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Schools in Westmont · Community High School District 99, Westmont Community Unit School District 201

Westmont’s public schools outscore 88% of Illinois districts

In Westmont, 48% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Westmont, 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.

#85of 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
46%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 22 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.3K
▲ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Community High School District 99
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
11,195 students on the public path
In brief

Westmont’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1330 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westmont’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 48% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Community High School District 99 spends $28,322 per student and Westmont Community Unit School District 201 $33,933, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two elementary, two middle and five high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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 Westmont’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 88% of Illinois school districts, #85 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 88%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1330)Better than 97%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,611 test results and a graduating class of 1,217 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Westmont’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,494 in math, 3,727 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Parts of Westmont (10% of its land) are served by Downers Grove Grade School District 58 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Westmont

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

Community High School District 99Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 4,673 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$28,322IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Westmont Community Unit School District 201Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,330 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$33,933IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Hinsdale Township High School District 86Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,815 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$33,501IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Maercker School District 60Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,430 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,153IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 9941%
State average 29.9% · 1184 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 9946%
State average 25.8% · 1232 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Westmont Community Unit School District 20140%
State average 29.9% · 681 students tested
Math · PK–12, Westmont Community Unit School District 20132%
State average 25.8% · 535 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Hinsdale Township High School District 8660%
State average 29.9% · 997 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hinsdale Township High School District 8662%
State average 25.8% · 957 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Maercker School District 6043%
State average 29.9% · 865 students tested
Math · PK–8, Maercker School District 6045%
State average 25.8% · 770 students tested

Westmont vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WestmontAWestmont Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Maercker School District 60 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12
Downers GroveADowners Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12
WillowbrookAGower School District 62 PK–8 · Maercker School District 60 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12
Clarendon HillsA+Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12
Oak BrookA+Butler School District 53 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12
HinsdaleA+Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12
DarienADarien School District 61 PK–8 · Cass School District 63 PK–8 · Center Cass School District 66 PK–8
YorkB+SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
Downers Grove TownshipADowners Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12

7 of the 8 neighbors share Hinsdale Township High School District 86 with Westmont for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Westmont

11 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 Westmontin other towns
Holmes Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Clarendon Hills
519 students14:1Rate it →
C E Miller Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–1
194 students11:1Rate it →
J T Manning Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5
B+
386 students15:1Rate it →
Maercker Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
A−
456 students14:1Rate it →
Westview Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Willowbrook
A
455 students14:1Rate it →
Westmont Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
302 students12:1Rate it →
Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Downers Grove
A−
2,591 students15:1Rate it →
Hinsdale Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hinsdale
A+
2,445 students14:1Rate it →
Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Downers Grove
A
2,082 students14:1Rate it →
Hinsdale South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Darien
A
1,370 students13:1Rate it →
Westmont High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
395 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Westmont’s schools

Are Westmont’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Westmont children attend outscore 88% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #85 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Westmont in?

Community High School District 99, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,673 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Westmont are served by Downers Grove Grade School District 58.

Where do Westmont kids go to high school?

One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch, Hinsdale Central High School, Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S, Hinsdale South High School and Westmont High School.

What is Westmont’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 99 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Westmont spend per student?

$28,322 in Community High School District 99, $33,933 in Westmont Community Unit School District 201, $33,501 in Hinsdale Township High School District 86 and $20,153 in Maercker School District 60 (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.