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Schools in Northfield Township · Northfield Township High School District 225, Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34

Northfield Township’s public schools outscore 91% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 50% of Northfield Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Northfield Township, 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.

#57of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
48%
▲ 18 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 24 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.1K
▲ 58% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Northfield Township High School District 225
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
33
8,029 students on the public path
In brief

Northfield Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 50% across both 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 Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 $24,636, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Christian Heritage Academy (private), Sager Solomon Schechter Day School (private), Cove School (private), St. Norbert School (private), St. Catherine Laboure School (private), Rochelle Zell Jewish High School (private), Gertruge B Nielsen Child Care & Learning Center (private), Wyspa Dzieci Learning Center (private), Glenview New Church School (private), Glenview Montessori School (private) and Keshet Day School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Northfield Township’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 91% of Illinois school districts, #57 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 91%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (465)Better than 92%
Towns in Cook County (28)Better than 82%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,007 test results and a graduating class of 1,271 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Northfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,779 in math, 4,234 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Northfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–8Attea Middle SchoolGlenview Community Consolidated School District 34A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

Northfield Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34). From grade 9, students attend the Northfield Township High School District 225, shared with Glenview, Golf and Northbrook. Parts of Northfield Township (20%, 13%, 13%, 12%, 9% and 9% of its land) are served by Northbrook School District 28, Northbrook/Glenview School District 30, Northbrook Elementary School District 27, 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.

Two districts serve Northfield Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northfield Township High School District 225Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 5,034 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$34,073IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34Grades PK–8 · 8 schools · 4,287 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,636IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Northfield Township High School District 22563%
State average 29.9% · 1286 students tested
Math · 9–12, Northfield Township High School District 22562%
State average 25.8% · 1252 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Glenview Community Consolidated School District 3442%
State average 29.9% · 2948 students tested
Math · PK–8, Glenview Community Consolidated School District 3444%
State average 25.8% · 2527 students tested

Northfield Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Northfield Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Northfield TownshipAGlenview Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Northfield Township High School District 225 9–12
New TrierA+Wilmette School District 39 PK–8 · Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · Winnetka School District 36 K–8
WheelingA−Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Arlington Heights School District 25 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12
NilesA−Niles Township Community High School District 219
NorthbrookA+Northbrook School District 28 PK–8 · Northbrook Elementary School District 27 PK–8 · Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 PK–8
Des PlainesA−Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12
MoraineANorth Shore School District 112 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12
Wheeling (village)B+Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12
GlencoeA+Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12
West DeerfieldA+Lake Forest School District 67 PK–8 · Deerfield School District 109 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12
GlenviewAGlenview Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Northfield Township High School District 225 9–12

2 of the 10 neighbors share Northfield Township High School District 225 with Northfield Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Northfield Township

33 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).

District schools in Northfield Townshipby address
Henking Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glenview
470 students13:1Rate it →
Westbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glenview
467 students10:1Rate it →
Lyon Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glenview
454 students13:1Rate it →
Pleasant Ridge Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Glenview
A
492 students14:1Rate it →
Glen Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Glenview
A−
398 students11:1Rate it →
Attea Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Glenview
A
714 students10:1Rate it →
Glenbrook South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glenview
A+
2,923 students13:1Rate it →
Glenbrook North High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Northbrook
A+
2,111 students13:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Northfield Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Hickory Point Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Northbrook
425 students12:1Rate it →
Shabonee School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Northbrook
A+
460 students12:1Rate it →
Wood Oaks Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northbrook
A+
455 students10:1Rate it →
Maple School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northbrook
A+
451 students11:1Rate it →
Wescott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northbrook
A+
469 students11:1Rate it →
Willowbrook Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenview
A+
330 students10:1Rate it →
Greenbriar Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northbrook
A+
352 students9:1Rate it →
Meadowbrook Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northbrook
A+
497 students12:1Rate it →
Northbrook Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northbrook
A+
621 students8:1Rate it →
Westmoor Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northbrook
A+
358 students10:1Rate it →
Middlefork Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Northfield
A+
241 students10:1Rate it →
Sunset Ridge Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Northfield
A+
274 students8:1Rate it →
Henry Winkelman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenview
A
677 students10:1Rate it →
Field School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northbrook
A+
333 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Christian Heritage Academy
Grades PK–12 · Northfield
Private · Religious
500 students10:1Rate it →
Sager Solomon Schechter Day School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Northbrook
Private · Religious
436 students8:1Rate it →
Cove School
Grades 1–12 · Northbrook
Private · Special education
180 students5:1Rate it →
St. Norbert School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Northbrook
Private · Catholic
175 students11:1Rate it →
St. Catherine Laboure School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Glenview
Private · Catholic
173 students13:1Rate it →
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Deerfield
Private · Religious
152 students7:1Rate it →
Gertruge B Nielsen Child Care & Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Northbrook
Private · Nonsectarian
130 studentsRate it →
Wyspa Dzieci Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Northbrook
Private · Nonsectarian
46 studentsRate it →
Glenview New Church School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Glenview
Private · Religious
37 students7:1Rate it →
Glenview Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Northfield
Private · Nonsectarian
29 students16:1Rate it →
Keshet Day School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Northbrook
Private · Special education
12 students4:1Rate it →

Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Glenbrook Evening High School, Glenbrook Off Campus and Northfield Community Nursery Sch).

Questions about Northfield Township’s schools

Are Northfield Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Northfield Township children attend outscore 91% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #57 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Northfield Township in?

Two districts: Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 runs grades PK–8, and Northfield Township High School District 225 runs grades 9–12, shared with Glenview, Golf and Northbrook.

Where do Northfield Township 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 Northfield Township’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 Northfield Township spend per student?

$34,073 in Northfield Township High School District 225 and $24,636 in Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Northfield Township?

Yes: Christian Heritage Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 500 students), Sager Solomon Schechter Day School (religious, grades PK–8, 436 students), Cove School (special education, grades 1–12, 180 students), St. Norbert School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 175 students), St. Catherine Laboure School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 173 students), Rochelle Zell Jewish High School (religious, grades 9–12, 152 students), Gertruge B Nielsen Child Care & Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 130 students), Wyspa Dzieci Learning Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 46 students), Glenview New Church School (religious, grades PK–8, 37 students), Glenview Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 29 students) and Keshet Day School (special education, grades K–8, 12 students).

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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.