Northfield’s public schools outscore 98% of Illinois districts
On the state reading tests, 69% of Northfield’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Northfield, 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.
Northfield’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 69% and math 71% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
New Trier Township High School District 203 spends $38,898 per student and Sunset Ridge School District 29 $36,152, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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 Northfield’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 Northfield, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Northfield · depends on your address
Avoca West Elem School
Grades K–5 · 313 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Middlefork Primary School
Grades K–3 · 241 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Northfield · depends on your address
Avoca West Elem School
Grades K–5 · 313 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Middlefork Primary School
Grades K–3 · 241 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Northfield · depends on your address
Avoca West Elem School
Grades K–5 · 313 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Middlefork Primary School
Grades K–3 · 241 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Northfield · depends on your address
Avoca West Elem School
Grades K–5 · 313 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Middlefork Primary School
Grades K–3 · 241 students · 10:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Northfield · depends on your address
Avoca West Elem School
Grades K–5 · 313 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Sunset Ridge Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 274 students · 8:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Northfield · depends on your address
Avoca West Elem School
Grades K–5 · 313 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Glenview
Sunset Ridge Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 274 students · 8:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Northfield · depends on your address
Sunset Ridge Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 274 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Marie Murphy School
Grades 6–8 · 253 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wilmette
7th grade in Northfield · depends on your address
Sunset Ridge Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 274 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Marie Murphy School
Grades 6–8 · 253 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wilmette
8th grade in Northfield · depends on your address
Sunset Ridge Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 274 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Marie Murphy School
Grades 6–8 · 253 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Wilmette
9th grade in Northfield
New Trier Township H S Northfield
Grades 9 · 886 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Northfield
New Trier Township H S Winnetka
Grades 10–12 · 2,770 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Winnetka
Parts of Northfield (3% and 3% of its land) are served by Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 and Northfield Township High School District 225 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Northfield
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
Northfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Northfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Northfield | A+ | Sunset Ridge School District 29 PK–8 · Avoca School District 37 K–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| 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 |
| Glencoe | A+ | Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Winnetka | A+ | Winnetka School District 36 K–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Wilmette | A+ | Wilmette School District 39 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share New Trier Township High School District 203 with Northfield for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Northfield
5 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 Northfield’s schools
Are Northfield’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Northfield 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 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Northfield in?
New Trier Township High School District 203, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,656 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Northfield are served by Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34 and Northfield Township High School District 225.
Where do Northfield kids go to high school?
New Trier Township H S Winnetka in Winnetka, with 2,770 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Northfield’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in New Trier Township High School District 203 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Northfield spend per student?
$38,898 in New Trier Township High School District 203, $36,152 in Sunset Ridge School District 29 and $35,150 in Avoca School District 37 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Northfield 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.