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Wilmot Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Wilmot Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Deerfield, Illinois, serving 483 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Deerfield School District 109, which is among the top-performing districts in the state.

Wilmot Elementary School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Illinois, ranking 35th out of 2,082 schools in the 2021-2022 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with 79.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 74.1% proficient or better in Mathematics, outpacing both the district and state averages. Wilmot's performance is especially noteworthy in 5th grade ELA, where 86.3% of students were proficient or better, compared to 86.1% for the district and 54.6% for the state.

Wilmot Elementary School's excellence extends beyond overall academic performance, with the school ranking highly for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and disabled students. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 6.3%, compared to the state average of 25.4%. While Wilmot's performance is generally superior to nearby schools, such as South Park Elementary and Kipling Elementary, the school could potentially focus on improving its 5th grade Mathematics proficiency rate, which was slightly lower than the district and state averages.

477

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,065

Per pupil spending ?

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

795 Wilmot Rd
Deerfield, IL 60015-3923

(847) 945-1075

District: Deerfield School District 109

Students who attend Wilmot Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Charles J Caruso Middle School
High:	Deerfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (73% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg72%

Illinois avg44%

129^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Deerfield School District 109

34^th of 811Deerfield School District 109 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	92.2	129 of 2056	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	92 of 2067	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	45 of 2077	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	35 of 2082	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	51 of 1948	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	38 of 2086	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	39 of 2037	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	19 of 2044	99.1%	★★★★★
2016	98.4	13 of 2046	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.7	74 of 2052	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	87.0	218 of 2093	89.6%	★★★★☆
2013	89.3	156 of 2167	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	256 of 2166	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	87.6	49 of 2147	97.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	41 of 2139	98.1%	★★★★★
2009	88.2	48 of 2120	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	45 of 2092	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	26 of 2095	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	49 of 2086	97.7%	★★★★★
2005	86.1	99 of 2022	95.1%	★★★★★
2004	87.5	94 of 2030	95.4%	★★★★★
2003	89.1	53 of 2020	97.4%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	63 of 1049	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	59.5	238 of 886	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	106 of 907	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	151 of 1942	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	104 of 1942	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	46 of 1957	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	32 of 1970	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	38 of 1680	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	37 of 2019	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	14 of 1964	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	114 of 1947	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	68 of 1959	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	60 of 1984	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	43 of 1977	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	65 of 1707	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	46 of 2019	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	62 of 1972	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	43 of 1292	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	107 of 1195	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	60 of 1156	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	120 of 1113	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	96.7	8 of 640	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	67 of 1194	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	73 of 763	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	275 of 1389	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	118 of 1392	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	58 of 1419	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	38 of 1425	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	47 of 1308	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	53 of 1462	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	55 of 1463	96.2%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+26 vs state

Mathematics74%+36 vs state

Science64%+24 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
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
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
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
Hickory Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	500 Laburnum Dr	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 498-3830	425	37	11.6		275 (64.7%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.2%)	105 (24.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)								(n/a)																	95.7	96.0	96.0	96.0	4.5	95.5	96.2	4.5		$25,586	$104	$25,482
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
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)
Shabonee School	Public	3-5	1000 Pfingsten Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 498-4970	460	38	12.0		300 (65.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	118 (25.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	95.7	44^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.9	29^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.6%	15	70.5		87.9	93.1	84.9				88.6	79.0	84.0	79.5				80.8	97.0	97.7	97.7	97.7		97.5	97.2			$25,611	$104	$25,507
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilmot Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Wilmot Elementary School?

Students at Wilmot Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Wilmot Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Charles J Caruso Middle School
High : Deerfield High School

How many students attend Wilmot Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Wilmot Elementary School.

What district is Wilmot Elementary School in?

Deerfield School District 109

Is Wilmot Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Wilmot Elementary School ranks in the top 6.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

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