Photo: Etombari · CC BY-SA 4.0Highwood’s public schools outscore 92% of Illinois districts
Math proficiency in Highwood’s districts is 49%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Highwood, 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.
Highwood’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 919 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Highwood’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 92% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 49% 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
North Shore School District 112 spends $25,691 per student and Township High School District 113 $38,822, 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 Highwood’s grade
A: better than 92% of Illinois school districts, #48 of 768 Illinois towns. 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 Highwood, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Highwood · depends on your address
Edgewood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 663 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 540 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
7th grade in Highwood · depends on your address
Edgewood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 663 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 540 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
8th grade in Highwood · depends on your address
Edgewood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 663 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 540 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Highland Park
9th grade in Highwood · 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 Highwood · 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
Highwood runs its own schools through grade 8 (North Shore School District 112). From grade 9, students attend the Township High School District 113, shared with Bannockburn, Deerfield, Highland Park, Moraine, Riverwoods and West Deerfield. Its elementary school is in Highwood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Highwood
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
Highwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Highwood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Highwood | A | North Shore School District 112 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12 |
| Highland Park | A | North Shore School District 112 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 |
Every school in Highwood
11 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 Highwood’s schools
Are Highwood’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Highwood children attend outscore 92% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #48 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Highwood in?
Two districts: North Shore School District 112 runs grades PK–8, and Township High School District 113 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bannockburn, Deerfield, Highland Park, Moraine, Riverwoods and West Deerfield.
Where do Highwood kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Highland Park High School and Deerfield High School.
What is Highwood’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 Highwood spend per student?
$25,691 in North Shore School District 112 and $38,822 in Township High School District 113 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Highwood families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Highwood → They have their own page.
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.