Is Westview Elementary School a good school?

Westview Elementary School ranks 1242 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Westview Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 286 students attended Westview Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Westview Elementary School?

Students at Westview Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 34% White, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Westview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Westview Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Wood Dale Junior High School High : Fenton High School

Westview Elementary School

Summary:

Westview Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wood Dale, Illinois, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 274 students. The school is part of the Wood Dale School District 7, which is ranked 534 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westview Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with its performance on state assessments (IAR and ISA) being below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 25.7% of Westview students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide and 35.3% in the district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 25% of Illinois schools in their respective categories. Additionally, Westview Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.0% in 2019-2020 to 22.4% in 2023-2024, which is well above the state average of 16.1% for the 2022-2023 school year.

While Westview Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Addison School District 4 and Bensenville School District 2, which have higher academic achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with disabilities, is relatively stronger compared to their peers in Illinois. However, the school's performance for Asian and White students is significantly lower, indicating potential areas for improvement. Despite the higher spending per student at Westview Elementary, the school's academic outcomes remain below the state and district averages, suggesting that increased funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student performance.

Detail:

Public 3-5

200 N Addison Rd
Wood Dale, IL 60191-1984

(630) 766-8040

District: Wood Dale School District 7

SchoolDigger Rank:
1242^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,987

Students who attend Westview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wood Dale Junior High School
High:	Fenton High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.7

Number of students: 286

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.2%

White:

34.3%

Asian:

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Westview Elementary School ranks worse than 60.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.16. (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 Westview Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Wood Dale School District 7. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.2%), White (34.3%), Asian (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Wood Dale School District 7. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Westview Elementary School is 12.7. 1 elementary schools in the Wood Dale School District 7 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Westview Elementary School employs 22.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Westview Elementary School is $17,987, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Wood Dale School District 7!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Westview Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Westview Elementary School 1242^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Westview Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Wood Dale School District 7:

SchoolDigger ranks Wood Dale School District 7 534^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Westview Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	68.73	751^st	2020	62.8%
2004	73.80	568^th	2030	72.0%
2005	70.78	650^th	2022	67.9%
2006	70.28	696^th	2086	66.6%
2007	81.44	236^th	2095	88.7%
2008	65.74	871^st	2092	58.4%
2009	61.07	1018^th	2120	52.0%
2010	68.37	799^th	2139	62.6%
2011	64.98	901^st	2147	58.0%
2012	53.32	1209^th	2166	44.2%
2013	49.15	1172^nd	2167	45.9%
2014	54.15	1004^th	2093	52.0%
2015	30.24	1401^st	2052	31.7%
2016	48.03	990^th	2046	51.6%
2017	42.40	1111^th	2044	45.6%
2018	44.28	1071^st	2037	47.4%
2019	39.62	1205^th	2086	42.2%
2021	32.26	1241^st	1948	36.3%
2022	34.49	1286^th	2082	38.2%
2023	29.55	1408^th	2077	32.2%
2024	36.16	1242^nd	2067	39.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.04	355^th	718	50.6%
2019	39.71	458^th	743	38.4%
2021	36.04	354^th	537	34.1%
2022	40.28	427^th	768	44.4%
2023	32.35	588^th	788	25.4%
2024	44.62	396^th	826	52.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	42.73	583^rd	1194	51.2%
2021	24.43	522^nd	640	18.4%
2022	56.25	334^th	1113	70.0%
2023	32.33	743^rd	1156	35.7%
2024	34.14	747^th	1195	37.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.26	438^th	1765	75.2%
2019	50.63	806^th	1816	55.6%
2021	41.60	821^st	1514	45.8%
2022	51.27	750^th	1763	57.5%
2023	39.35	1069^th	1808	40.9%
2024	52.97	727^th	1793	59.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.82	1146^th	1964	41.6%
2019	35.34	1265^th	2019	37.3%
2021	27.72	1194^th	1680	28.9%
2022	31.48	1288^th	1970	34.6%
2023	24.87	1455^th	1957	25.7%
2024	42.38	1028^th	1942	47.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.70	497^th	907	45.2%
2024	47.89	363^rd	886	59.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.06	915^th	1972	53.6%
2019	44.10	1051^st	2019	47.9%
2021	32.26	1083^rd	1707	36.6%
2022	37.78	1146^th	1977	42.0%
2023	35.14	1206^th	1984	39.2%
2024	29.21	1336^th	1959	31.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	13.94	226^th	243	7.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.83	508^th	938	45.8%
2019	35.06	636^th	955	33.4%
2021	33.49	487^th	742	34.4%
2022	29.77	694^th	954	27.3%
2023	35.19	622^nd	970	35.9%
2024	40.80	535^th	959	44.2%

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Rank History for White students at Westview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.64	780^th	1463	46.7%
2019	43.24	861^st	1462	41.1%
2021	37.23	839^th	1308	35.9%
2022	35.53	960^th	1425	32.6%
2023	20.99	1194^th	1419	15.9%
2024	26.67	1077^th	1392	22.6%

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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

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Best school in Dupage County! My child not only learned but more importantly learned how to learn. If he doesn't have the answered he knows where to go to get that answer. He is well prepared in 21st century learning. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Westview Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	326	1	16	74	3	n/a	n/a	0	420
1989	292	3	12	64	1	n/a	n/a	0	372
1990	328	3	16	63	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	410
1991	323	5	14	73	1	n/a	n/a	0	416
1992	355	5	17	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1993	332	1	17	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	430
1994	317	1	19	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
1995	329	0	16	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
1996	329	0	16	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
1997	308	2	15	126	5	n/a	n/a	0	456
1998	278	2	12	99	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
1999	286	7	13	97	6	n/a	n/a	0	409
2000	278	9	16	106	1	n/a	n/a	0	410
2001	254	6	14	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2002	261	7	13	127	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
2003	261	7	13	127	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
2004	234	6	11	123	2	n/a	n/a	0	376
2005	229	3	9	122	3	n/a	n/a	18	384
2006	230	5	15	123	1	n/a	n/a	22	396
2007	217	8	11	146	0	n/a	n/a	26	408
2008	204	8	14	156	0	n/a	n/a	30	412
2009	196	9	13	125	0	n/a	n/a	24	367
2010	199	10	17	132	0	n/a	n/a	31	389
2011	182	9	17	166	1	1	15	0	391
2012	152	8	21	175	0	1	12	0	369
2013	156	3	17	163	0	1	9	0	349
2014	167	6	15	157	1	0	7	0	353
2015	151	7	13	152	1	0	10	0	334
2016	130	6	12	146	1	0	7	0	302
2017	115	7	19	152	2	0	6	0	301
2018	133	9	16	168	1	0	6	0	333
2019	126	12	16	187	2	0	11	0	354
2020	115	8	11	181	3	1	11	0	330
2021	109	6	11	156	2	1	5	0	290
2022	105	6	12	135	0	1	3	0	262
2023	104	10	9	143	1	0	7	0	274
2024	98	10	13	155	0	0	10	0	286

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 Westview Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	420	25.9	16.2	n/a
1989	372	26.0	14.3	n/a
1990	410	27.0	15.1	n/a
1991	416	26.0	16.0	n/a
1992	448	26.5	16.9	n/a
1993	430	25.0	17.2	n/a
1994	441	24.0	18.4	n/a
1995	446	25.5	17.5	n/a
1996	446	25.5	17.5	n/a
1997	456	24.8	18.4	n/a
1998	391	24.8	15.8	n/a
1999	409	23.3	17.6	n/a
2000	410	23.9	17.2	n/a
2001	378	24.0	15.8	n/a
2002	408	24.0	17.0	16.4
2003	408	24.0	17.0	16.4
2004	376	24.5	15.3	11.2
2005	384	24.5	15.7	16.9
2006	396	26.5	14.9	20.6
2007	408	30.0	13.6	21.5
2008	412	25.0	16.5	26.7
2009	367	27.0	13.6	29.4
2010	389	28.0	13.8	42.2
2011	391	28.0	13.9	40.4
2012	369	27.0	13.6	46.3
2013	349	31.6	11.0	49.9
2014	353	17.0	20.7	59.5
2015	334	22.0	15.1	57.8
2016	302	31.0	9.7	54
2017	301	26.0	11.5	54.2
2018	333	21.0	15.8	54.4
2019	354	25.0	14.1	57.1
2020	330	25.9	12.7	58.8
2021	290	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	262	23.6	11.0	61.1
2023	274	23.9	11.4	62.8
2024	286	22.4	12.7	49.7

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 Westview Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	420	25.9	16.2	n/a
1989	372	26.0	14.3	n/a
1990	410	27.0	15.1	n/a
1991	416	26.0	16.0	n/a
1992	448	26.5	16.9	n/a
1993	430	25.0	17.2	n/a
1994	441	24.0	18.4	n/a
1995	446	25.5	17.5	n/a
1996	446	25.5	17.5	n/a
1997	456	24.8	18.4	n/a
1998	391	24.8	15.8	n/a
1999	409	23.3	17.6	n/a
2000	410	23.9	17.2	n/a
2001	378	24.0	15.8	n/a
2002	408	24.0	17.0	16.4
2003	408	24.0	17.0	16.4
2004	376	24.5	15.3	11.2
2005	384	24.5	15.7	16.9
2006	396	26.5	14.9	20.6
2007	408	30.0	13.6	21.5
2008	412	25.0	16.5	26.7
2009	367	27.0	13.6	29.4
2010	389	28.0	13.8	42.2
2011	391	28.0	13.9	40.4
2012	369	27.0	13.6	46.3
2013	349	31.6	11.0	49.9
2014	353	17.0	20.7	59.5
2015	334	22.0	15.1	57.8
2016	302	31.0	9.7	54
2017	301	26.0	11.5	54.2
2018	333	21.0	15.8	54.4
2019	354	25.0	14.1	57.1
2020	330	25.9	12.7	58.8
2021	290	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	262	23.6	11.0	61.1
2023	274	23.9	11.4	62.8
2024	286	22.4	12.7	49.7

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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