Westchester Middle School
Westchester, IL · Westchester SD 92-5
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
254th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 63%▲ Improving
1620 Norfolk Ave, Westchester, IL 60154
(708)450-2700NCES ID 174179004185Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Westchester Middle School 254th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 63% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 41th in 2019 to 63th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2022) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2022) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 354 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 30.9% | 39.0% | ▲ 8.1 pts | |
| Black | 24.1% | 29.4% | ▲ 5.3 pts | |
| White | 38.5% | 25.7% | ▼ 12.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.3% | 4.5% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Asian | 2.5% | 1.4% | ▼ 1.1 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $367K in zip 60154 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Westchester Middle School
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What school district is Westchester Middle School in?
Westchester Middle School is part of the Westchester SD 92-5 district in Westchester, Illinois.
Is Westchester Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Westchester Middle School 254th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 63% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Westchester Middle School?
Hispanic 39%, Black 29%, White 26%, Two or more races 5% (354 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Westchester Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60154 is $367K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.