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Highcrest Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

569 Hunter Rd, Wilmette, IL 60091 · (847) 512-6500 · Part of Wilmette School District 39

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

Directions
Students
748
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about Highcrest Middle School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency60%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts56%
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 ↗

569 Hunter Rd, Wilmette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5372
Grade 6376
Enrollment over time
819’20
764’21
760’22
747’23
748’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Two or more races 13%Asian 10%Hispanic 8%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highcrest Middle School from New Trier Township families.

Other schools in Wilmette School District 39

The district →
Romona Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wilmette
A+
462 students9:1
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wilmette
A+
485 students12:1
McKenzie Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wilmette
A
461 students14:1
Harper Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wilmette
A+
366 students12:1
Wilmette Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Wilmette
A+
766 students12:1

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.