The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in English language arts. The lowest is 60% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Westmont Jr High School
Westmont Jr High School serves grades six through eight in the suburban village of Westmont, a mixed-use community in southwest DuPage County that blends a compact downtown core anchored by Metra transit with residential neighborhoods, auto dealerships, and office parks. The school itself is a small to mid-sized middle school for its grade band. State test results for the most recent year show a mixed academic profile. In English language arts, the school's proficiency rates are stronger, ranging from about three-quarters to roughly four-fifths across grades six through eight. In math, proficiency rates are notably lower, ranging from about half to roughly seventy percent, with the steepest decline in performance as students progress from sixth to seventh and eighth grade. Science proficiency for eighth grade sits around three-fifths. The school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades is above the midpoint among districts in DuPage County.
The student body of around three hundred students is racially and ethnically diverse. White students make up about a majority, Hispanic students account for roughly a third of the school, Black students represent about one-twelfth of enrollment, and Asian students comprise a small portion. The school did not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates or special population data, so a parent seeking that information would want to reach out to the school or district directly. Attendance and chronic absenteeism rates were also not available, and no information about the school's course offerings, staff-to-student ratios, or discipline practices came through the available data.
The parent district, Cusd 201, has faced two failed bond referenda in recent cycles. A November 2024 facilities referendum failed by a single vote, meaning a proposed new elementary school and facility upgrades did not move forward. A follow-up bond referendum in April 2025 that would have funded replacement of aging elementary buildings, classroom and science lab renovations, mechanical upgrades, and athletic improvements was also rejected by voters. As a result, the district's aging elementary facilities remain in service without the planned modernization. Westmont Jr High itself sits outside this facilities debate, as it is not an elementary school, so families should clarify directly with the district whether the high school or junior high buildings are subject to any current or planned capital work.
The broader community of Westmont is actively investing in downtown redevelopment. The village recently approved comprehensive zoning amendments creating new downtown districts near the Metra station to encourage mixed-use, transit-oriented development. Recent additions like Quincy Station, a five-story mixed-use building with apartments and ground-floor dining, reflect this direction. Housing values in the zipcode have appreciated modestly year-over-year, and rental rates have also ticked upward. The median home price and rents both sit in ranges typical for first-ring suburbs west of Chicago. For families considering this school, the setting is a stable, diverse suburban district where academic performance in literacy is solid but math proficiency lags, and where aging facilities remain a district challenge pending future funding decisions.
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