The top reported proficiency rate is 90% in English language arts. The lowest is 59% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Westfield Middle School
Westfield Middle School is a regular public middle school serving grades six through eight in Bloomingdale, a suburban DuPage County village about 25 miles northwest of Chicago. The school enrolls a small- to mid-sized student body and draws from a community that is predominantly white, with an Asian student representation above the state average and smaller Hispanic, Black, and multiracial populations. Specific free-or-reduced-price-lunch data was not available, nor were enrollment figures for students with disabilities or English learners.
The school's academic profile shows strength in reading and writing, with proficiency in English language arts rising markedly across the grade band. Sixth graders achieved solid proficiency; seventh graders showed near-universal proficiency; eighth graders achieved very high proficiency on the state assessment. In math, the picture is uneven. Sixth-grade math proficiency is notably lower, falling short of the broader pattern. Seventh and eighth graders both show solid to strong math results. Science proficiency for eighth grade is in the high range based on available state testing data. The overall proficiency index across all tested grades and subjects places Westfield in the top quartile among DuPage County school districts, suggesting it outperforms the median school in the county.
The school's location at 149 Fairfield Way is near Bloomingdale Public Library, anchoring a civic area. Westfield serves a community undergoing significant change. The former Stratford Square Mall, which closed in 2024, has been purchased by the village and is being demolished and rebuilt as a mixed-use district that will include retail, dining, residential, and recreation space over a multi-year buildout. This redevelopment, funded through tax increment financing and a substantial municipal bond, will reshape the retail and social landscape families know. At the district level, voters approved a bond referendum in November 2024 to fund renovations across all three schools, including new security systems and upgrades to support the state's mandate for full-day kindergarten beginning in the 2027-2028 school year. These infrastructure investments will touch facility condition and program capacity across the district.
Bloomingdale is a residential and commercial suburb with a small historic Old Town core, but most of daily life runs on arterials lined with shopping centers and spread across separated parcels. The housing market in the Bloomingdale area shows modest stability: home values in the area have appreciated modestly over the past year, and rents are roughly at the national average relative to local income. Affordability data reflects that housing here consumes roughly one-third of estimated household income as rent, and prices run moderately above the Illinois benchmark. The local economy rests on NOW Foods, a major natural products manufacturer headquartered locally, along with retail centers and mixed office and light industrial properties. Commuter rail access is available at nearby stations in Roselle and Glen Ellyn, not within Bloomingdale itself.
For a parent weighing this school, the key picture is above-average proficiency paired with uneven performance in sixth-grade math that warrants closer attention. The school sits in a district investing in infrastructure through recent bonding, and in a village entering a major redevelopment cycle. Families may want to explore the school's specific supports for sixth-grade students transitioning to middle school math, particularly given the proficiency dip at that level, and to understand how the district's ongoing facility projects and full-day kindergarten expansion may affect the middle school over the next several years.
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