Two Winnetka Schools Ranked Among Top 15 In Illinois

WINNETKA, IL — Several elementary and middle schools in the Winnetka area 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 Greeley Elementary School as No. 8 in Illinois among elementary schools and Carleton W. Washburne School as No. 12 in the state among middle schools.

Both District 36 schools are the top-ranked among among school districts that feed into New Trier High School.

Here’s a look at how other schools in Winnetka, Glencoe and Northfield ranked compared with others in the state:

Elementary schools:

• No. 28: Sunset Ridge Elementary School, Sunset Ridge School District 29
• No. 75: Middlefork Primary School, Sunset Ridge School District 29
• No. 103: West School, Glencoe School District 35
• No. 126: The Skokie School, Winnetka School District 36
• No. 136: Crow Island Elementary School, Winnetka School District 36
• No. 678: Hubbard Woods Elementary School, Winnetka School District 36

Middle schools:

• No. 33: Sunset Ridge Elementary School, Sunset Ridge School District 29
• No. 102: Central School, Glencoe School District 35

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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