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Field School

Public Grades 6-8

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Field School is a public middle school located in Northbrook, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 316 students. The school is part of the West Northfield School District 31, which is ranked 97 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Field School has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Illinois, with a current ranking of 92 out of 1,368 middle schools in the state and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Field School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, 81.3% of all students at Field School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 72.8% in the district and 53.1% statewide. In Mathematics, 62.6% of all students at Field School were proficient or better, compared to 62.7% in the district and 38.5% statewide. Field School's performance in Science, as measured by the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is also noteworthy, with 67.5% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 67.5% in the district and 45.4% statewide.

Field School's strong academic performance extends across various student subgroups, with high rankings in the state. For example, female students at Field School ranked 61st out of 1,248 Illinois middle schools, while male students ranked 146th out of 1,271. Asian students at Field School ranked 64th out of 186 Illinois middle schools, and Hispanic students ranked 253rd out of 669. The school's commitment to equity and inclusion is further demonstrated by its strong performance among English Language Learner (ELL) students, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, all of whom ranked in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools. This consistent high performance, coupled with the school's focus on supporting diverse learners, makes Field School a standout institution in the Northbrook community and the state of Illinois.

333

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,508

Per pupil spending ?

18.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2055 Landwehr Rd
Northbrook, IL 60062-6413

(847) 272-6884

District: West Northfield School District 31

Students who attend Field School usually attend:

High:

Glenbrook South High School

Feeder schools for Field School:

Elementary:

Henry Winkelman Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.8%

Asian:

36.6%

Two or more races:

12.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (70% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Illinois middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg68%

Illinois avg46%

92^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 811West Northfield School District 31 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	91.8	92 of 1368	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	80 of 1363	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	43 of 1367	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	34 of 1369	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	41 of 1241	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	69 of 1356	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	147 of 1293	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.6	153 of 1293	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	168 of 1294	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	88.4	132 of 1302	89.9%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	247 of 1322	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.8	168 of 1367	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	213 of 1365	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	198 of 1344	85.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.5	83 of 1327	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	83.0	139 of 1318	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	135 of 1293	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	87.1	60 of 1287	95.3%	★★★★★
2006	82.4	154 of 1272	87.9%	★★★★☆
2005	83.6	157 of 1209	87.0%	★★★★☆
2004	88.7	78 of 1204	93.5%	★★★★★
2003	92.1	43 of 1185	96.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	64 of 186	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	68 of 184	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	34 of 192	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	55 of 198	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	40 of 112	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	75 of 201	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	117 of 209	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	115 of 483	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	37 of 486	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	12 of 480	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	7 of 454	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	70.2	25 of 285	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	61 of 1248	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	64 of 1251	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	35 of 1275	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	43 of 1286	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	33 of 1017	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	77 of 1276	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	126 of 1226	89.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	253 of 669	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	259 of 643	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	179 of 661	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	42.7	348 of 662	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	129 of 639	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	214 of 590	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	116 of 1229	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	73.3	205 of 1219	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	125 of 1234	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	31 of 1221	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	17 of 1019	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	157 of 1217	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	450 of 1161	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	146 of 1271	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	110 of 1264	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	54 of 1292	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	33 of 1286	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	53 of 1048	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	76 of 1296	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	155 of 1223	87.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	60 of 204	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	54 of 184	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	22 of 194	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	42 of 195	78.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	42 of 812	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	110 of 802	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	67 of 805	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	61 of 781	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	38 of 548	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	67.5	126 of 792	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	39 of 602	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	120 of 884	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	68 of 875	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	35 of 895	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	11 of 898	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	30 of 813	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	72 of 905	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	127 of 889	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

Science68%+22 vs state

Mathematics63%+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)	% 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 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 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Field School	Public	6-8	2055 Landwehr Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	West Northfield School District 31	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 272-6884	333	34	9.7		126 (37.8%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.4%)	122 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.9%)	91.8	92^nd of 1368 public middle schools	93.3%		93.2	80^th of 1363 public middle schools	94.1%	12		67.5			74.2	79.4	88.7	81.3			61.3	62.7	63.5	62.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.5	93.7	98.1	95.3	$25,508	$482	$25,026
Maple School	Public	6-8	2370 Shermer Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook/Glenview School District 30	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 400-8905	451	42	10.6		207 (45.9%)	5 (1.1%)	30 (6.7%)	171 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	98	15^th of 1368 public middle schools	98.9%		98.7	12^th of 1363 public middle schools	99.1%	3		82.0			93.6	94.3	89.4	92.3			88.6	90.8	80.7	86.5	99.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.3	98.6	99.8	96.2	$24,807	$378	$24,430
Wood Oaks Junior High School	Public	6-8	1250 Sanders Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook Education Service District 27	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 272-1900	455	46	9.8		283 (62.2%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.2%)	120 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)	97.4	23^rd of 1368 public middle schools	98.3%		98.2	17^th of 1363 public middle schools	98.8%	6		87.0			91.4	92.9	82.9	89.1			79.6	89.4	80.1	82.9	97.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.5	96.4	97.5	96.6	$25,611	$104	$25,507
Northbrook Junior High School	Public	6-8	1475 Maple Ave	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Northbrook School District 28	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 498-7920	621	74	8.4		460 (74.1%)	8 (1.3%)	36 (5.8%)	90 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	97.6	18^th of 1368 public middle schools	98.7%		97.8	22^nd of 1363 public middle schools	98.4%	4		84.9			91.5	88.7	89.8	89.9			76.3	83.1	82.9	81.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.1	98.8	99.4	98.3	$28,604	$371	$28,233
Attea Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Chestnut Ave	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenview CCSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 486-7700	714	68	10.5	20.0%	390 (54.6%)	11 (1.5%)	108 (15.1%)	168 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.9%)	90.9	107^th of 1368 public middle schools	92.2%		90.5	113^th of 1363 public middle schools	91.7%	6		70.9			81.5	84.4	77.6	81.1			56.4	64.3	52.0	57.4	99.1	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.1	97.3	99.2	98.9	$20,817	$582	$20,235
Alan B Shepard Middle School	Public	6-8	440 Grove Ave	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 948-0620	476	49	9.6		392 (82.4%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (7.4%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.5%)	95.1	52^nd of 1368 public middle schools	96.2%		96.9	32^nd of 1363 public middle schools	97.7%	20		69.9			88.3	89.2	83.8	87.1			61.6	80.3	70.1	70.0	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.8	97.6	98.5	93.5	$21,374	$381	$20,993
Oliver W Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	221 S Wolf Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Wheeling CCSD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 520-2790	615	56	10.9	71.2%	84 (13.7%)	29 (4.7%)	447 (72.7%)	37 (6.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	19.7	1121^st of 1368 public middle schools	18.1%		22.4	1055^th of 1363 public middle schools	22.6%	66		27.6			21.7	24.0	34.2	26.8			10.1	19.7	12.8	14.0	99.2	98.7	98.7	98.7		98.0	99.2	97.7	$22,432	$591	$21,841
River Trails Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 N Wolf Rd	Mount Prospect	60056	Cook County	River Trails School District 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 298-1750	508	43	11.8	30.3%	271 (53.3%)	14 (2.8%)	82 (16.1%)	121 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	69.6	366^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.2%		69.7	347^th of 1363 public middle schools	74.5%	19		58.3			52.6	51.5	61.5	55.1			39.2	49.7	53.8	47.3	98.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.8	98.0	98.4	94.0	$18,098	$671	$17,427
Sunset Ridge Elementary School	Public	4-8	525 Sunset Ridge Rd	Northfield	60093	Cook County	Sunset Ridge School District 29	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 881-9459	274	34	8.1		211 (77.0%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.1%)	22 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.4%)	97.1	26^th of 1368 public middle schools	98.1%		99.2	6^th of 1363 public middle schools	99.6%	20	69.8	83.0	92.2	86.0	92.3	82.4	89.1	88.6	82.8	79.6	80.4	88.2	78.3	82.0	99.2	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.2	99.2	99.2	55.4	$32,403	$530	$31,873
Charles J Caruso Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 Montgomery Rd	Deerfield	60015	Lake County	Deerfield School District 109	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 945-8430	440	49	8.9		364 (82.7%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.7%)	25 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	96.2	35^th of 1368 public middle schools	97.4%		96.7	34^th of 1363 public middle schools	97.5%	1		77.9			91.2	90.4	80.0	87.1			69.7	81.2	76.8	75.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.8	$22,436	$381	$22,055

Frequently Asked Questions about Field School

Is Field School a good school?

Yes. Field School ranks in the top 6.7% of Illinois middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Field School attend?

Students who attend Field School usually go on to attend Glenbrook South High School

How many students attend Field School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Field School.

What is the racial makeup of Field School?

Students at Field School are 38% White, 37% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

What district is Field School in?

West Northfield School District 31

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