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Northbrook School District 28

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
1,828
Schools
4
Spent per student
$33,597
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
10:1
The gist

What stands out about Northbrook School District 28

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 43 pts above the state
  • Spends 56% more per student than the IL average
  • 10 students per teacher
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
A+
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 schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsNorthfield Township High School District 225

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency70%
State average 25.8% · 1,151 students tested
Reading / language arts73%
State average 29.9% · 1,209 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
$33,597 per student · 56% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 34%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 28%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,824’20
1,834’21
1,842’22
1,850’23
1,828’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Asian 14%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 5%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Westmoor Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northbrook
A+
358 students10:1
Meadowbrook Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northbrook
A+
497 students12:1
Greenbriar Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northbrook
A+
352 students9:1
Northbrook Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northbrook
A+
621 students8:1

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.