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Wood Oaks Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1250 Sanders Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062 · (847) 272-1900 · Part of Northbrook Elementary School District 27

Northfield Township’s School Grade A better than 91% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
455
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Wood Oaks Jr High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 42 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 39 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency68%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1250 Sanders Rd, Northbrook

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6154
Grade 7148
Grade 8153
Enrollment over time
493’20
495’21
475’22
451’23
455’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Asian 26%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wood Oaks Jr High School from Northfield Township families.

Other schools in Northbrook Elementary School District 27

The district →
Hickory Point Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Northbrook
425 students12:1
Shabonee School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Northbrook
A+
460 students12:1

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