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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

• 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.

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

References

1. ^ "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.

External links

• Official website

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