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Sherwood Elementary School

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Sherwood Elementary School ranks 263 rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Sherwood Elementary School is a public elementary school in North Shore School District 112 in Highland Park, Illinois, serving 354 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness exams.

Sherwood Elementary School's academic performance is particularly strong, with a 73.2% proficiency rate in ELA and a 68.9% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's special education students have performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools in this subgroup. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and English Language Learner students has been relatively lower, suggesting an opportunity for improvement in addressing the needs of these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Sherwood Elementary School's performance is generally stronger than other schools within the North Shore School District 112, such as Indian Trail Elementary and Ravinia Elementary. However, some schools in the neighboring Deerfield School District 109, such as South Park Elementary and Wilmot Elementary, have even higher academic performance, suggesting that Sherwood could potentially learn from their practices or resources.

342

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,767

Per pupil spending ?

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Stratford Rd
Highland Park, IL 60035-3701

(224) 765-3800

District: North Shore School District 112

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edgewood Middle School
High:	Deerfield High School
	Highland Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.1%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (65% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Illinois avg44%

263^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the North Shore School District 112

101^st of 811North Shore School District 112 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	263 of 2056	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	172 of 2067	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	312 of 2077	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	312 of 2082	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	328 of 1948	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	382 of 2086	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	417 of 2037	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.7	368 of 2044	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	90.0	177 of 2046	91.3%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	245 of 2052	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	83.7	305 of 2093	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.2	402 of 2167	81.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	469 of 2166	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	364 of 2147	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	378 of 2139	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	77.6	452 of 2120	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	81.8	258 of 2092	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	78.4	341 of 2095	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	84.2	131 of 2086	93.7%	★★★★★
2005	75.0	489 of 2022	75.8%	★★★★☆
2004	84.2	198 of 2030	90.2%	★★★★★
2003	78.2	412 of 2020	79.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	173 of 1049	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	119 of 886	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	75 of 907	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	44.6	362 of 718	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	235 of 1942	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	142 of 1942	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	204 of 1957	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	356 of 1970	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	391 of 1680	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	378 of 2019	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	530 of 1964	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	49.5	441 of 938	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	53.6	711 of 1765	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	297 of 1947	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	207 of 1959	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	422 of 1984	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	246 of 1977	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	280 of 1707	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	397 of 2019	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	281 of 1972	85.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	51.5	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	102 of 1292	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	105 of 1195	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	126 of 1156	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	146 of 1113	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	121 of 640	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	143 of 1194	88.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	274 of 1389	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	184 of 1392	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	366 of 1419	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	398 of 1425	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	301 of 1308	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	425 of 1462	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	237 of 1463	83.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)60th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2018)53rd percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)50th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2022)27th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Mathematics69%+30 vs state

Science54%+13 vs state

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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	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
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Stratford Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3800	342	38	9.0		274 (80.1%)	13 (3.8%)	21 (6.1%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	86.1	263^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	87.2%		90.8	172^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	91.7%	91	54.0	71.8	79.0	68.0	73.2	76.1	62.9	66.0	68.9	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.8	96.2	97.6		$28,767	$401	$28,366
North Shore Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	776 Red Oak Ln	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	TrueNorth Educl Cooprtv 804	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 291-7905	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Red Oak Elementary School	Public	K-5	530 Red Oak Ln	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 765-3750	225	23	9.6	36.9%	81 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (52.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	85.2	277^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.5%		76.7	444^th of 2067 public elementary schools	78.5%	167	60.0	78.1	76.5	77.1	77.2	75.0	52.9	51.4	59.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.5	99.0		$28,999	$475	$28,524
Kipling Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Kipling Pl	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 948-5151	452	38	11.8		393 (86.9%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	90.9	162^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	92.1%		89.5	199^th of 2067 public elementary schools	90.4%	37	50.0	74.4	81.6	86.5	80.7	80.8	80.3	73.0	78.1	98.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.1	98.0	98.7		$21,202	$381	$20,821
Walden Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Essex Ct	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 945-9660	445	37	11.9		368 (82.7%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.0%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	90	177^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.4%		92.3	152^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	92.6%	25	53.2	78.7	80.3	77.4	78.9	82.7	73.1	64.5	74.0	97.6	96.9	96.9	96.9	97.8	96.9	97.6		$24,656	$381	$24,275
Ravinia Elementary School	Public	K-5	1936 Green Bay Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3700	285	24	11.8		241 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	92.2	130^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.7%		97.6	36^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.3%	94	65.2	69.8	87.3	78.3	79.2	79.1	76.4	72.7	76.1	98.9	97.1	97.1	97.1	87.6	98.9	97.8		$24,979	$401	$24,578
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	K-5	2075 Saint Johns Ave	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3500	472	38	12.5		383 (81.1%)	10 (2.1%)	39 (8.3%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	84.1	302^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	85.3%		88.3	219^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.4%	83	59.7	59.0	64.2	71.4	64.7	79.3	64.2	67.5	70.4	98.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.1	98.5	98.8		$24,874	$401	$24,473
South Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1421 Hackberry Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 945-5895	424	35	12.0		347 (81.8%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.4%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	95.4	58^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.2%		93.8	136^th of 2067 public elementary schools	93.4%	78	66.7	76.9	87.0	94.7	85.7	83.1	88.9	77.2	82.6	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	99.1	99.1	16.4	$21,567	$381	$21,186
Wilmot Elementary School	Public	K-5	795 Wilmot Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 945-1075	477	43	11.1		396 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.8%)	92.2	129^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.7%		95.5	92^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	95.5%	37	64.4	74.3	77.9	86.3	79.4	77.0	75.6	69.4	74.1	97.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	99.0	98.1	98.8		$26,065	$381	$25,684
Greenbriar Elementary School	Public	K-5	2195 Cherry Ln	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 498-7950	352	37	9.4		278 (79.0%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	94.3	85^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.9%		97.7	35^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.3%	50	70.3	72.5	82.8	85.9	80.9	84.3	87.9	71.9	80.9	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4		98.0	98.9		$34,184	$219	$33,964

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherwood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sherwood Elementary School?

Students at Sherwood Elementary School are 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sherwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sherwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edgewood Middle School
High : Deerfield High School
High : Highland Park High School

How many students attend Sherwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Sherwood Elementary School.

Is Sherwood Elementary School a good school?

Sherwood Elementary School ranks 263^rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sherwood Elementary School in?

North Shore School District 112

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