Photo: CL Minecraft · CC BY-SA 4.0Northbrook’s public schools outscore 98% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Northbrook’s districts is 68%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Northbrook, 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.
Northbrook’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 68% and math 68% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Northfield Township High School District 225 spends $34,073 per student and Northbrook School District 28 $33,597, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Northbrook’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 Northbrook, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Northbrook · depends on your address
Hickory Point Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 425 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Westmoor Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 358 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Willowbrook Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 330 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
6th grade in Northbrook · depends on your address
Northbrook Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 621 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Wood Oaks Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 455 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Maple School
Grades 6–8 · 451 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Northbrook · depends on your address
Northbrook Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 621 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Wood Oaks Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 455 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Maple School
Grades 6–8 · 451 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Northbrook · depends on your address
Northbrook Junior High School
Grades 6–8 · 621 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Wood Oaks Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 455 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Maple School
Grades 6–8 · 451 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Northbrook · depends on your address
Glenbrook South High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,923 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Glenbrook North High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,111 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Northbrook · depends on your address
Glenbrook South High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,923 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Glenbrook North High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,111 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Northbrook · depends on your address
Glenbrook South High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,923 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Glenbrook North High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,111 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Northbrook · depends on your address
Glenbrook South High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,923 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Glenbrook North High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,111 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Parts of Northbrook (4%, 3% and 3% of its land) are served by West Northfield School District 31, New Trier Township High School District 203 and Sunset Ridge School District 29 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Northbrook
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
Northbrook vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Northbrook’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Northbrook | A+ | Northbrook School District 28 PK–8 · Northbrook Elementary School District 27 PK–8 · Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 PK–8 |
| Glenview | A | Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Northfield Township High School District 225 9–12 |
| Northfield | A+ | Sunset Ridge School District 29 PK–8 · Avoca School District 37 K–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Deerfield | A+ | Deerfield School District 109 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12 |
| Glencoe | A+ | Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Northfield Township | A | Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Northfield Township High School District 225 9–12 |
| New Trier | A+ | Wilmette School District 39 PK–8 · Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · Winnetka School District 36 K–8 |
| Wheeling | B+ | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Moraine | A | North Shore School District 112 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12 |
2 of the 8 neighbors share Northfield Township High School District 225 with Northbrook for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Northbrook
11 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 Northbrook’s schools
Are Northbrook’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Northbrook 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 99%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Northbrook in?
Northfield Township High School District 225, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,034 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Northbrook are served by West Northfield School District 31, New Trier Township High School District 203 and Sunset Ridge School District 29.
Where do Northbrook kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Glenbrook South High School and Glenbrook North High School.
What is Northbrook’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Northfield Township High School District 225 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Northbrook spend per student?
$34,073 in Northfield Township High School District 225, $33,597 in Northbrook School District 28, $30,111 in Northbrook Elementary School District 27 and $28,415 in Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Northbrook 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.