Maple School, Northbrook IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Maple School

Maple School is a middle school serving grades 6 through 8 in Northbrook, a prosperous North Shore suburb of Chicago. The school enrolls just under mid-sized volume for its grades, with a student body that is predominantly white and Asian, reflective of the affluent and educationally-engaged character of the community. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, and demographic information for students with disabilities and English learners was not reported.

Academic performance at Maple shows strength across tested subjects and grades. In English language arts, students in grade 6 achieved proficiency at a high rate, while grades 7 and 8 both showed strong performance, with grade 7 reaching the highest rate among the three. Mathematics proficiency ranged across the grades, with grade 7 performing strongest and grade 8 showing the lowest rate of the three, though all remained solidly above the midpoint. In science, grade 8 achieved proficiency at a respectable level. Participation rates were consistently at or near full in tested grades and subjects. On the overall proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades, Maple ranks in the top quartile of schools in Cook County.

The school operates within Northbrook/Glenview School District 30, which recently implemented a new K-8 literacy curriculum. Starting in 2025-26, elementary grades use HMH's Into Reading and Heggerty's Bridge to Reading, while middle school continues with a Literacy Studio model that integrates reading and writing instruction individually. The district completed a new five-year strategic plan built with broad community input and is now driving implementation through key performance indicators and action planning across schools.

Northbrook itself is an affluent residential community with a strong housing market and a small, walkable downtown core anchored by the Metra station, library, and Village Green. The village is in the midst of significant redevelopment, particularly the multi-year transformation of the Northbrook Court site into mixed-use housing with retail, which will add substantial residential density to the area. This growth context shapes enrollment and community composition across the district's schools.

State testing data for grades 3, 4, and 5 were not available, as Maple is a middle school and does not serve those grades. No graduation rate, chronic absenteeism data, or disciplinary records were provided. School website information and details on course offerings, staffing, and specific support services were not included in the data reviewed.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 689%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 65 pts above state median · ▲ 72 pts above county median

Grade 791%

School 91% · District 91%

▲ 62 pts above state median · ▲ 70 pts above county median

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 81%

▲ 58 pts above state median · ▲ 63 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 694%

School 94% · District 94%

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 51 pts above county median

Grade 794%

School 94% · District 94%

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

Grade 889%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

Science

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 55 pts above county median

This schoolNorthbrook/Glenview SD 30, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.