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Enrollment
455
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHBROOK ESD 27·NCES 171785002081
Wood Oaks Jr High School
1250 Sanders Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062 · (847) 272-1900 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Illinois public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 154 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 148 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northbrook ESD 27. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
89.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
82.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.1% | 82.9% |
| 2023-24 | 84.7% | 76.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wood Oaks Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #6 of 640 ▲ 2 | #2 of 146 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #16 of 640 ▼ 2 | #7 of 146 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #322 of 691 | #89 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #34 of 558 | #17 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #224 of 560 | #58 of 138 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #76 of 127 | #27 of 40 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
455
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 455 | 46 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 44.5 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 44.5 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 493 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 40 | 10.7:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 42 | 10.7:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 42 | 10.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 53 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 28 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wood Oaks Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (429 to 455); teachers up 15% (40 to 46).
About Wood Oaks Jr High School
Wood Oaks Jr High School sits in Northbrook, Illinois, and is classified as a middle-grades school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 455 students enrolled.
Wood Oaks Jr High School is one of 3 schools in Northbrook ESD 27, which enrolls 1,340 students in total.
White students are 62% of those enrolled at Wood Oaks Jr High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Cook County overall, about 44% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
Wood Oaks Jr High School reports a ratio of 9.9 students per teacher, from 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Wood Oaks Jr High School lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Illinois public middle schools.
Cook County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Wood Oaks Jr High School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Hickory Point Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Wood Oaks Jr High School. Wood Oaks Jr High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 455, down from 493 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Wood Oaks Jr High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northbrook ESD 27
- Shabonee SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Hickory Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other schools in Northbrook
- Glenbrook North High SchoolHigh · 2,111 students
- Northbrook Junior High SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- Wescott Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Shabonee SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Maple SchoolMiddle · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Hickory Point Elementary School1.1 mi · 425
- Field School1.5 mi · 333
- Walt Whitman Elementary School1.5 mi · 378
- Shabonee School1.6 mi · 460
- Oliver W Holmes Middle School1.8 mi · 615
- Westmoor Elementary School2.0 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Wood Oaks Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wood Oaks Jr High School?
Wood Oaks Jr High School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Wood Oaks Jr High School serve?
Wood Oaks Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wood Oaks Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wood Oaks Jr High School is approximately 9.9:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wood Oaks Jr High School?
At Wood Oaks Jr High School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wood Oaks Jr High School public or private?
Wood Oaks Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northbrook ESD 27.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.