Sherwood Elem School

Sherwood Elementary School serves 354 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Highland Park, Illinois. Its 9.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio keeps classes small enough for teachers to deliver consistent individual attention — a figure that compares favorably even within an already-competitive suburban district. The school earns a composite score of 9.0 out of 10, rated Exceptional on MySchoolScout's scale.

That result puts it in rare company statewide: Sherwood ranks 83rd out of 3,813 public schools in Illinois, outperforming 98% of schools across the state. Among Illinois elementary schools specifically, it lands 65th out of 2,326. Within Highland Park, it places second out of nine schools.

Academic performance scores 8.2, solid on its own, but growth is where Sherwood pulls ahead. A 9.2 growth score means students are advancing well beyond what their baseline performance would predict — the kind of trajectory that signals effective instruction, not just favorable demographics. For families evaluating elementary options in the Highland Park area, Sherwood's combination of strong achievement and exceptional year-over-year growth makes it one of the state's most compelling public school choices.

With a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, Sherwood Elem 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.