Northlake’s public schools score below 79% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
12% of students in Northlake’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Northlake, 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.
Northlake’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1390 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Northlake’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 21% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Leyden Community High School District 212 spends $27,779 per student and Berkeley School District 87 $21,366, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then three middle and five 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 Northlake’s grade
C−: better than 21% of Illinois school districts, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Northlake, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Northlake · depends on your address
Jefferson Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 380 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bellwood
Whittier Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 368 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Mannheim Early Childhood Ctr
Grades PK · 157 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in NorthLake
6th grade in Northlake · depends on your address
Mannheim Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 768 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Melrose Park
Northlake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 378 students · 12:1 students per teacher
MacArthur Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 357 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Berkeley
7th grade in Northlake · depends on your address
Mannheim Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 768 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Melrose Park
Northlake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 378 students · 12:1 students per teacher
MacArthur Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 357 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Berkeley
8th grade in Northlake · depends on your address
Mannheim Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 768 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Melrose Park
Northlake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 378 students · 12:1 students per teacher
MacArthur Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 357 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Berkeley
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Northlake
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Northlake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Northlake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Northlake | C− | Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Melrose Park | C− | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Franklin Park | C+ | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Franklin Park School District 84 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Berkeley | C− | Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
| Stone Park | D | Bellwood School District 88 PK–8 · Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
| York | B+ | SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Proviso | C | Proviso Township High School District 209 |
| Elmhurst | A− | Elmhurst School District 205 PK–12 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
4 of the 7 neighbors share Proviso Township High School District 209 with Northlake for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Northlake
13 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 Northlake’s schools
Are Northlake’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Northlake children attend score below 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #628 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Northlake in?
Leyden Community High School District 212, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,527 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
Where do Northlake kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Proviso West High School, East Leyden High School, West Leyden High School, Proviso East High School and Proviso Math and Science Academy.
What is Northlake’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Proviso Township High School District 209 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Northlake spend per student?
$27,779 in Leyden Community High School District 212, $21,366 in Berkeley School District 87, $26,191 in Mannheim School District 83 and $19,566 in Proviso Township High School District 209 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Northlake 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.