Photo: Zol87 · CC BY-SA 2.0Winnetka’s public schools outscore 98% of Illinois districts
In Winnetka, 67% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Winnetka, 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.
Winnetka’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 33 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Winnetka’s, its schools beat 88%, lower than their 98% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Winnetka runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Carleton W Washburne School (7–8) is Winnetka’s own. From grade 9, students attend the New Trier Township High School District 203 with Glencoe, Kenilworth, New Trier, Northfield and Wilmette: New Trier Township H S Winnetka in Winnetka. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 67% and math 72% across both 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 Winnetka School District 36 $31,326, 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.
What’s behind Winnetka’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 Winnetka, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Winnetka · depends on your address
Crow Island Elem School
Grades K–4 · 360 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Greeley Elem School
Grades K–4 · 355 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Hubbard Woods Elem School
Grades K–4 · 350 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Winnetka · depends on your address
Crow Island Elem School
Grades K–4 · 360 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Greeley Elem School
Grades K–4 · 355 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Hubbard Woods Elem School
Grades K–4 · 350 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Winnetka · depends on your address
Crow Island Elem School
Grades K–4 · 360 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Greeley Elem School
Grades K–4 · 355 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Hubbard Woods Elem School
Grades K–4 · 350 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Winnetka · depends on your address
Crow Island Elem School
Grades K–4 · 360 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Greeley Elem School
Grades K–4 · 355 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Hubbard Woods Elem School
Grades K–4 · 350 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Winnetka · depends on your address
Crow Island Elem School
Grades K–4 · 360 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Greeley Elem School
Grades K–4 · 355 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Hubbard Woods Elem School
Grades K–4 · 350 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Winnetka
The Skokie School
Grades 5–6 · 362 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Winnetka
The Skokie School
Grades 5–6 · 362 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Winnetka
Carleton W Washburne School
Grades 7–8 · 376 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Winnetka
Carleton W Washburne School
Grades 7–8 · 376 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Winnetka
New Trier Township H S Northfield
Grades 9 · 886 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Northfield
10th grade in Winnetka
New Trier Township H S Winnetka
Grades 10–12 · 2,770 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Winnetka runs its own schools through grade 8 (Winnetka School District 36). From grade 9, students attend the New Trier Township High School District 203, shared with Glencoe, Kenilworth, New Trier, Northfield and Wilmette. Its elementary school is in Winnetka. Parts of Winnetka (9% of its land) are served by Avoca School District 37 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Winnetka
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
Winnetka vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Winnetka’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Winnetka | A+ | Winnetka School District 36 K–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| New Trier | A+ | Wilmette School District 39 PK–8 · Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · Winnetka School District 36 K–8 |
| Glencoe | A+ | Glencoe School District 35 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Kenilworth | A+ | Kenilworth School District 38 PK–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
| Northfield | A+ | Sunset Ridge School District 29 PK–8 · Avoca School District 37 K–8 · New Trier Township High School District 203 9–12 |
All 4 neighbors share New Trier Township High School District 203 with Winnetka for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Winnetka
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 Winnetka’s schools
Are Winnetka’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Winnetka 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 88%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Winnetka in?
Two districts: Winnetka School District 36 runs grades K–8, and New Trier Township High School District 203 runs grades 9–12, shared with Glencoe, Kenilworth, New Trier, Northfield and Wilmette.
Where do Winnetka kids go to high school?
New Trier Township H S Winnetka, with 2,770 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Winnetka’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 Winnetka spend per student?
$38,898 in New Trier Township High School District 203 and $31,326 in Winnetka School District 36 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Winnetka 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.