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Highland Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9700 Crawford Ave, Skokie, IL 60076 · (847) 676-5001 · Part of Skokie School District 68

Niles Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
316
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9700 Crawford Ave, Skokie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten56
Grade 149
Grade 243
Grade 357
Grade 456
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
380’20
360’21
325’22
329’23
316’24

Down 16.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 30%Asian 29%Black 15%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 12%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Elementary School from Niles Township families.

Other schools in Skokie School District 68

The district →
Devonshire Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Skokie
C
417 students13:1
Jane Stenson School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Skokie
C+
365 students13:1
Old Orchard Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Skokie
B+
711 students13:1

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; Niles Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.