5 | 13.8:1 | 39% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 44% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 26% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 16 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westfield School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (282 to 346); teachers up 33% (20.5 to 27.2).
About Westfield School
In Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, part of Lake County, Westfield School is an elementary school. Its enrollment is 346 students, spread over pre-K through 4.
Westfield School is one school in a 2-school district, Winthrop Harbor SD 1, which enrolls 586 students.
At Westfield School, White students make up the biggest share, 44%. The remaining students are 38% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. Among people living in Lake County, the White share is about 61%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
Westfield School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1, with 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 56% at Westfield School. Public schools in Lake County average a similar 54%.
Westfield School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Westfield School is 4.2 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.1% actual, 39.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
Looking at the county, Lake County, the median household earns about $110,416 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lake County has 214 public schools with about 118,032 students, including Westfield School.
Westfield School's closest public school neighbor is North Prairie Jr High, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Westfield School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Westfield School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Westfield School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Westfield School enrolled 311 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 346.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Westfield schools
One other US public school is named Westfield. Westfield School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Westfield SchoolALPINE, UT · 547 students
Nearby schools
- North Prairie Jr High0.6 mi · 240
- Beulah Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 289
- Lakeview School1.6 mi · 249
- Zion-Benton East High School1.6 mi · 419
- West Elementary School2.2 mi · 339
- Shiloh Park Middle School2.2 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Westfield SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westfield School?
Westfield School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-04.
Is Westfield School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westfield School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westfield School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westfield School is approximately 12.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westfield School?
At Westfield School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Westfield School?
Westfield School is overseen by Winthrop Harbor SD 1 in Lake County.
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