Kenilworth Schools & Attendance Boundaries
Public schools and attendance boundaries in Kenilworth
A practical, source-based guide to the public-school districts that serve addresses in Kenilworth, the grades each school serves, the feeder path and where to verify a specific property.
At a Glance
How public schooling is organized in Kenilworth.
Kenilworth District 38
Kenilworth School District 38’s school is The Joseph Sears School, serving kindergarten through grade 8, so there are no separate neighborhood elementary attendance areas. District 38 states that it encompasses the entire Village of Kenilworth as well as sections of Wilmette and Winnetka. New Trier Township High School District 203 lists Kenilworth in its service area: grade 9 attends the Northfield Campus and grades 10–12 attend the Winnetka Campus.
Official Resources
Schools and districts serving Kenilworth.
Each school below shows the grades it serves, an official school or district source and a View Illinois Report Card link to that school’s state profile.
The Illinois Report Card is the State of Illinois source for public-school profiles and state-reported data. Attendance boundaries are set by each school district, so verify a specific address with the district.
Kenilworth District 38 · K–8
The Joseph Sears SchoolGrades K–8
542 Abbotsford Rd., Kenilworth
District 38’s school serves kindergarten through grade 8; the district also offers an early childhood program. The Illinois Report Card lists the reported grade span as PK–8.
New Trier District 203 · High School
New Trier Township High School — Northfield CampusGrade 9
7 Happ Rd., Northfield
New Trier lists Kenilworth in its service area. First-year students attend the Northfield Campus.
New Trier District 203 · High School
New Trier Township High School — Winnetka CampusGrades 10–12
385 Winnetka Ave., Winnetka
Grades 10–12 attend the Winnetka Campus.
Boundary Explorer
See the elementary areas, then verify the address.
Kenilworth has no neighborhood elementary attendance areas: District 38 addresses attend Joseph Sears for K–8. Because the District 38 boundary also extends into sections of Wilmette and Winnetka, the useful check is whether a specific address is inside District 38.
From District 38’s published boundary page (not a boundary map)
- In District 38’s words, it “encompasses the entire village of Kenilworth as well as sections of Wilmette and Winnetka.”
- District 38 addresses follow one path: The Joseph Sears School (K–8), then New Trier (grade 9 at the Northfield Campus, 10–12 at the Winnetka Campus).
- Because the district extends beyond the village line, an address with a Wilmette or Winnetka name can also be inside District 38.
District 38 publishes its boundary map on its Boundaries page. Confirm a specific property with District 38.
Kenilworth District 38
Feeder paths can include exceptions or special programs. Verify the specific address or program with the district.
Search by Elementary School uses the school field supplied with each MLS listing. That field is a property-search criterion, not an attendance-boundary determination, so verify the specific address with the district.
Verify an Address
Use the district’s current source.
Use the District 38 boundary source and confirm with District 38 before relying on enrollment at Joseph Sears, especially for a property near the Wilmette or Winnetka line. For high school, New Trier’s enrollment page explains residency registration. School assignments and boundaries can change. Verify this address with the applicable school district before relying on the result.
Related School Resources
More on North Shore schools.
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