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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMPAIGN CUSD 4·NCES 170942000556
Westview Elementary School
703 S Russell St, Champaign, IL 61821 · (217) 351-3905 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
240 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
38.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.1pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 15.6% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Westview Elementary School
Westview Elementary School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westview Elementary School this school | 434 | 55.3% | 35.3% |
| Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts Evanston | 421 | 50.1% | 52.8% |
| Oakton Elementary School Evanston | 379 | 52.5% | 45.2% |
| Robeson Elementary School Champaign | 439 | 51.0% | 40.7% |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School Normal | 468 | 60.5% | 34.9% |
| Kenwood Elementary School Champaign | 402 | 56.7% | 36.5% |
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 Westview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,083 of 1,925 | #16 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #1,113 of 2,077 ▲ 264 | #14 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #1,401 of 2,077 ▲ 79 | #17 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #818 of 2,419 | #10 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,526 of 2,035 | #23 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #135 of 2,042 | #9 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #1,154 of 2,132 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #509 of 615 | #9 of 10 |
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
434
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 432
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 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 55% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 45% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 53% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 55% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 47% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 50% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 25 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (422 to 434); teachers unchanged (29 to 29).
About Westview Elementary School
Among the schools in Champaign, Illinois, is Westview Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 434 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Champaign CUSD 4 has a total of 18 schools and 10,598 students, Westview Elementary School among them.
No group is above 50% at Westview Elementary School; the largest is Black, at 39%. The rest of enrollment is 34% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Champaign County, the Black share is about 14%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
The school's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. At Westview Elementary School, 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 53% average for public schools in Champaign County.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.6%. Westview Elementary School scores 35.3%.
Champaign County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $63,683 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Westview Elementary School shares Champaign County with 65 other public schools.
The closest school to Westview Elementary School is Dr Howard Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Westview Elementary School at 6th of 9.
The NCES locale for Westview Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (438) to 2024-25 (434).
People who know Westview Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Champaign CUSD 4
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,666 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,476 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- International Prep AcademyElementary · 681 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
Other schools in Champaign
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,666 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,476 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- International Prep AcademyElementary · 681 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
Other Westview Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Westview Elementary. Westview Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 18.
- Westview Elementary SchoolCanton, IL · 377 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolWood Dale, IL · 277 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 631 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolPhenix City, AL · 563 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolJonesboro, IN · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Howard Elementary School0.6 mi · 426
- South Side Elementary School0.7 mi · 307
- International Prep Academy0.8 mi · 681
- Centennial High School0.8 mi · 1,476
- Jefferson Middle School0.8 mi · 711
- Central High School1.0 mi · 1,666
Frequently asked questions
About Westview Elementary SchoolHow large is Westview Elementary School?
Westview Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Westview Elementary School serve?
Westview Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westview Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Westview Elementary School?
Westview Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 15% Hispanic, 39% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Westview Elementary School?
Westview Elementary School is overseen by Champaign CUSD 4 in Champaign County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.