Westgate Elementary School
500 S Dwyer, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005-2298 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Westgate Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Cook County, IL
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School – Selected in 2006  
Students & Faculty
Total Students 583 students
% Male / % Female 54%  /  46%
Total Classroom Teachers 39 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 86 students
Grade 1 - 97 students
Grade 2 - 89 students
Grade 3 - 112 students
Grade 4 - 107 students
Grade 5 - 92 students
This School
(IL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(IL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 5% 3%
% Hispanic 7% 16%
% Black 1% 22%
% White 87% 56%
Additional Student Information
This School
(IL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 7% 39%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(IL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Arlington Heights 25 School District
This School's Agency
(IL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 9 3
Number of Students Managed 4,970 students 907 students
District Total Revenue $59,843,000 $8,067,000
District Expenditure $56,771,000 $8,098,000
District Revenue / Student $12,041 $8,894
District Expenditure / Student $11,423 $8,928
In the News:
  • Arlington Hts. native now runs one of the world's biggest corporations (Daily Herald)
    posted on September 16, 2009 at 08:02:12 pm
    The man who now heads the world's largest consumer products company, Procter & Gamble, grew up in Arlington Heights. Bob McDonald, 56, took over as CEO of the 172-year-old company with annual sales of $79 billion July 1, with plans to grow sales overseas and streamline management.
  • Dwyer prepares to take the helm at Roosevelt (Park Ridge Herald-Advocate)
    posted on July 22, 2009 at 02:20:29 am
    As a child Kevin Dwyer played on the Roosevelt Elementary School playground. Today he's the new principal of the Park Ridge school. Dwyer, who is already settling into his new position and planning for the upcoming school year, is inviting families and students to meet and get to know him during two "open houses" on Aug. 4 and Aug. 12.
  • Scouts recall boy who worked hard, stayed positive (Daily Herald)
    posted on June 4, 2009 at 04:01:13 am
    Garrett Finnerty was the kind of kid who kept working at baseball even though he "wasn't a shining star" in the sport.
  • 3rd family member in Arlington Heights fire dies (Chicago Tribune)
    posted on June 3, 2009 at 11:25:43 am
    The suspicious fire early Tuesday morning at a home in northwest suburban Arlington Heights has claimed a third family member's life. Kevin Finnerty, 46, died early this morning of severe burns, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
  • Suspicious Arlington Heights fire kills mom and son, 11 (Chicago Tribune)
    posted on June 3, 2009 at 02:56:54 am
    Dad is severely burned, and 2 children escaped from the second floor Leaping from the second floor of her blazing Arlington Heights home, Bridget Finnerty, 12, rushed to a neighbor's house about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday to raise the alarm about a deliberately set fire that killed her mother and a younger brother, authorities said.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (60005)
School Zip (60005)
(IL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 29,183 people 12,207,380 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 48% 24%
Population Average Age 39 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.6 persons
Median Household Income $56,877 $46,557
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 39 years old 49 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (60005)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 69% / 31% 62% / 38%
School Map:
1. Newcomers Center - n/a - 0.9 mi. away - view location
2. Kimball Hill Elementary School - 626 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
3. John G Conyers Learning Academy - 188 students - 1.1 mi. away - view location
4. Willow Bend Elementary School - 443 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
5. Dryden Elementary School - 416 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Arlington Heights, Cook County, Zip 60005 
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