Wilmette Public Schools District 39

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Wilmette Public Schools District 39
Address
615 Locust Road
Wilmette
, Illinois, 60091
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–8 [1]
NCES District ID 1742600 [1]
District IDIL-05-016-0390-02
Students and staff
Students3,285 [1]
Other information
Website www.wilmette39.org

Wilmette Public Schools District 39 (D39) is a school district headquartered in the Mikaelian Education Center in Wilmette, Illinois in the Chicago metropolitan area. The boundaries of the school district include most of Wilmette, a small part of southeastern Glenview, with a population of 27,247 as of 2019, and a neighborhood in unincorporated Cook County with Winnetka addresses. Both Highcrest and Wilmette Junior High School are home to multiple special education and differentiation programs.

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Schools

Elementary schools (Grades K-4):

Middle and Junior High schools (Grades 5-8):

As of April 2020, the Illinois State Board of Education maintained a summative designation of "Exemplary" for Romona Elementary and Central Elementary, which indicates performance in the top ten percent of schools statewide with no under-performing student groups. As of 2024, Highcrest middle school had approximately 375 sixth graders and 400 5th graders, with more growth expected. Students from the four K-4 elementary schools funnel into Highcrest in 5th grade, and go there for two years before moving buildings to Wilmette Junior High School. [2]

Students in this district are zoned to New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Wilmette SD 39". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "Wilmette SD 39". Illinois Report Card. Illinois State Board of Education . Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. "District Map Archived April 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine ." Wilmette Public Schools District 39. Retrieved on April 20, 2015.

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