98 CHICAGO | SEPTEMBER 2019
PHOTOGRAPHY: (LEOPOLD) JESSIE HEARN; (GRAY) COURTESY OF LAUREN GRAY1 New Trier Township High School Winnetka 2,934 $15,913 80 77 98
2 Glenbrook North High School Northbrook 1,988 $13,730 76 77 98
3 Proviso Mathematics & Science Academy Forest Park 792 $8,742 82 73 100
4 Glenbrook South High School Glenview 3,067 $13,730 68 67 98
5 William Fremd High School Palatine 2,594 $11,304 69 71 98
6 Oak Park and River Forest High School Oak Park 3,370 $15,783 62 56 94
7 Prospect High School Mount Prospect 2,150 $12,004 71 67 96
8 Maine South High School Park Ridge 2,397 $12,963 65 66 97
9 John Hersey High School Arlington Heights 1,864 $12,004 73 68 90
10 Evanston Township High School Evanston 3,459 $11,900 56 52 92
11 James B. Conant High School Hoffman Estates 2,349 $11,304 51 59 97
12 Niles West High School Skokie 2,435 $15,257 48 46 95
13 Lyons Township High School La Grange 4,000 $11,425 60 59 96
14 Schaumburg High School Schaumburg 2,116 $11,304 49 58 95
15 Niles North High School Skokie 2,059 $15,257 47 45 93
16 Lemont High School Lemont 1,404 $10,655 60 56 97
17 Rolling Meadows High School Rolling Meadows 1,900 $12,004 52 56 94
18 Hoffman Estates High School Hoffman Estates 1,907 $11,304 39 41 93
19 Palatine High School Palatine 2,587 $11,304 37 41 92
20 Elk Grove High School Elk Grove Village 1,935 $12,004 43 44 97TOP HIGH SCHOOLS Enrollment Spending per pupil SAT reading attainment %SAT math attainment %Graduation rate
SUBURBAN
COOK COUNTY
1 Middlefork School Northfield K–3 202 $16,191 75 83
2 Central Elementary School Wilmette K–4 459 $9,409 73 80
3 Shabonee School Northbrook 3–5 430 $12,703 83 79
4 The Joseph Sears School Kenilworth PK–8 451 $14,545 82 74
5 Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg K–6 470 $9,057 87 78
6 Marie Murphy School Wilmette PK, 6–8 284 $11,182 84 78
7 Wood Oaks Junior High School Northbrook 6–8 429 $12,703 85 72
8 McKenzie Elementary School Wilmette K–4 446 $9,409 67 69
9 Greenbriar Elementary School Northbrook K–5 402 $13,117 66 62
10 Campanelli Elementary School Schaumburg K–6 538 $9,057 74 76
11 Sunset Ridge School Northfield 4–8 272 $16,191 76 71
12 Maple School Northbrook 6–8 384 $11,610 78 78
13 L.J. Hauser Junior High School Riverside 6–8 598 $9,083 71 63
14 Spring Avenue Elementary School La Grange K–6 320 $9,190 75 70
15 Avoca West Elementary School Glenview K–5 452 $11,182 69 66
16 Michael Collins Elementary School Schaumburg K–6 767 $9,057 75 66
17 Meadowbrook Elementary School Northbrook K–5 403 $13,117 65 77
18 Grove Avenue Elementary School Barrington K–5 553 $9,816 81 76
19 Ivy Hill Elementary School Arlington Heights K–5 639 $8,040 69 70
20 South Elementary School Des Plaines K–5 221 $11,110 63 70TOP ELEMENTARY
& MIDDLE SCHOOLS Grades EnrollmentSpending per pupilPARCC reading attainment %PARCC math attainment %OLIVER LEOPOLD
Junior
All students at ETHS
now have a bell icon
on their school-issued
computer; clicking
on it tells them how
many minutes are left
in the class period.
The Chrome exten-
sion, which Leopold
created during his
freshman year, is
especially helpful on
days when the school
doesn’t use a standard
schedule because of
special events. He also
launched a student
club called codETHS;
the group created an
app that lets students
know where to go for
PE class — handy, since
the location varies
from day to day.
LAUREN GRAY
Library information
specialist
Two years ago, some
fourth-grade girls
approached Gray for
help in creating the
Big Books Club for
students getting into
longer reads. Now
when kids want to
start clubs — script-
writing, charitable
giving, and Marvel
Comics are a few
recent ones — Gray will
serve as their sponsor,
mentoring as many
as she can during her
lunch hour and before
and after school.
Public
Schools
2019* Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment