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Wayne Thomas Elementary School

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Wayne Thomas Elementary School ranks 311 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Wayne Thomas Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Highland Park, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 442 students. The school is part of the North Shore School District 112, which is ranked 101 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wayne Thomas Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 74 and 311 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.4% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and 64.2% were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 38.5%.

When compared to nearby schools within the North Shore School District 112, Wayne Thomas Elementary School generally outperforms the other district schools in academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's exceptional performance in supporting the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, including Hispanic, special education, and low-socioeconomic status students, is particularly noteworthy and sets it apart from the nearby schools in the district.

449

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,529

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2939 Summit Ave
Highland Park, IL 60035-1135

(224) 765-3900

District: North Shore School District 112

Students who attend Wayne Thomas Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northwood Middle School
High:	Highland Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 96th percentile in 2024 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 96th-percentile peak (2024) to 85th (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of North Shore School District 112's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Illinois avg44%

311^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	83.6	311 of 2056	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	96.0	74 of 2067	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	90 of 2077	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	166 of 2082	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	353 of 1948	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	631 of 2086	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	751 of 2037	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	638 of 2044	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.0	405 of 2046	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	74.1	451 of 2052	78.0%	★★★★☆
2014	73.7	539 of 2093	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	437 of 2167	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	584 of 2166	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	387 of 2147	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.7	271 of 2139	87.3%	★★★★☆
2009	82.4	249 of 2120	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	84.5	160 of 2092	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	81.6	228 of 2095	89.1%	★★★★☆
2006	83.3	164 of 2086	92.1%	★★★★★
2005	82.0	247 of 2022	87.8%	★★★★☆
2004	85.1	175 of 2030	91.4%	★★★★★
2003	82.6	261 of 2020	87.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	291 of 1049	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	98.4	10 of 886	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	410 of 1942	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	149 of 1942	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	95 of 1957	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	191 of 1970	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	70.3	421 of 1680	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	713 of 2019	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	747 of 1964	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	32 of 982	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	19 of 959	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	15 of 970	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	33.6	661 of 955	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	365 of 1800	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	99.0	11 of 1793	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	20 of 1808	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	57.8	608 of 1816	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	575 of 1765	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	251 of 1947	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	96.6	46 of 1959	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	92 of 1984	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	152 of 1977	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	232 of 1707	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	525 of 2019	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	688 of 1972	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	6 of 13	53.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	185 of 1292	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	98.5	12 of 1195	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	30 of 1156	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	30 of 1113	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	198 of 1194	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	384 of 1389	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	47 of 1392	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	136 of 1419	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.4	225 of 1425	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	376 of 1308	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	477 of 1462	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	908 of 1463	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)38th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Mathematics64%+26 vs state

Science62%+22 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)	% Meningococcal (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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wayne Thomas Elementary School	Public	K-5	2939 Summit Ave	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3900	449	33	13.5		336 (74.8%)	11 (2.4%)	60 (13.4%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	83.6	311^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.9%		96	74^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.4%	237	62.1		60.5	66.7	79.1				68.4	71.1	54.2	67.2				64.2	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	96.8	98.6	98.6			$23,529	$401	$23,128
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
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 S Waukegan Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest School District 67	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 234-3805	343	33	10.2		295 (86.0%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	92.6	125^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.9%		84.2	279^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.5%	154			71.8	78.4					75.0	83.3	79.7					81.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	45.1	99.1	99.1			$24,463	$423	$24,040
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
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
Bannockburn School	Public	K-8	2165 Telegraph Rd	Bannockburn	60015	Lake County	Bannockburn School District 106	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 945-5900	165	18	9.0		105 (63.6%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (3.0%)	40 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	96.2	37^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.4	97^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.3%	60	66.7	75.0	86.7	94.1	81.0	93.3	85.7	81.3	86.7	100.0	77.8	76.2	78.6	84.6	75.0	81.4	94.7	95.9	95.9	95.9	96.5	95.3	94.1		26.6	$34,537	$571	$33,965
Everett Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 S Waukegan Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest School District 67	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 234-5713	308	28	11.0		243 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.1%)	94.2	87^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.8%		97.8	33^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	98.4%	54			69.2	93.3					80.8	81.5	93.3					87.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0		98.7	99.0			$24,719	$423	$24,295
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayne Thomas Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Wayne Thomas Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wayne Thomas Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwood Middle School
High : Highland Park High School

How many students attend Wayne Thomas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Wayne Thomas Elementary School.

What district is Wayne Thomas Elementary School in?

North Shore School District 112

Is Wayne Thomas Elementary School a good school?

Wayne Thomas Elementary School ranks 311^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wayne Thomas Elementary School?

Students at Wayne Thomas Elementary School are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

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