Is Wilmette Junior High School a good school?

Yes! Wilmette Junior High School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 48 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Wilmette Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 798 students attended Wilmette Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wilmette Junior High School?

Students at Wilmette Junior High School are 74% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Wilmette Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Wilmette Junior High School usually go on to attend New Trier Township H S Winnetka

Wilmette Junior High School

Summary:

Wilmette Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the affluent community of Wilmette, Illinois, which is part of the highly-ranked Wilmette School District 39. This exceptional school consistently outperforms state averages and ranks among the top middle schools in Illinois, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilmette Junior High School's academic performance is truly outstanding, with 81.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 62.6% in Mathematics, far exceeding the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's excellence extends across diverse student subgroups, ranking highly for female, Asian, Hispanic, multi-racial, special education, and low-income students. Additionally, Wilmette Junior High School maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3%, well below the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Wilmette Junior High School's performance is significantly higher. For example, Lincoln Junior High School in Skokie had only 32.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 25.9% in Mathematics. Wilmette Junior High School's consistent high rankings, low student-teacher ratio, and high per-student spending of $18,770 demonstrate its commitment to providing a world-class education to its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public 7-8

620 Locust Rd
Wilmette, IL 60091-2200

(847) 512-6600

District: Wilmette School District 39

SchoolDigger Rank:
48^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,742

Students who attend Wilmette Junior High School usually attend:

High:

New Trier Township H S Winnetka

Feeder schools for Wilmette Junior High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Harper Elementary School
	McKenzie Elementary School
	Romona Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 798

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Asian:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 3.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilmette Junior High School ranks better than 96.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.74. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilmette Junior High School is $20,742.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilmette Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilmette Junior High School 48^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Wilmette Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Wilmette School District 39:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilmette School District 39 21^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wilmette Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	95.22	17^th	1185	98.6%
2004	94.04	16^th	1204	98.7%
2005	90.41	41^st	1209	96.6%
2006	89.97	32^nd	1272	97.5%
2007	89.68	26^th	1287	98.0%
2008	89.37	29^th	1293	97.8%
2009	88.59	34^th	1318	97.4%
2010	88.25	40^th	1327	97.0%
2011	87.86	48^th	1344	96.4%
2012	89.30	34^th	1365	97.5%
2013	95.15	25^th	1367	98.2%
2014	94.09	34^th	1322	97.4%
2015	98.20	31^st	1302	97.6%
2016	97.54	19^th	1294	98.5%
2017	96.05	38^th	1293	97.1%
2018	95.27	43^rd	1293	96.7%
2019	94.15	57^th	1356	95.8%
2021	95.25	49^th	1241	96.1%
2022	95.87	45^th	1369	96.7%
2023	96.23	42^nd	1367	96.9%
2024	95.74	48^th	1363	96.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.87	12^th	164	92.7%
2019	90.36	10^th	179	94.4%
2021	94.66	4^th	97	95.9%
2022	90.37	13^th	195	93.3%
2023	95.40	4^th	194	97.9%
2024	89.94	14^th	184	92.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.59	22^nd	602	96.3%
2019	78.12	80^th	792	89.9%
2021	78.87	48^th	548	91.2%
2022	83.78	50^th	781	93.6%
2023	99.01	13^th	805	98.4%
2024	98.72	13^th	802	98.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.47	47^th	1161	96.0%
2019	65.79	307^th	1217	74.8%
2021	81.33	84^th	1019	91.8%
2022	92.61	36^th	1221	97.1%
2023	78.59	143^rd	1234	88.4%
2024	94.95	22^nd	1219	98.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.53	39^th	1226	96.8%
2019	92.35	62^nd	1276	95.1%
2021	90.96	58^th	1017	94.3%
2022	94.35	52^nd	1286	96.0%
2023	95.07	41^st	1275	96.8%
2024	95.90	25^th	1251	98.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	97.60	7^th	674	99.0%
2024	97.92	8^th	639	98.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.36	49^th	1223	96.0%
2019	94.33	51^st	1296	96.1%
2021	96.46	33^rd	1048	96.9%
2022	96.22	34^th	1286	97.4%
2023	96.21	37^th	1292	97.1%
2024	94.76	53^rd	1264	95.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.80	35^th	209	83.3%
2019	76.92	31^st	201	84.6%
2021	83.49	12^th	112	89.3%
2022	81.83	30^th	198	84.8%
2023	88.75	5^th	192	97.4%
2024	81.53	22^nd	184	88.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.67	53^rd	590	91.0%
2019	72.70	115^th	639	82.0%
2021	81.92	49^th	517	90.5%
2022	89.34	46^th	662	93.1%
2023	94.59	18^th	661	97.3%
2024	94.56	21^st	643	96.7%

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Rank History for White students at Wilmette Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.69	59^th	889	93.4%
2019	85.85	75^th	905	91.7%
2021	87.85	64^th	813	92.1%
2022	89.72	51^st	898	94.3%
2023	87.31	74^th	895	91.7%
2024	88.65	66^th	875	92.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Wilmette Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	748	1	52	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	812
1989	748	n/a	68	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	827
1990	783	2	49	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	838
1991	767	5	53	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	831
1992	779	4	62	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	849
1993	848	5	41	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	896
1994	871	2	57	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	936
1995	558	2	63	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	638
1996	558	2	63	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	638
1997	646	1	51	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	711
1998	665	3	58	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	734
1999	673	0	56	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	735
2000	706	4	54	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	776
2001	696	1	44	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	754
2002	757	5	71	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	840
2003	757	5	71	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	840
2004	701	2	86	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
2005	703	5	80	13	0	n/a	n/a	7	808
2006	700	3	72	11	0	n/a	n/a	20	806
2007	684	5	80	12	1	n/a	n/a	52	834
2008	724	5	89	20	0	n/a	n/a	42	880
2009	732	2	90	23	2	n/a	n/a	39	888
2010	710	5	77	21	0	n/a	n/a	45	858
2011	660	7	80	33	0	1	42	0	823
2012	644	7	84	36	0	0	40	0	811
2013	654	2	89	35	1	0	46	0	827
2014	658	5	85	39	1	0	54	0	842
2015	694	7	85	41	0	1	56	0	884
2016	676	9	100	43	0	0	56	0	884
2017	659	7	96	42	0	0	52	0	856
2018	663	9	104	42	2	0	67	0	887
2019	662	8	101	55	3	0	63	0	892
2020	655	3	92	66	0	0	59	0	875
2021	621	3	92	55	0	0	67	0	838
2022	603	8	84	47	0	0	76	0	818
2023	590	9	73	50	0	0	76	0	798

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wilmette Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	812	61.2	13.2	n/a
1989	827	61.9	13.3	n/a
1990	838	62.3	13.4	n/a
1991	831	64.3	12.9	n/a
1992	849	61.4	13.8	n/a
1993	896	58.9	15.2	n/a
1994	936	61.1	15.3	n/a
1995	638	41.4	15.4	n/a
1996	638	41.4	15.4	n/a
1997	711	47.5	15.0	n/a
1998	734	50.5	14.5	n/a
1999	735	59.9	12.3	n/a
2000	776	61.2	12.7	n/a
2001	754	57.6	13.1	n/a
2002	840	68.8	12.2	0
2003	840	68.8	12.2	0
2004	802	68.7	11.7	0
2005	808	69.5	11.6	0
2006	806	68.8	11.7	0
2007	834	70.0	11.9	0
2008	880	59.0	14.9	0
2009	888	72.8	12.2	0
2010	858	69.0	12.4	0
2011	823	66.1	12.4	0
2012	811	63.0	12.8	2
2013	827	54.2	15.2	2.7
2014	842	65.0	12.9	4.4
2015	884	72.0	12.2	4.9
2016	884	69.0	12.8	5.2
2017	856	65.5	13.0	4.7
2018	887	67.4	13.1	3.6
2019	892	73.9	12.0	3
2020	875	67.7	12.9	3.2
2021	838	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	818	69.7	11.7	3.3
2023	798	68.7	11.6	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wilmette Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	812	61.2	13.2	n/a
1989	827	61.9	13.3	n/a
1990	838	62.3	13.4	n/a
1991	831	64.3	12.9	n/a
1992	849	61.4	13.8	n/a
1993	896	58.9	15.2	n/a
1994	936	61.1	15.3	n/a
1995	638	41.4	15.4	n/a
1996	638	41.4	15.4	n/a
1997	711	47.5	15.0	n/a
1998	734	50.5	14.5	n/a
1999	735	59.9	12.3	n/a
2000	776	61.2	12.7	n/a
2001	754	57.6	13.1	n/a
2002	840	68.8	12.2	0
2003	840	68.8	12.2	0
2004	802	68.7	11.7	0
2005	808	69.5	11.6	0
2006	806	68.8	11.7	0
2007	834	70.0	11.9	0
2008	880	59.0	14.9	0
2009	888	72.8	12.2	0
2010	858	69.0	12.4	0
2011	823	66.1	12.4	0
2012	811	63.0	12.8	2
2013	827	54.2	15.2	2.7
2014	842	65.0	12.9	4.4
2015	884	72.0	12.2	4.9
2016	884	69.0	12.8	5.2
2017	856	65.5	13.0	4.7
2018	887	67.4	13.1	3.6
2019	892	73.9	12.0	3
2020	875	67.7	12.9	3.2
2021	838	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	818	69.7	11.7	3.3
2023	798	68.7	11.6	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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