Field School

Field School is a regular public middle school in Northbrook, Illinois, serving 316 students across grades 6 through 8. With a student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 1, class sizes stay genuinely small — a structural advantage that carries particular weight during the middle school years, when consistent adult attention shapes academic trajectories. The school earns a composite score of 9.2 out of 10, rated Exceptional on MySchoolScout's scale.

An academic score of 9.6 anchors that rating. The growth score of 8.4 adds useful context: it reflects how much students advance during their time at Field, not just the level at which they arrive. Both scores point in the same direction.

Statewide comparisons make the performance concrete. Field ranks 10th out of 684 middle schools in Illinois, and outperforms 98% of all public schools in the state — a group that spans every level and district type. For Northbrook families evaluating middle school options, those figures carry more weight than local rankings alone.

Field operates at a level that most Illinois schools, regardless of size or location, simply do not reach.

With a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, Field School offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.