Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Westville

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D
Schools in Westville · Westville Community Unit School District 2

Westville’s public schools score below 91% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Westville’s districts is 8%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Westville, 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.

#731of 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
13%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 18 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 9–13 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▼ 5% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,149 students on the public path
In brief

Westville’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 13% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Westville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $20,568 per student in FY2024, against $21,567 across Illinois. 31% of its revenue that year was federal (Illinois 10%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Westville Jr High School, then Westville High School. 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 Westville’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 9% of Illinois school districts, #731 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1052)Better than 8%
D−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 548 test results and a graduating class of 98 could put Westville anywhere from D− to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Westville’s students in the tested grades sat them (450 in math, 646 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Judith Giacoma Elem SchoolWestville Community Unit School District 2C−
7–8Westville Jr High SchoolWestville Community Unit School District 2C−
9–12Westville High SchoolWestville Community Unit School District 2C−

Westville’s public schools are run by Westville Community Unit School District 2, which also serves Belgium, Danville, Georgetown and McKendree and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Westville Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,149 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,568IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading13%
State average 29.9% · 646 students tested
Math8%
State average 25.8% · 450 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 31% of the Westville district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 10% across Illinois, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Westville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WestvilleDWestville Community Unit School District 2
Belgium—Westville Community Unit School District 2
Danville—Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–12 · Westville Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
GeorgetownDGeorgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Westville Community Unit School District 2 PK–12

All 3 neighbors share Westville Community Unit School District 2 with Westville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Westville

3 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 Westvillein other towns
Judith Giacoma Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
610 students16:1Rate it →
Westville Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8
C−
205 students23:1Rate it →
Westville High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
334 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Westville’s schools

Are Westville’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Westville children attend score below 91% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #731 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Westville in?

Westville Community Unit School District 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,149 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Westville kids go to high school?

Westville High School, with 334 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Westville’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Westville Community Unit School District 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Westville spend per student?

$20,568 in Westville Community Unit School District 2 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Westville families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Westville → They have their own page.

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.