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Westfield School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

2309 9th St, Winthrop Harbor, IL 60096 · (847) 872-5438 · Part of Winthrop Harbor School District 1

Benton Township’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
346
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Westfield School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Benton Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Benton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Westfield SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2309 9th St, Winthrop Harbor

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten57
Grade 163
Grade 270
Grade 355
Grade 468
Enrollment over time
311’20
338’21
332’22
352’23
346’24

Up 11.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 38%Two or more races 9%Black 7%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Westfield School from Benton Township families.

Other schools in Winthrop Harbor School District 1

The district →
North Prairie Jr High
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Winthrop Harbor
C+
240 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Benton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.