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C+

Westdale Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

99 Diversey Ave, Northlake, IL 60164 · (847) 455-4060 · Part of Mannheim School District 83

Leyden Township’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
483
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Westdale Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Leyden Township kids: Mannheim Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Westdale Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Mannheim Middle Schoolin Melrose Park

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

99 Diversey Ave, Northlake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten72
Grade 172
Grade 289
Grade 397
Grade 473
Grade 578
Grade 62
Enrollment over time
476’20
471’21
464’22
469’23
483’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 92%White 5%Asian 2%Black 1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Westdale Elem School from Leyden Township families.

Other schools in Mannheim School District 83

The district →
Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · NorthLake
157 students16:1
Roy Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northlake
C
545 students12:1
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Melrose Park
C+
385 students10:1
Mannheim Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Melrose Park
C+
768 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; Leyden Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.