Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to New Trier Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A+

Harper Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

1101 Dartmouth St, Wilmette, IL 60091 · (847) 512-6200 · Part of Wilmette School District 39

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

Directions
Students
366
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Harper Elem School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Trier Township kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where New Trier Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Harper Elem SchoolYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

1101 Dartmouth St, Wilmette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten71
Grade 163
Grade 258
Grade 369
Grade 499
Enrollment over time
414’20
425’21
385’22
370’23
366’24

Down 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Asian 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harper Elem 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
Highcrest Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Wilmette
A+
748 students11:1
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.