Westmoor Elem School vs Wescott Elementary School

Westmoor Elem School and Wescott Elementary School sit just 0.8 miles apart in Northbrook, Illinois, but their standing in the state diverges sharply. Westmoor ranks #3 of 3,813 Illinois schools, placing it among the top fraction of a percent statewide. Wescott Elementary School, itself a strong performer, ranks #130 of 3,813 — a respectable top 4%, but a meaningful gap from Westmoor's elite position. The overall rating gap is 1.1 points, with Westmoor Elem School at 9.9/10 against Wescott's 8.8/10.

On academic proficiency the two schools are nearly identical: Wescott Elementary School scores 9.9/10 and Westmoor Elem School scores 10.0/10, a statistical dead heat. The separation opens on growth. Westmoor's growth score of 9.9/10 is more than two points above Wescott Elementary School's 7.8/10 — meaning Westmoor students, regardless of where they start academically, are advancing faster relative to their peers across Illinois. For parents who prize trajectory over baseline, that 2.1-point growth delta is the decisive number.

The two schools differ in size and staffing ratios. Wescott Elementary School enrolls 485 students against Westmoor Elem School's 352, a 38 percent larger student body. Westmoor's tighter student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1 edges out Wescott's 10.5:1, translating to roughly one additional student per teacher at Wescott — modest but consistent with the smaller-school feel Westmoor provides. Both figures are well below typical public-school averages, so neither school is stretched thin.

One structural difference: Westmoor Elem School serves grades PK through 5, offering a pre-kindergarten entry point that Wescott Elementary School does not — Wescott begins at kindergarten. Families with four-year-olds who want to keep siblings in the same building throughout early childhood have an option at Westmoor that simply does not exist at Wescott. Both schools cap out at 5th grade, so the upper-elementary experience ends at the same point.