Photo: Thshriver · CC BY-SA 3.0Kenilworth’s public schools outscore 98% of Illinois districts
71% of students in Kenilworth’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kenilworth, 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.
Kenilworth’s schools, in brief
Kenilworth runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
The Joseph Sears School (PK–8) is Kenilworth’s own. From grade 9, students attend the New Trier Township High School District 203 with Glencoe, New Trier, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka: New Trier Township H S Winnetka in Winnetka. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 71% and math 76% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
New Trier Township High School District 203 spends $38,898 per student and Kenilworth School District 38 $35,573, 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 Kenilworth’s grade
A+: better than 98% 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 Kenilworth, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Kenilworth
The Joseph Sears School
Grades PK–8 · 471 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Kenilworth
The Joseph Sears School
Grades PK–8 · 471 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Kenilworth
The Joseph Sears School
Grades PK–8 · 471 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Kenilworth
The Joseph Sears School
Grades PK–8 · 471 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Kenilworth
The Joseph Sears School
Grades PK–8 · 471 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Kenilworth
The Joseph Sears School
Grades PK–8 · 471 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Kenilworth
The Joseph Sears School
Grades PK–8 · 471 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Kenilworth
The Joseph Sears School
Grades PK–8 · 471 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Kenilworth
The Joseph Sears School
Grades PK–8 · 471 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Kenilworth
New Trier Township H S Northfield
Grades 9 · 886 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Northfield
10th grade in Kenilworth
New Trier Township H S Winnetka
Grades 10–12 · 2,770 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Winnetka
Kenilworth runs its own schools through grade 8 (Kenilworth School District 38). From grade 9, students attend the New Trier Township High School District 203, shared with Glencoe, New Trier, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka. Its school is in Kenilworth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Kenilworth
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
Kenilworth vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Kenilworth’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Kenilworth | A+ | Kenilworth School District 38 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Wilmette | A+ | Wilmette School District 39 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Winnetka | A+ | Winnetka School District 36 K–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| New Trier | A+ | Wilmette School District 39 PK–8 · Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · Winnetka School District 36 K–8 |
All 3 neighbors share New Trier Township High School District 203 with Kenilworth for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Kenilworth
2 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 Kenilworth’s schools
Are Kenilworth’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Kenilworth children attend outscore 98% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Kenilworth in?
Two districts: Kenilworth School District 38 runs grades PK–8, and New Trier Township High School District 203 runs grades 9–12, shared with Glencoe, New Trier, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka.
Where do Kenilworth kids go to high school?
New Trier Township H S Winnetka in Winnetka, with 2,770 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Kenilworth’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in New Trier Township High School District 203 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Kenilworth spend per student?
$38,898 in New Trier Township High School District 203 and $35,573 in Kenilworth School District 38 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Kenilworth 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.