New Trier Township’s public schools outscore 98% of Illinois districts
67% of students in New Trier Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the five public school districts serving New Trier Township, 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.
New Trier Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 57 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Trier Township’s, its schools beat 89%, lower than their 98% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 67% and math 66% across its 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 Wilmette School District 39 $25,998, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then four middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Loyola Academy (private), St. Francis Xavier School (private), North Shore Country Day School (private), The School of Saints Faith, Hope & Charity (private), Regina Dominican HS (private), Baker Demonstration School (private), Sacred Heart School (private), Ronald Knox Montessori School (private) and Gan Montessori (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 New Trier Township’s grade
A+: better than 98% of Illinois school districts, #1 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 New Trier Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in New Trier Township · depends on your address
Romona Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 462 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wilmette
South Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 413 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Glencoe
9th grade in New Trier Township
New Trier Township H S Northfield
Grades 9 · 886 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Northfield
10th grade in New Trier Township
New Trier Township H S Winnetka
Grades 10–12 · 2,770 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Winnetka
11th grade in New Trier Township
New Trier Township H S Winnetka
Grades 10–12 · 2,770 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Winnetka
12th grade in New Trier Township
New Trier Township H S Winnetka
Grades 10–12 · 2,770 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Winnetka
Parts of New Trier Township (4% of its land) are served by Kenilworth School District 38 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Five districts serve New Trier Township
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
New Trier Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share New Trier Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| New Trier Township | A+ | Wilmette School District 39 PK–8 · Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · Winnetka School District 36 K–8 |
| Winnetka | A+ | Winnetka School District 36 K–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Glencoe | A+ | Glencoe School District 35 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 |
| Northfield | A | Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Northfield Township High School District 225 9–12 |
| Evanston | A− | Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 PK–8 · Evanston Township High School District 202 9–12 |
| Niles | A− | Niles Township Community High School District 219 |
| Kenilworth | A+ | Kenilworth School District 38 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Skokie | B+ | Skokie School District 68 K–8 · Niles Township Community High School District 219 9–12 |
| Moraine | 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 |
| Northbrook | A+ | Northbrook School District 28 PK–8 · Northbrook Elementary School District 27 PK–8 · Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 PK–8 |
4 of the 11 neighbors share New Trier Township High School District 203 with New Trier Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in New Trier Township
28 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 New Trier Township’s schools
Are New Trier Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Trier Township children attend outscore 98% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is New Trier Township in?
New Trier Township High School District 203, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,656 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of New Trier Township are served by Kenilworth School District 38.
Where do New Trier Township 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 New Trier Township’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 New Trier Township spend per student?
$38,898 in New Trier Township High School District 203, $25,998 in Wilmette School District 39, $31,024 in Glencoe School District 35, $31,326 in Winnetka School District 36 and $35,150 in Avoca School District 37 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in New Trier Township?
Yes: Loyola Academy (Catholic, grades 9–12, 1,947 students), St. Francis Xavier School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 720 students), North Shore Country Day School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 528 students), The School of Saints Faith, Hope & Charity (Catholic, grades PK–8, 283 students), Regina Dominican HS (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 200 students), Baker Demonstration School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 187 students), Sacred Heart School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 156 students), Ronald Knox Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 89 students) and Gan Montessori (religious, grades PK–K, 12 students).
Parents talk
What New Trier Township 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.