Overview
Highcrest Middle School is a public middle serving grades 5–6 in Wilmette, Illinois. The school enrolls 747 students. It is part of the Wilmette SD 39 district.
Source: NCES CCD (2023)
Strengths & Things to Consider
Indicators pulled from NCES CCD and benchmarked against Illinois state averages. This is not a ranking — different families value different things.
Strengths
Smaller-than-average class sizes
10.7:1 student-to-teacher ratio (US average ≈ 16:1)
Things to Consider
No official school website listed in our source data
This is a data-completeness gap, not a reflection of the school
Key Facts
SectorPublic
School TypeRegular
LevelMiddle
Grade Span5–6
DistrictWilmette SD 39
County17031
CityWilmette
ZIP60091
CharterNo
MagnetNo
Title INo
NCES School ID174260001195
Student Demographics
Total Enrollment747
White0.0%
Hispanic / Latino6.2%
Black / African American9.5%
Asian1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native73.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
Two or More Races9.7%
Race / Ethnicity Distribution
Source: NCES CCD (2023)