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Best Public Schools in Highwood, IL

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At a glance

School

494

Students

Top rankedOak Terrace Elementary School616^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Oak Terrace Elementary School up 135 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Highwood, Illinois has one public elementary school, Oak Terrace Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the North Shore School District 112. While the district is highly ranked, Oak Terrace Elementary School's performance metrics are mixed compared to state and district averages.

Oak Terrace Elementary School has seen a decline in its ranking and performance over the past three school years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 616 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and was rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. However, its ranking dropped to 751 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 3-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science were consistently below the district and state averages, with particularly low 3rd-grade proficiency rates in the 2023-2024 school year.

Socioeconomic factors may also be contributing to the school's challenges. Oak Terrace Elementary School has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 49.81% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's chronic absenteeism rate was also relatively high at 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year. While the school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, these factors suggest that the school may face difficulties in supporting its student population and improving academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Prairie Ave	Highwood	60040	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 765-3100	494	41	12.1	46.4%	187 (37.9%)	8 (1.6%)	269 (54.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	69.3	616^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.0%		59	751^st of 2067 public elementary schools	63.7%	135	48.3	59.6	53.6	67.3	60.1	51.9	50.0	51.9	51.2	96.8	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.3	96.6	97.1	35.7	$28,321	$642	$27,679

Cities Near Highwood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Highland Park	0.5 mi	17	53^rd
Lake Forest	1.9 mi	8	30^th
Deerfield	2.32 mi	7	23^rd
Bannockburn	2.71 mi	1	8^th
Lincolnshire	4.66 mi	4	7^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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