Summary:
Maercker School District 60 in Illinois is home to a single middle school, Westview Hills Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This standout school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Westview Hills Middle School is ranked in the top 16% of Illinois middle schools and has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years. The school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math for all grades were 68.9% and 63%, respectively, compared to 62.5% and 59.1% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, the school's 8th grade proficiency rates in ELA and Math were also higher than the district and state averages.
While Westview Hills Middle School has a higher-than-desired chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, the school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the free and reduced-price lunch rate of 44.42%. The district's investment in the school is evident, with per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year at $18,098, which is higher than the state average.
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