Bannockburn’s public schools outscore 95% of Illinois districts
63% of students in Bannockburn’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bannockburn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bannockburn’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 60 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bannockburn’s, its schools beat 70%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 63% and math 61% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Township High School District 113 spends $38,822 per student and Bannockburn School District 106 $38,782, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Bannockburn’s grade
A+: better than 95% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bannockburn, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Bannockburn
Bannockburn School
Grades K–8 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Bannockburn
Bannockburn School
Grades K–8 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Bannockburn
Bannockburn School
Grades K–8 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Bannockburn
Bannockburn School
Grades K–8 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Bannockburn
Bannockburn School
Grades K–8 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Bannockburn
Bannockburn School
Grades K–8 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Bannockburn
Bannockburn School
Grades K–8 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Bannockburn
Bannockburn School
Grades K–8 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Bannockburn
Bannockburn School
Grades K–8 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Bannockburn · depends on your address
Highland Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,661 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
Deerfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,437 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Deerfield
10th grade in Bannockburn · depends on your address
Highland Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,661 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
Deerfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,437 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Deerfield
11th grade in Bannockburn · depends on your address
Highland Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,661 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
Deerfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,437 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Deerfield
12th grade in Bannockburn · depends on your address
Highland Park High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,661 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
Deerfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,437 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Deerfield
Bannockburn runs its own schools through grade 8 (Bannockburn School District 106). From grade 9, students attend the Township High School District 113, shared with Deerfield, Highland Park, Highwood, Moraine, Riverwoods and West Deerfield. Its school is in Bannockburn. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bannockburn
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Bannockburn vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bannockburn’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bannockburn | A+ | Bannockburn School District 106 K–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12 |
| Deerfield | A+ | Deerfield School District 109 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12 |
| Lake Forest | A | Lake Forest School District 67 PK–8 · Lake Forest Community High School District 115 9–12 |
| Highland Park | A | North Shore School District 112 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12 |
| Riverwoods | A+ | Deerfield School District 109 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Township High School District 113 with Bannockburn for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bannockburn
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Bannockburn’s schools
Are Bannockburn’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bannockburn children attend outscore 95% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bannockburn in?
Two districts: Bannockburn School District 106 runs grades K–8, and Township High School District 113 runs grades 9–12, shared with Deerfield, Highland Park, Highwood, Moraine, Riverwoods and West Deerfield.
Where do Bannockburn kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Highland Park High School and Deerfield High School.
What is Bannockburn’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Township High School District 113 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Bannockburn spend per student?
$38,822 in Township High School District 113 and $38,782 in Bannockburn School District 106 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bannockburn families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.