Highland Park Elementary School Ranked Among Top 20 In Illinois

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Several elementary and middle schools in North Shore School District 112 have been ranked among the best in Illinois, according to a new rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list of the nation's best public elementary and middle schools, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 K-8 schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels as middle schools and elementary schools. The best charter schools and best magnet schools are ranked as stand-alone categories. Schools that include both elementary and middle school-aged schools are included in both categories. The list does not included private or religious schools.

U.S. News ranked Braeside Elementary School as the 17th top elementary school in Illinois. Among schools on Chicago's North Shore, it ranks third behind Greeley Elementary School in Winnetka and Walden Elementary School in Deerfield.

Here’s a look at how other schools in District 112 ranked compared with others in the state:

Elementary schools:

• No. 17: Braeside Elementary School
• No. 35: Ravinia Elementary School
• No. 88: Indian Trail Elementary School
• No. 429: Oak Terrace Elementary School
• No. 726: Wayne Thomas Elementary School
• No. 922: Sherwood Elementary School

Middle schools:

• No. 165: Edgewood Middle School
• No. 324: Northwood Junior High School

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.

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