Is Westhaven Elementary a good school?

Westhaven Elementary ranks 734 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Westhaven Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 349 students attended Westhaven Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Westhaven Elementary?

Students at Westhaven Elementary are 51% African American, 33% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Westhaven Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westhaven Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Central Junior High School

Westhaven Elementary

Summary:

Westhaven Elementary is a public elementary school located in Belleville, Illinois, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 313. The school is part of the Belleville School District 118, which is ranked 480 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westhaven Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (39.5%) and Mathematics (33.5%) higher than the district averages but lower than the state averages. The school's performance on the ISA Science assessment (38% proficient) was lower than the district and state averages. Westhaven has demonstrated strong performance for its African American and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois elementary schools in these categories. However, the school's performance for its White and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups has been more average, ranking in the middle third of Illinois elementary schools. Westhaven's male students have outperformed its female students on state assessments in recent years.

Westhaven's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than the other Belleville School District 118 elementary schools, such as Union Elementary and Franklin Elementary. However, Westhaven lags behind the higher-performing schools in the nearby Mascoutah CUD 19 district, such as Wingate Elementary. Additionally, Westhaven has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.1% in 2019-2020 to 19.9% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district's chronic absenteeism rate.

Detail:

Public K-6

118 Westhaven School Rd
Belleville, IL 62220-3264

(618) 257-9201

District: Belleville School District 118

SchoolDigger Rank:
734^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,769

Students who attend Westhaven Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Central Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 349

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.3%

White:

32.7%

Two or more races:

10.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Westhaven Elementary ranks better than 64.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Belleville School District 118. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.09. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (51.3%), White (32.7%), two or more races (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westhaven Elementary is 10.8, which is the 2^nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Belleville School District 118. (See more...)

Compare Westhaven Elementary employs 32.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westhaven Elementary is $18,769. 4 elementary schools in the Belleville School District 118 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westhaven Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westhaven Elementary 734^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Westhaven Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

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White students:

Belleville School District 118:

SchoolDigger ranks Belleville School District 118 480^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Westhaven Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Westhaven Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	86.35	138^th	2020	93.2%
2004	83.64	223^rd	2030	89.0%
2005	83.03	202^nd	2022	90.0%
2006	76.17	462^nd	2086	77.9%
2007	71.38	657^th	2095	68.6%
2008	74.64	560^th	2092	73.2%
2009	78.11	426^th	2120	79.9%
2010	70.23	728^th	2139	66.0%
2011	76.63	479^th	2147	77.7%
2012	74.82	555^th	2166	74.4%
2013	68.36	713^th	2167	67.1%
2014	60.36	865^th	2093	58.7%
2015	42.67	1067^th	2052	48.0%
2016	48.79	975^th	2046	52.3%
2017	42.09	1116^th	2044	45.4%
2018	38.52	1216^th	2037	40.3%
2019	43.42	1117^th	2086	46.5%
2021	47.31	905^th	1948	53.5%
2022	44.95	1064^th	2082	48.9%
2023	44.62	1067^th	2077	48.6%
2024	60.09	734^th	2067	64.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Westhaven Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.68	437^th	763	42.7%
2019	50.45	463^rd	1194	61.2%
2021	58.65	195^th	640	69.5%
2023	56.64	376^th	1156	67.5%
2024	65.98	291^st	1195	75.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westhaven Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.77	1216^th	1765	31.1%
2019	48.06	887^th	1816	51.2%
2021	56.09	497^th	1514	67.2%
2022	52.24	725^th	1763	58.9%
2023	50.77	798^th	1808	55.9%
2024	69.97	349^th	1793	80.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Westhaven Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.40	1277^th	1964	35.0%
2019	46.12	1038^th	2019	48.6%
2021	37.72	978^th	1680	41.8%
2022	42.46	1034^th	1970	47.5%
2023	38.70	1128^th	1957	42.4%
2024	57.18	729^th	1942	62.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Westhaven Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.85	174^th	907	80.8%
2024	82.67	72^nd	886	91.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Westhaven Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.66	1044^th	1972	47.1%
2019	44.65	1041^st	2019	48.4%
2021	48.88	762^nd	1707	55.4%
2022	45.62	969^th	1977	51.0%
2023	49.11	912^th	1984	54.0%
2024	61.28	654^th	1959	66.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Westhaven Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.34	249^th	698	64.3%
2019	48.77	291^st	711	59.1%
2021	68.18	57^th	428	86.7%
2022	61.01	168^th	684	75.4%
2023	65.09	142^nd	692	79.5%
2024	84.65	45^th	655	93.1%

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Rank History for White students at Westhaven Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.84	830^th	1463	43.3%
2019	46.57	799^th	1462	45.3%
2021	35.07	884^th	1308	32.4%
2022	40.37	875^th	1425	38.6%
2023	37.24	935^th	1419	34.1%
2024	49.81	691^st	1392	50.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.5)

50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

This school is great. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 11, 2009

I love this school! The Pricipal is awesome and I haven't met a teacher that I l haven't liked. I have a 5th grader and she loves her school! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Westhaven Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	385	124	2	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	522
1999	399	127	4	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	543
2000	364	126	7	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	513
2001	354	110	7	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	482
2002	338	125	6	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	482
2003	338	125	6	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	482
2004	341	136	7	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	495
2005	319	105	3	9	0	n/a	n/a	8	444
2006	324	128	8	6	4	n/a	n/a	19	489
2007	348	109	8	8	2	n/a	n/a	22	497
2008	334	148	9	10	4	n/a	n/a	26	531
2009	320	120	8	9	2	n/a	n/a	32	491
2010	350	142	8	14	3	n/a	n/a	45	562
2011	310	144	4	18	3	3	52	0	534
2012	272	133	2	20	1	4	1	0	433
2013	289	169	1	26	0	4	16	0	505
2014	294	190	0	23	0	4	19	0	530
2015	297	209	1	26	0	2	12	0	547
2016	282	208	2	35	0	2	17	0	546
2017	254	218	4	34	0	1	28	0	539
2018	221	171	2	29	0	0	36	0	459
2019	227	173	0	23	0	0	34	0	457
2020	207	187	2	23	0	0	40	0	459
2021	158	130	1	24	1	0	39	0	353
2022	150	138	2	12	0	0	40	0	342
2023	129	142	1	11	0	0	30	0	313
2024	114	179	2	17	2	0	35	0	349

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Westhaven Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	522	28.0	18.6	n/a
1999	543	29.0	18.7	n/a
2000	513	28.5	18.0	n/a
2001	482	29.5	16.3	n/a
2002	482	27.0	17.9	53.5
2003	482	27.0	17.9	53.5
2004	495	28.0	17.7	51.3
2005	444	26.0	17.1	56.9
2006	489	24.3	20.1	36.2
2007	497	14.0	35.5	47.4
2008	531	20.0	26.6	40.4
2009	491	31.6	15.5	48.6
2010	562	31.6	17.7	45.8
2011	534	30.6	17.4	45.1
2012	433	26.6	16.2	51
2013	505	36.8	13.6	49.7
2014	530	31.1	17.0	49.2
2015	547	34.0	16.0	54.8
2016	546	34.0	16.0	56.2
2017	539	31.8	16.9	47.3
2018	459	29.6	15.5	60.1
2019	457	30.3	15.0	67
2020	459	30.0	15.3	66
2021	353	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	342	31.0	11.0	58.2
2023	313	32.1	9.7	58.5
2024	349	32.2	10.8	61.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Westhaven Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	522	28.0	18.6	n/a
1999	543	29.0	18.7	n/a
2000	513	28.5	18.0	n/a
2001	482	29.5	16.3	n/a
2002	482	27.0	17.9	53.5
2003	482	27.0	17.9	53.5
2004	495	28.0	17.7	51.3
2005	444	26.0	17.1	56.9
2006	489	24.3	20.1	36.2
2007	497	14.0	35.5	47.4
2008	531	20.0	26.6	40.4
2009	491	31.6	15.5	48.6
2010	562	31.6	17.7	45.8
2011	534	30.6	17.4	45.1
2012	433	26.6	16.2	51
2013	505	36.8	13.6	49.7
2014	530	31.1	17.0	49.2
2015	547	34.0	16.0	54.8
2016	546	34.0	16.0	56.2
2017	539	31.8	16.9	47.3
2018	459	29.6	15.5	60.1
2019	457	30.3	15.0	67
2020	459	30.0	15.3	66
2021	353	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	342	31.0	11.0	58.2
2023	313	32.1	9.7	58.5
2024	349	32.2	10.8	61.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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