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Berkeley School District 87

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Northlake, Berkeley and Stone Park, and parts of Proviso Township, Leyden Township, Melrose Park, Bellwood and Hillside.

Northlake’s School Grade C− better than 21% of Illinois school districts

Students
2,147
Schools
6
Spent per student
$21,366
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$87.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Berkeley School District 87

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $87.4M, about $40,730 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Northlake 12,462C−Berkeley 5,141DStone Park 4,477

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Northlake. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsMannheim School District 83
6–83 middle schoolsMannheim School District 83
9–125 high schoolsProviso Township High School District 209

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency11%
State average 25.8% · 752 students tested
Reading / language arts13%
State average 29.9% · 1,611 students tested

Graduation rate 88% at Proviso Twp HSD 209, 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
$21,366 per student · 1% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 45%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 43%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,516’20
2,429’21
2,284’22
2,143’23
2,147’24

Down 14.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 74%Black 20%White 4%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Jefferson Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bellwood
380 students12:1
Whittier Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Northlake
368 students12:1
Sunnyside Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Berkeley
C−
344 students11:1
J W Riley Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Northlake
C−
320 students10:1
Northlake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northlake
C+
378 students12:1
MacArthur Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Berkeley
C+
357 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

DuPage High School District 88Addison Township, Elmhurst, York Township
$25,010per student
Leyden Community High School District 212Franklin Park, River Grove, Rosemont
$27,779per student
Maine Township High School District 207Chicago, Des Plaines, Maine Township
$29,333per student
Proviso Township High School District 209Forest Park, Maywood, Westchester
$19,566per 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.