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Schools in Skokie · Niles Township Community High School District 219, Skokie School District 68

Skokie’s public schools outscore 68% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 33% of Skokie’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Skokie, 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.

#294of 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
33%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$37.1K
▲ 72% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Niles Township Community High School District 219
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
6,454 students on the public path
In brief

Skokie’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 33% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Niles Township Community High School District 219 spends $37,090 per student and Skokie School District 68 $25,519, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Skokie’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Illinois school districts, #294 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1185)Better than 68%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,925 test results and a graduating class of 1,189 could put Skokie anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Skokie’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,619 in math, 2,231 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–8Old Orchard Jr High SchoolSkokie School District 68B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Skokie runs its own schools through grade 8 (Skokie School District 68). From grade 9, students attend the Niles Township Community High School District 219, shared with Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles and Niles. Its elementary school is in Skokie. Parts of Skokie (17%, 15%, 13%, 11%, 11% and 10% of its land) are served by Skokie School District 69, Skokie School District 73-5, Skokie-Fairview School District 72, Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65, Evanston Township High School District 202 and East Prairie School District 73 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Skokie

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

Niles Township Community High School District 219Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 4,645 students · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$37,090IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Skokie School District 68Grades K–8 · 4 schools · 1,809 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,519IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Niles Township Community High School District 21937%
State average 29.9% · 1183 students tested
Math · 9–12, Niles Township Community High School District 21937%
State average 25.8% · 1163 students tested
Reading · K–8, Skokie School District 6829%
State average 29.9% · 1048 students tested
Math · K–8, Skokie School District 6822%
State average 25.8% · 456 students tested

Skokie vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SkokieB+Skokie School District 68 K–8 · Niles Township Community High School District 219 9–12
NilesA−Niles Township Community High School District 219
Morton GroveA−Morton Grove School District 70 PK–8 · Golf Elementary School District 67 PK–8 · Niles Township Community High School District 219 9–12
EvanstonA−Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 PK–8 · Evanston Township High School District 202 9–12
LincolnwoodA−Lincolnwood School District 74 PK–8 · Niles Township Community High School District 219 9–12
ChicagoCChicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12
New TrierA+Wilmette School District 39 PK–8 · Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · Winnetka School District 36 K–8
Niles (village)B+Niles Elementary School District 71 PK–8 · East Maine School District 63 PK–8 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12
WilmetteA+Wilmette School District 39 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12
GlenviewAGlenview Community Consolidated School District 34 PK–8 · Northfield Township High School District 225 9–12

4 of the 9 neighbors share Niles Township Community High School District 219 with Skokie for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Skokie

6 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).

Also serving Skokiein other towns
Devonshire Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C
417 students13:1Rate it →
Jane Stenson School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
365 students13:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
316 students11:1Rate it →
Old Orchard Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
711 students13:1Rate it →
Niles West High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
2,646 students13:1Rate it →
Niles North High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,999 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Skokie’s schools

Are Skokie’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Skokie children attend outscore 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #294 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Skokie in?

Two districts: Skokie School District 68 runs grades K–8, and Niles Township Community High School District 219 runs grades 9–12, shared with Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Niles and Niles.

Where do Skokie kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Niles West High School and Niles North High School.

What is Skokie’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Niles Township Community High School District 219 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Skokie spend per student?

$37,090 in Niles Township Community High School District 219 and $25,519 in Skokie School District 68 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.