Berkeley School District 87

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–8 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Northlake, Berkeley and Stone Park, and parts of Proviso, Leyden, Melrose Park, Bellwood and Hillside.

At a glance

2,147Students enrolled

6Schools

3Towns served

$21,366Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

80%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BerkeleyStone Park

Grades PK–2

Jefferson Primary School or Whittier Primary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3–5

Sunnyside Intermediate School or J W Riley Intermediate SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Northlake Middle School or MacArthur Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Proviso West High School or Proviso East High School or Proviso Math and Science AcademyDepends on your addressProviso Township High School District 209

Grades PK–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listBellwood School District 88

Grades 6–8

Roosevelt Middle School or Northlake Middle School or MacArthur Middle SchoolDepends on your addressBellwood School District 88

Grades 9–12

Proviso West High School or Proviso East High School or Proviso Math and Science AcademyDepends on your addressProviso Township High School District 209

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency11%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts15%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate 77% at Proviso Township High School District 209, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$21,366

per student each year · 1% below the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction49%

Support & administration45%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)49%

State43%

Federal8%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,516’20

2,429’21

2,284’22

2,143’23

2,147’24

Students

Hispanic · 74%1,582

Black · 20%440

White · 4%79

Two or more races · 2%34

Asian · 0%10

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Northlake12,513 people

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Berkeley5,199 people

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Stone Park4,482 people

Also covers small parts of Proviso, Leyden, Melrose Park, Bellwood and Hillside.

Schools6 in district · 3 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Jefferson Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 380 students · Bellwood

Public 📚

Whittier Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 368 students · Northlake

Public 📚

Sunnyside Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 344 students · Berkeley

C-Public 📚

J W Riley Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 320 students · Northlake

C-Public 📚

Northlake Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 378 students · Northlake

C+Public 📚

MacArthur Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 357 students · Berkeley

C+Public

Where students go next · Proviso Township High School District 209

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Proviso East High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · Maywood

DPublic 🏫

Proviso Math and Science AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 925 students · Forest Park

APublic 🏫

Proviso West High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,870 students · Hillside

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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DuPage High School District 88Addison · Elmhurst · York · $25,010 per student

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Leyden Community High School District 212Franklin Park · River Grove · Rosemont + 1 more · $27,779 per student

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Maine Township High School District 207Chicago · Des Plaines · Maine + 3 more · $29,333 per student

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Hinsdale Township High School District 86Oak Brook · York · $33,501 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.