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The Joseph Sears School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

542 Abbotsford Rd, Kenilworth, IL 60043 · (847) 853-3803 · Part of Kenilworth School District 38

New Trier Township’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
471
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about The Joseph Sears School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 51 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 45 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts76%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

542 Abbotsford Rd, Kenilworth

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten44
Grade 162
Grade 247
Grade 351
Grade 457
Grade 551
Grade 654
Grade 745
Grade 842
Enrollment over time
467’20
469’21
471’22
480’23
471’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Two or more races 6%Asian 6%Hispanic 3%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Joseph Sears School from New Trier Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; New Trier Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.