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Northbrook Elementary School District 27

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Northbrook, and parts of Northfield Township and Deerfield.

Northbrook’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Illinois school districts

Students
1,340
Schools
3
Spent per student
$30,111
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Northbrook Elementary School District 27

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 39 pts above the state
  • Spends 40% more per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $69 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Northbrook 34,744

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Northbrook. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsNorthbrook School District 28
6–83 middle schoolsNorthbrook School District 28
9–122 high schoolsNorthfield Township High School District 225

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency70%
State average 25.8% · 833 students tested
Reading / language arts69%
State average 29.9% · 907 students tested

Graduation rate 96% at Glenbrook HSD 225, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$30,111 per student · 40% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 76%State 22%Federal 1%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,364’20
1,370’21
1,333’22
1,347’23
1,340’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Asian 26%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Hickory Point Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Northbrook
425 students12:1
Shabonee School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Northbrook
A+
460 students12:1
Wood Oaks Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northbrook
A+
455 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Township High School District 113Bannockburn, Highland Park, Moraine Township
$38,822per student
New Trier Township High School District 203Glencoe, New Trier Township, Northfield
$38,898per student
Glencoe School District 35Glencoe, New Trier Township
$31,024per student
Avoca School District 37New Trier Township, Northfield
$35,150per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.