Westgate Elem School

Westgate Elem School, an expansive elementary-level community in Arlington Heights, Illinois, operated by Arlington Heights SD 25, teaches 633 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 66% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Within Arlington Heights SD 25, which oversees 9 schools and 5,423 students, Westgate Elem School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Westgate Elem School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westgate Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Westgate Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: South Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westgate Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westgate Elem School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.4%.

Westgate Elem School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Westgate Elem School's enrollment has increased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 580 (now 633). Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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