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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SD 25·NCES 170414000100
Westgate Elementary School
500 S Dwyer Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 · (847) 398-4292 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
93 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
67.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 50.0% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Westgate Elementary School
Westgate Elementary School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westgate Elementary School this school | 633 | 14.7% | 65.2% |
| Isaac Fox Elementary School Lake Zurich | 520 | 15.6% | 71.8% |
| Oakwood School Lemont | 629 | 14.5% | N/A |
| Ebinger Elementary School Chicago | 693 | 14.7% | 63.4% |
| Elmwood Elementary School Naperville | 726 | 13.6% | 69.1% |
| River Valley School Lemont | 588 | 18.4% | 65.1% |
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 Westgate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #200 of 1,925 | #70 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #277 of 2,077 ▲ 28 | #98 of 829 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #428 of 2,077 ▼ 146 | #154 of 829 ▼ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #211 of 2,419 | #125 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #346 of 2,035 | #186 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #1,304 of 2,042 | #484 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #2,037 of 2,132 | #772 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #303 of 615 | #90 of 186 |
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
633
+71 (+13%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 451
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 | 633 | 56 | 11.3:1 | 15% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 49.3 | 12.5:1 | 12% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 47.7 | 12.3:1 | 11% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 42.8 | 13.6:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 1% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 8% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 41 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westgate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (580 to 633); teachers up 31% (42.8 to 56).
About Westgate Elementary School
Westgate Elementary School is an elementary school in Arlington Heights, Illinois, reachable at (847) 398-4292. The latest federal count shows 633 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 66% bigger than average.
Westgate Elementary School is part of Arlington Heights SD 25, where 9 schools serve 5,423 students.
At Westgate Elementary School, White students make up 80% of the student body. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic and 8% Asian. Among all residents of Cook County, the White share is about 44%. By the diversity index, Westgate Elementary School comes in at 34%.
Westgate Elementary School counts 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.3 students for each one. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. About 15% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Westgate Elementary School is 63.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.2%.
Federal survey data for Cook County show that median household income is about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Westgate Elementary School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The next-closest public school is South Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Westgate Elementary School's average proficiency of 65.2% compares with 50.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Westgate Elementary 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.
Westgate Elementary School saw enrollment rise 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arlington Heights SD 25
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Dryden Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Windsor Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
Other schools in Arlington Heights
- John Hersey High SchoolHigh · 2,040 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Ivy Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Dryden Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Other Westgate Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Westgate Elementary. Westgate Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- Westgate ElementaryFalls Church, VA · 614 students
- WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 498 students
- Westgate ElementaryEDMONDS, WA · 472 students
- Westgate Elementary SchoolKENNEWICK, WA · 426 students
- Westgate Elementary SchoolLAKEWOOD, CO · 305 students
Nearby schools
- South Middle School0.6 mi · 812
- Carl Sandburg Middle School0.8 mi · 468
- Kimball Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 524
- Rolling Meadows High School1.2 mi · 1,956
- Willow Bend Elementary School1.4 mi · 519
- Dryden Elementary School1.4 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Westgate Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Westgate Elementary School?
Westgate Elementary School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades KG-05.
Is Westgate Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westgate Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westgate Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westgate Elementary School is approximately 11.3:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Westgate Elementary School?
Westgate Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Westgate Elementary School?
Westgate Elementary School is overseen by Arlington Heights SD 25 in Cook County.
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