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Schools in Westchester · Proviso Township High School District 209, Westchester School District 92-5

Westchester’s public schools score below 65% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

14% of students in Westchester’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Westchester, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#549of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Proviso Township High School District 209
Students per teacher
15.2
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,262 students on the public path
In brief

Westchester’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1103 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westchester’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Proviso Township High School District 209 spends $19,566 per student and Westchester School District 92-5 $16,824, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Westchester’s grade

C− Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Illinois school districts, #549 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1103)Better than 18%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,850 test results and a graduating class of 1,082 could put Westchester anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Westchester’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,765 in math, 1,934 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Westchester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A

Parts of Westchester (3% of its land) are served by LaGrange School District 102 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Westchester

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Proviso Township High School District 209Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 4,458 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,566IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Westchester School District 92-5Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,041 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,824IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Hillside School District 93Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 440 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,501IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 29.9% · 1011 students tested
Math · 9–12, Proviso Township High School District 20912%
State average 25.8% · 978 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Westchester School District 92-521%
State average 29.9% · 661 students tested
Math · PK–8, Westchester School District 92-521%
State average 25.8% · 610 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Hillside School District 9334%
State average 29.9% · 262 students tested
Math · PK–8, Hillside School District 932%
State average 25.8% · 177 students tested

Westchester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Westchester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WestchesterC+Westchester School District 92-5 PK–8 · Hillside School District 93 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
HillsideCHillside School District 93 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
BellwoodDBellwood School District 88 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12
BroadviewC+Lindop School District 92 PK–8 · Komarek School District 94 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Proviso Township High School District 209 with Westchester for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Westchester

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Westchesterin other towns
Hillside Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hillside
D
440 students12:1Rate it →
Westchester Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
364 students13:1Rate it →
Proviso West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hillside
C−
1,870 students17:1Rate it →
Proviso East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maywood
D
1,663 students16:1Rate it →
Proviso Math and Science Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Forest Park
A
925 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Westchester’s schools

Are Westchester’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Westchester children attend score below 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #549 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Westchester in?

Proviso Township High School District 209, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,458 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Westchester are served by LaGrange School District 102.

Where do Westchester kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Proviso West High School, Proviso East High School and Proviso Math and Science Academy.

What is Westchester’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Proviso Township High School District 209 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Westchester spend per student?

$19,566 in Proviso Township High School District 209, $16,824 in Westchester School District 92-5 and $24,501 in Hillside School District 93 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.