The top reported proficiency rate is 87% in Math. The lowest is 77% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wescott Elementary School
Wescott Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Northbrook, an affluent North Shore suburb about midway between Chicago and the Wisconsin border. The school is part of Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 and enrolls a small to mid-sized population with markedly higher Asian and white representation than the state average. Free-or-reduced-price-lunch data was not available, though the housing market in the 60062 zip code reflects an upper-middle-class to affluent demographic, with home values in the mid-to-upper range and rental costs correspondingly high.
Academically, Wescott's most recent state assessment results show solid proficiency across tested grades and subjects. In mathematics, students in third through fifth grades demonstrated strong performance, with proficiency rates ranging from the mid-eighties to near ninety percent. English language arts proficiency was similarly strong across third, fourth, and fifth grades, clustering in the mid-to-upper eighties. Fifth-grade science proficiency sat in the mid-seventies, slightly lower than ELA and math but still respectable. These results place Wescott in the top quartile of schools districtwide when proficiency is aggregated across tested subjects and grades. Across all assessed grades and subjects, the school achieved participation rates at or very near full attendance, suggesting reliable data.
The school sits within District 30, which has undertaken substantial instructional changes beginning in the current school year. The district adopted new literacy curricula starting in 2025-26, implementing HMH's Into Reading for K-5 and Heggerty's Bridge to Reading for K-2, alongside a middle school Literacy Studio structure. This curriculum shift affects how reading and writing are taught in every classroom and represents a material change to daily practice for families. Beyond curriculum, the district approved a new five-year strategic plan built with input from more than sixty volunteer students, parents, teachers, and staff members, and this plan now drives key performance indicators and action priorities across schools through 2029.
Northbrook itself is a car-dependent residential community where most neighborhoods are oriented toward single-family homes and quiet streets, though the small downtown core around Shermer and Meadow Roads offers more concentrated walkability with restaurants, shops, the public library, the Metra station, and the Village Green. The village is undergoing significant change. The Northbrook Court mall redevelopment, a roughly 87-acre site on Lake-Cook Road, is moving forward with residential construction expected to begin in summer 2026; the project could eventually add hundreds of new residential units of varying types. Other residential developments are also approved or underway, suggesting Northbrook's housing stock may expand and diversify in coming years, though as of now it remains a primarily affluent, established neighborhood.
Wescott's test results reflect strong academic preparation in the grades that are assessed. A parent evaluating the school would find a stable, well-performing elementary program in a district currently in the midst of deliberate instructional redesign and long-term strategic planning. The school serves a homogeneous and affluent student body in a suburb with older single-family-home character undergoing measured redevelopment. Parents may want to look into the school's specific approach to math and reading instruction given the district's recent curriculum adoption, and whether additional support exists for students whose proficiency falls below the levels the aggregate data shows.
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