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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHBROOK SD 28·NCES 172898003041

Westmoor Elementary School

2500 Cherry Ln, Northbrook, IL 60062 · (847) 498-7960 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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
Pre-K5215%
Kindergarten3811%
Grade 14111%
Grade 26518%
Grade 34513%
Grade 45515%
Grade 56217%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).

Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
27677%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
113%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
4011%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
308%
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
18953%
Female
16947%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Westmoor Elementary School→Northbrook Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Northbrook SD 28. 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
90.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
81.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 3 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2590.4%81.5%
2023-2481.3%78.9%
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Westmoor Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Cook County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
81.5%#61 of 2,077
▼ 41
#23 of 829
▼ 15
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
90.4%#24 of 2,077
▼ 5
#12 of 829
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
358#1,221 of 2,419#502 of 901
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.2:1#155 of 2,035#94 of 817
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.5%#1,190 of 2,042#444 of 819
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.3%#1,180 of 1,461#559 of 661
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
358
-35 (-9%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253583510.2:1N/A
2023-24352369.8:1N/A
2022-2336940.69.1:1N/A
2020-21393N/AN/AN/A
2017-1837841.99.0:13% (11)
2015-163563410.5:15% (19)
2010-112992810.7:10% (0)
2000-013352812.0:1N/A
1990-912752411.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westmoor Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (378 to 358); teachers down 16% (41.9 to 35).

About Westmoor Elementary School

Westmoor Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Northbrook, Illinois, one of the schools in Northbrook SD 28. The school's 358 students are in pre-K through 5.

Westmoor Elementary School is among 4 schools run by Northbrook SD 28, which serves 1,828 students.

At Westmoor Elementary School, White students make up 77% of the student body. The remaining shares are 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Westmoor Elementary School employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.2:1. This ratio sits 3.7 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois.

Westmoor Elementary School is located in Cook County, where the median household income is $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westmoor Elementary School is one of 1,406 public schools in the county.

The nearest other public school, Greenbriar Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Westmoor Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Westmoor Elementary School had 393 students, to 2024-25, when it had 358.

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Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Westmoor Elementary School
District
Northbrook SD 28
Address
2500 Cherry Ln, Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone
(847) 498-7960
County
Cook County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
358
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
172898003041
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Westmoor Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Westmoor Elementary. Westmoor Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Westmoor Elementary School
How many students attend Westmoor Elementary School?
Westmoor Elementary School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Westmoor Elementary School serve?
Westmoor Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westmoor Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westmoor Elementary School is approximately 10.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westmoor Elementary School?
At Westmoor Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Westmoor Elementary School public or private?
Westmoor Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northbrook SD 28.
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