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Romona Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Romona Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Wilmette, Illinois, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 479 students. This school is part of the Wilmette School District 39, which is ranked 23 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Romona Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 14th and 64th out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is exceptional, with 85.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 82.7% proficient or better in Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year. These scores significantly outperform the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. Romona Elementary School also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for various student groups.

Compared to nearby schools like McKenzie Elementary School and Harper Elementary School, both within the Wilmette School District 39, Romona Elementary School outperforms its counterparts in academic performance, student group rankings, and low chronic absenteeism rates. Romona's exceptional performance not only exceeds its immediate neighbors but also the broader district and state, making it a standout institution in the Illinois education landscape.

462

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,540

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Romona Rd
Wilmette, IL 60091-2125

(847) 512-6400

District: Wilmette School District 39

Students who attend Romona Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

Two or more races:

19.0%

Asian:

13.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (84% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg82%

Illinois avg46%

46^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	95.7	46 of 2056	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	38 of 2067	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	20 of 2077	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	14 of 2082	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	64 of 1948	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	29 of 2086	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	63 of 2037	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	24 of 2044	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.1	17 of 2046	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	92.2	148 of 2052	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	93.8	32 of 2093	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	90.0	138 of 2167	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	86.9	66 of 2166	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	30 of 2147	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	89.0	21 of 2139	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	86.9	83 of 2120	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	81.7	265 of 2092	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	78.3	345 of 2095	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	85.2	102 of 2086	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	50 of 2022	97.5%	★★★★★
2004	88.2	79 of 2030	96.1%	★★★★★
2003	84.2	206 of 2020	89.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	27 of 234	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	14 of 219	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	25 of 237	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	9 of 226	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	75.2	24 of 134	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	13 of 243	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	67.5	80 of 242	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.3	6 of 1049	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	19 of 886	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	8 of 907	99.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	84.7	40 of 788	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	6 of 768	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	46 of 718	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	57 of 1942	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	13 of 1942	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	15 of 1957	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	16 of 1970	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	28 of 1680	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	9 of 2019	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	115 of 1964	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	99.7	5 of 959	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	58 of 1947	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	88 of 1959	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	28 of 1984	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	14 of 1977	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	106 of 1707	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	62 of 2019	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	37 of 1972	98.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	7 of 120	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	5 of 93	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	3 of 93	96.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	4 of 1292	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	31 of 1195	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	8 of 1156	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	16 of 1113	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	38 of 640	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	87 of 1194	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	64.3	156 of 763	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	92 of 1389	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	94 of 1392	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	44 of 1419	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	29 of 1425	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	106 of 1308	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	73 of 1462	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	83 of 1463	94.3%	★★★★★

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

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)95th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts86%+32 vs state

Mathematics83%+44 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
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
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
Avoca West Elementary School	Public	K-5	235 Beech Dr	Glenview	60025	Cook County	Avoca School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 724-6800	313	41	7.6		170 (54.3%)	4 (1.3%)	39 (12.5%)	68 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.2%)	95.5	52^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.8	82^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	96.0%	30	71.7		88.5	85.7	92.6				88.6	86.9	71.4	74.1				77.3	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7			$30,363	$444	$29,919
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
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
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
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
Crow Island Elementary School	Public	K-4	1112 Willow Rd	Winnetka	60093	Cook County	Winnetka School District 36	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 446-0353	360	32	11.3		323 (89.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95.5	53^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	97.4%		96.5	63^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	97.0%	10			78.8	85.1					82.1	89.4	81.1					85.0	98.1	98.5	98.5	98.5		98.5	98.5			$27,478	$293	$27,186
Jane Stenson School	Public	K-5	9201 Lockwood Ave	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 676-7301	365	29	12.5	57.0%	109 (29.9%)	38 (10.4%)	82 (22.5%)	98 (26.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	32 (8.8%)	57.6	859^th of 2056 public elementary schools	58.2%		59.5	743^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	64.1%	116	43.5		41.8	52.5	67.2				54.5	38.2	46.7	43.5				42.7	95.2	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	95.2			$23,259	$1,280	$21,980
Devonshire Elementary School	Public	K-5	9040 Kostner Ave	Skokie	60076	Cook County	Skokie School District 68	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 568-4901	417	32	13.0	65.7%	146 (35.0%)	57 (13.7%)	65 (15.6%)	121 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.2%)	51.3	981^st of 2056 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.6	853^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	58.7%	128	42.0		53.6	48.1	44.1				48.7	53.6	33.3	32.4				40.3	92.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	96.5	94.2	93.2			$21,958	$1,092	$20,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Romona Elementary School

How many students attend Romona Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Romona Elementary School.

What district is Romona Elementary School in?

Wilmette School District 39

What schools do graduates of Romona Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Romona Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Romona Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 46^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Romona Elementary School?

Students at Romona Elementary School are 55% White, 19% Two or more races, 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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