Westview Hills Middle School, Willowbrook IL

Original Research by School Decision on Westview Hills Middle School

Westview Hills Middle School serves grades six through eight in Willowbrook, a small DuPage County village in the Chicago suburbs. The school enrolls a mid-sized cohort of students drawn from a diverse residential base: the enrollment includes students across several racial and ethnic groups, with roughly equal shares of white and Hispanic students, a substantial share of Asian students, and smaller numbers of Black students and students of other backgrounds.

The state assessment data available covers the school's three grades. In English language arts, sixth graders showed the strongest proficiency, while seventh and eighth graders posted somewhat lower rates. Math proficiency follows a downward trend across grades, with sixth graders performing above where eighth graders do. Science proficiency, measured at eighth grade only, sits noticeably below proficiency rates in ELA and math. Across all subjects and grades where data is reported, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among districts in DuPage County, a position that reflects solid but not top-tier academic standing in its peer group.

Willowbrook itself is a car-dependent suburb with commercial life strung along arterial corridors rather than concentrated in a walkable downtown. Retail and dining cluster at Kingery Highway and the Willowbrook Town Center; the village is marked by active reinvestment, with new residential development and infrastructure projects underway. Argonne National Laboratory lies nearby and anchors regional employment, while Turtle Wax maintains corporate headquarters in the village. Most resident employment centers on health care, manufacturing, and professional services. Housing in the area is mid-range for the Chicago suburbs, with home values rising modestly year over year and rents steady; mortgage affordability sits slightly above national benchmarks for the income level.

The school is part of Maercker School District 60, which in the 2024-25 school year launched a new Preschool for All program offering free preschool seats at Holmes School, expanding early-childhood access for district residents beyond the existing fee-based offerings.

Test data limitations should be noted: state assessments do not cover grades three through five, so results here reflect only the school's middle grades. Grade-level science testing occurs only in grade eight. A parent may want to reach out to the school directly about English learner services, special education enrollment and supports, and staffing stability, as those details are not available in state reporting.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 764%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 673%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 865%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Science

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 45%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

This schoolMaercker SD 60, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.