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Wilmette Public Schools District 39

Coordinates: 42°4′28.2″N 87°44′35.2″W / 42.074500°N 87.743111°W / 42.074500; -87.743111
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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 ID1742600[1]
Students and staff
Students3,424[1]
Other information
Websitewww.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. Highcrest is home to multiple special education and differentiation programs.

Schools

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Wilmette Junior High School
  • Wilmette Junior High School (Grades 7–8)
  • Highcrest Middle School (Grades 5–6)

Elementary schools (Grades K-4):

  • Romona Elementary
  • Central Elementary
  • McKenzie Elementary
  • Harper Elementary

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

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  1. ^ a b c "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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42°4′28.2″N 87°44′35.2″W / 42.074500°N 87.743111°W / 42.074500; -87.743111