Romona Elem School

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Wilmette, Illinois, Romona Elem School serves 462 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Wilmette SD 39. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Romona Elem School sits 21% above that benchmark.

Within Wilmette SD 39, which oversees 6 schools and 3,288 students, Romona Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Romona Elem School logs that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 19% multiracial, 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, Romona Elem School shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household income runs about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Romona Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wilmette Junior High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Romona Elem School.

Romona Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Romona Elem School has contracted 16%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 462 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment fell from 21% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

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