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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Westview Hills Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
455
Middle
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAERCKER SD 60·NCES 172400002625
Westview Hills Middle School
630 65th St, Willowbrook, IL 60527 · (630) 515-4830 · DuPage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
203 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 147 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Maercker SD 60. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.5pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 45.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Hills Middle School
Westview Hills Middle School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westview Hills Middle School this school | 455 | 44.6% | 59.5% |
| Jay Stream Middle School Carol Stream | 572 | 42.0% | 46.5% |
| Stratford Middle School Bloomingdale | 520 | 45.8% | 49.9% |
| Arbor Park Middle School Oak Forest | 520 | 49.4% | 39.0% |
| Hawthorn Middle School North Vernon Hills | 627 | 33.3% | 58.8% |
| Chippewa Middle School Des Plaines | 652 | 58.0% | 49.6% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Hills Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #100 of 578 | #22 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #58 of 640 ▲ 63 | #12 of 51 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #191 of 640 ▲ 43 | #31 of 51 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #324 of 691 | #32 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #376 of 558 | #41 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #28 of 560 | #4 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #346 of 581 | #13 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #364 of 440 | #29 of 37 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
455
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 355
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 | 455 | 32.7 | 13.9:1 | 45% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 32.7 | 14.0:1 | 44% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 32.7 | 13.6:1 | 45% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 30.4 | 15.7:1 | 36% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 32% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 29% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 29 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westview Hills Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (478 to 455); teachers up 8% (30.4 to 32.7).
About Westview Hills Middle School
Westview Hills Middle School is a public middle-grades school in Willowbrook, Illinois. The student body numbers 455 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Maercker SD 60 has a total of 3 schools and 1,430 students, Westview Hills Middle School among them.
At Westview Hills Middle School, the largest share of students is White, at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. In DuPage County overall, about 65% of residents are White. Westview Hills Middle School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Westview Hills Middle School is 45%. Among public schools in DuPage County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Westview Hills Middle School beats its 45.8% prediction with 59.5%, a top-10% result in Illinois.
Federal survey data for DuPage County show that the median household income is $112,096, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. DuPage County is home to 277 public schools and about 138,557 public school students.
Nearby, Mark DeLay School is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Westview Hills Middle School at 1st of 4.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 461 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 455.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maercker SD 60
- Holmes Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Maercker Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
Other schools in Willowbrook
- Gower West Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Anne M Jeans Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Mark DeLay School0.5 mi · 453
- Maercker Elementary School0.7 mi · 456
- Lace Elementary School1.3 mi · 377
- Eisenhower Jr High School1.3 mi · 407
- Holmes Elementary School1.4 mi · 519
- Fairmount Elementary School1.5 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Westview Hills Middle SchoolHow many students attend Westview Hills Middle School?
Westview Hills Middle School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 06-08.
Is Westview Hills Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westview Hills Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Westview Hills Middle School have?
Westview Hills Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Westview Hills Middle School?
Student demographics at Westview Hills Middle School are roughly 43% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 21% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Westview Hills Middle School public or private?
Westview Hills Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Maercker SD 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.