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McKenzie Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

McKenzie Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Wilmette, Illinois, serving 463 students in grades K-4. Part of the Wilmette School District 39, which is ranked 23rd out of 811 districts in the state, McKenzie consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking of 14th out of 2,056 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

McKenzie Elementary School's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with 91.9% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 90.2% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly strong across various student subgroups, including female students (ranked 9th out of 1,942 schools), male students (ranked 17th out of 1,947 schools), and white students (ranked 15th out of 1,389 schools). Additionally, the school's performance for students with special needs and disabilities is exceptional, ranking 1st out of 1,292 and 1,049 schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Romona Elementary School, Central Elementary School, and Harper Elementary School, McKenzie Elementary School outperforms them in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grades. The school's consistent high performance and higher per-student spending compared to the state average suggest that it has access to additional resources and support that contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes.

461

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,558

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

649 Prairie Ave
Wilmette, IL 60091-2531

(847) 512-6300

District: Wilmette School District 39

Students who attend McKenzie Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Highcrest Middle School
	Wilmette Junior High School
High:	New Trier Township H S Winnetka

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Two or more races:

9.3%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (91% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wilmette School District 39

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg82%

Illinois avg46%

14^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Wilmette School District 39

23^rd of 811Wilmette School District 39 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	97.9	14 of 2056	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	61 of 2067	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	121 of 2077	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	90 of 2082	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	139 of 1948	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	173 of 2086	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	94 of 2037	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.2	160 of 2044	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	95.5	74 of 2046	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.1	67 of 2052	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	95.5	13 of 2093	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	94.0	29 of 2167	98.7%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	37 of 2166	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	84.1	185 of 2147	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	85.9	112 of 2139	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	87.5	66 of 2120	96.9%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	27 of 2092	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.2	131 of 2095	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	81.4	237 of 2086	88.6%	★★★★☆
2005	84.5	141 of 2022	93.0%	★★★★★
2004	87.8	85 of 2030	95.8%	★★★★★
2003	88.0	88 of 2020	95.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	1 of 1049	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	26 of 886	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.4	151 of 907	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	9 of 1942	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	82 of 1942	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	109 of 1957	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	107 of 1970	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	199 of 1680	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	145 of 2019	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	83 of 1964	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	17 of 1947	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	59 of 1959	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	169 of 1984	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	91 of 1977	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	134 of 1707	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	197 of 2019	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	104 of 1972	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 1292	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	20 of 1195	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	28 of 1156	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	71.3	185 of 1113	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	80 of 640	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	247 of 1194	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	65 of 763	91.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	15 of 1389	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	81 of 1392	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	178 of 1419	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	132 of 1425	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	146 of 1308	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	243 of 1462	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	128 of 1463	91.3%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts92%+39 vs state

Mathematics90%+52 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
McKenzie Elementary School	Public	K-4	649 Prairie Ave	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 512-6300	461	34	13.5		378 (82.0%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.3%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	97.9	14^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.3%		96.5	61^st of 2067 public elementary schools	97.0%	47			87.9	95.8					91.9	92.1	88.4					90.2	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9			$21,558	$261	$21,297
Willard Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Hurd Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 905-3601	355	32	11.2	22.5%	209 (58.9%)	41 (11.5%)	71 (20.0%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	80.1	390^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.0%		79	389^th of 2067 public elementary schools	81.2%	1	56.9		63.8	55.6	68.1				63.1	78.3	63.0	54.2				65.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.7			$22,866	$501	$22,365
Central Elementary School	Public	K-4	910 Central Ave	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 512-6100	485	39	12.4		394 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	95.6	50^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.5	62^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	97.0%	12			79.8	85.6					83.0	85.7	83.7					84.6	99.8	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.2	99.3	99.8			$21,987	$265	$21,722
Lincolnwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 Colfax St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8881	288	27	10.5	34.7%	155 (53.8%)	90 (31.3%)	19 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	81.4	366^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.2%		87.7	226^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.1%	140	60.4		57.9	63.0	64.6				61.6	75.4	67.4	58.3				67.5	95.8	96.1	96.1	96.1	100.0	95.8	95.5			$26,663	$545	$26,118
The Joseph Sears School	Public	PK, KG-8	542 Abbotsford Rd	Kenilworth	60043	Cook County	Kenilworth School District 38	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 853-3803	471	53	8.8		400 (84.9%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	97	26^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.6	57^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.2%	31	88.0	82.9	78.4	83.6	90.0	90.0	95.5	90.2	87.6	92.2	94.5	76.0	82.0	88.6	75.6	85.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	99.6	4.6	27.5	$30,709	$782	$29,927
Kingsley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Green Bay Rd	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8401	334	27	12.5	30.8%	182 (54.5%)	90 (26.9%)	20 (6.0%)	11 (3.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	75.2	495^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.9%		83.7	292^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	85.9%	203	51.1		66.2	64.6	61.2				64.2	60.3	58.3	47.9				56.1	96.9	97.8	97.8	97.8	100.0	98.1	97.2			$22,902	$350	$22,552
Harper Elementary School	Public	K-4	1101 Dartmouth St	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 512-6200	366	30	12.2		303 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	93.3	109^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.7%		95.4	99^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.2%	10			73.4	82.8					79.1	84.4	76.0					79.3	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.3	99.2	99.7			$23,722	$327	$23,395
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-5	9700 Crawford Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 676-5001	316	29	10.8	47.5%	94 (29.7%)	46 (14.6%)	44 (13.9%)	93 (29.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.7%)	79.6	406^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.3%		62.3	692^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	66.5%	286	59.2		57.4	61.5	83.7				67.1	55.6	60.4	61.2				59.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2			$23,900	$1,329	$22,572
Greeley Elementary School	Public	K-4	275 Fairview Ave	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 446-6060	355	28	12.8		305 (85.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	96.6	32^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.4%		97	47^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.7%	15			94.5	81.7					87.8	92.7	81.7					87.0	98.5	98.2	98.2	98.2		97.9	98.5			$23,552	$293	$23,260
Romona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Romona Rd	Wilmette	60091	Cook County	Wilmette School District 39	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 512-6400	462	49	9.4		253 (54.8%)	9 (1.9%)	47 (10.2%)	64 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (19.0%)	95.7	46^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.4	38^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.2%	8			86.2	84.8					85.5	83.0	82.4					82.7	98.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.2	98.8	98.8	11.3		$27,540	$648	$26,892

Frequently Asked Questions about McKenzie Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of McKenzie Elementary School?

Students at McKenzie Elementary School are 82% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What district is McKenzie Elementary School in?

Wilmette School District 39

How many students attend McKenzie Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended McKenzie Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of McKenzie Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Highcrest Middle School
Middle : Wilmette Junior High School
High : New Trier Township H S Winnetka

Is McKenzie Elementary School a good school?

Yes! McKenzie Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

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