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Meadowbrook Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Meadowbrook Elementary School serves 497 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Northbrook, within Northbrook School District 28, which SchoolDigger ranks 22nd of 738 Illinois districts. Most importantly, Meadowbrook’s all-grades math proficiency is 87%, compared with 81% in its district and 40% statewide, while grade 3 ELA proficiency is 71%—the clearest area of concern.

Math is a stronger point of difference than ELA. Meadowbrook ranks third among nine nearby schools with all-grades math results, and its score is 6 percentage points above the district and 48 above the state. Its all-grades ELA result is 85%: 0.5 points below the district, fifth among nine nearby schools, and just 1 point above their average. Grade 3 ELA is weaker still: 2 points below the district and eighth among nine nearby schools with results. By contrast, Meadowbrook’s grade 4 and grade 5 ELA results rank third and fourth among schools reporting those grades. Fifth-grade science is a standout local result: Meadowbrook is highest among seven nearby schools, 4 points above the district and 38 above the state, although its lead over the next school is only 0.1 point.

Scores have risen over time, but Meadowbrook’s advantage over the state has narrowed because state results improved faster. From 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose 11 points and math rose 4 points; meanwhile, the school’s leads over the state narrowed by 5 points in ELA and 7 in math. SchoolDigger ranks Meadowbrook 45th of 1,737 Illinois schools, in the 97th percentile with five stars; it ranks fifth among nine nearby schools, and its percentile has eased from 99 to 97 over three years while its five-star rating has held. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 11.9, second-highest nearby and above the local average of 10.6. In 2021–2022, 2.8% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the 2.5% nearby average for the same measure and year. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so all-grades comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like.

497

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,826

Per pupil spending ?

2.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2021-22) ?

97.6%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1600 Walters Ave
Northbrook, IL 60062-4604

(847) 498-7940

District: Northbrook School District 28

Students who attend Meadowbrook Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northbrook Junior High School
High:	Glenbrook North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Asian:

16.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (86% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg83%

Illinois avg48%

45^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Northbrook School District 28

22^nd of 738Northbrook School District 28 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
2026	95.1	45 of 1737	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	33 of 2056	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	22 of 2067	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	38 of 2077	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	67 of 2082	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	14 of 1948	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	53 of 2086	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	138 of 2037	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	130 of 2044	93.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	205 of 2046	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	80 of 2052	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	79 of 2093	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	93.2	51 of 2167	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	85.5	118 of 2166	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	136 of 2147	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.5	129 of 2139	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	84.6	163 of 2120	92.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.0	75 of 2092	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	85.9	60 of 2095	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	83.2	171 of 2086	91.8%	★★★★★
2005	83.3	189 of 2022	90.7%	★★★★★
2004	85.3	167 of 2030	91.8%	★★★★★
2003	88.7	64 of 2020	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	81.8	19 of 177	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	19 of 234	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	11 of 219	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	65.9	69 of 237	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	58 of 226	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	47 of 134	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.8	22 of 243	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	58 of 1286	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	29 of 1942	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	11 of 1942	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	25 of 1957	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	63 of 1970	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	6 of 1680	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	32 of 2019	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	121 of 1964	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	93.4	46 of 1311	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	60 of 1947	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	38 of 1959	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	62 of 1984	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	66 of 1977	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	29 of 1707	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	97 of 2019	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	164 of 1972	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	38 of 1292	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	11 of 1195	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	83 of 1113	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	16 of 640	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	6 of 1194	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	57 of 1149	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	58 of 1389	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	30 of 1392	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	31 of 1419	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	33 of 1425	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	9 of 1308	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	71 of 1462	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	148 of 1463	89.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)89th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics87%+48 vs state

Science86%+38 vs state

English Language Arts85%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2021-22)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Walters Ave	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 498-7940	497	42	11.9	2.8%	357 (71.8%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.0%)	81 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	95.1	45^th of 1737 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.5	33^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.4%	12	85.5	70.6	94.3	90.3	84.7	87.1	87.5	87.1	87.2	97.6%		$28,826	$153	$28,673
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	1.1%	278 (79.0%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	91.9	92^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	94.7%		94.3	85^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.9%	7	81.0	72.1	79.6	87.9	79.8	82.0	77.8	74.1	78.0	98.3%		$35,596	$152	$35,444
Westmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Cherry Ln	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 498-7960	358	35	10.2	4.0%	276 (77.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	40 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	92.7	80^th of 1737 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.7	31^st of 2056 public elementary schools	98.5%	49	78.2	74.2	95.6	76.4	80.7	87.9	86.7	70.9	81.9	98.6%		$34,310	$100	$34,210
Wescott Elementary School	Public	K-5	1820 Western Ave	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 272-4660	469	43	10.9	3.9%	238 (50.7%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.5%)	180 (38.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	97.3	13^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.3%		96.4	35^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.3%	22	82.1	89.0	93.8	91.5	91.4	97.6	86.3	88.7	90.7	96.9%		$25,725	$386	$25,339
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	0.7%	300 (65.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	118 (25.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	95.9	35^th of 1737 public elementary schools	98.0%		95.7	44^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.9%	9	79.9	82.4	93.3	91.9	89.6	83.8	83.5	89.3	85.5	96.3%		$25,809	$37	$25,773
Willowbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Happy Hollow Rd	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 400-8803	330	32	10.2	1.4%	176 (53.3%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.3%)	94 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.0%)	97	19^th of 1737 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.1	63^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	96.9%	44	85.4	84.2	89.3	93.8	89.4	89.5	89.3	91.7	90.1	97.6%		$31,642	$386	$31,256
West School	Public	3-4	1010 Forestway Dr	Glencoe	60022	Cook County	Glencoe School District 35	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 835-6600	252	20	12.7	1.1%	213 (84.5%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.3%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	95.6	40^th of 1737 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.4	34^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.3%	6		78.8	94.7		85.7	87.5	85.6		86.7	99.3%		$26,463	$481	$25,982
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	—	81 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (52.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	77.9	332^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	80.9%		85.2	277^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.5%	55	62.5	63.4	81.3	71.9	71.4	65.9	71.9	53.1	63.8	99%		$29,652	$582	$29,070
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2031 Sheridan Rd	Highland Park	60035	Lake County	North Shore School District 112	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 765-3800	342	38	9.0	6.8%	274 (80.1%)	13 (3.8%)	21 (6.1%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	86.5	180^th of 1737 public elementary schools	89.6%		86.1	263^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	87.2%	83	66.2	76.1	88.3	75.4	80.4	74.6	71.4	63.1	69.9	95.6%		$23,233	$370	$22,863
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowbrook Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Meadowbrook Elementary School?

Students at Meadowbrook Elementary School are 72% White, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Meadowbrook Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Meadowbrook Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 45^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Meadowbrook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Meadowbrook Elementary School.

What district is Meadowbrook Elementary School in?

Northbrook School District 28

What schools do graduates of Meadowbrook Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Northbrook Junior High School
High : Glenbrook North High School

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