Westville Jr High School

Located at 412 Moses Ave, in Westville, Illinois, Westville Jr High School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school that serves 205 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by Westville CUSD 2. That puts it 56% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Westville CUSD 2 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,149 students. Westville Jr High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Westville Jr High School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest consists of 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, Westville Jr High School logs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.8:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at Westville Jr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Vermilion County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, Westville Jr High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 38.0%; Westville Jr High School posts 16.1%, -21.9 points below that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Vermilion County) records that the typical household earns roughly $56,877 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Vermilion County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,267 students), of which Westville Jr High School is one.

The closest other public school is Judith Giacoma Elem School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westville Jr High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 27.6%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westville Jr High School has edged up 5%, going from 196 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 in 2025.

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