Ask someone in Winnetka where they live, and they'll often answer with a school name: Greeley, Hubbard Woods or Crow Island. Winnetka's three elementary schools work like neighborhoods, and each has its own feel. I'm Sarah Jividen, a North Shore Realtor, and this page walks through how the Winnetka schools fit together.
Winnetka Public Schools, District 36
Crow Island, Greeley, Hubbard Woods
The Skokie School
Carleton Washburne School
1235 Oak Street, (847) 446-9400
The Skokie School and Carleton Washburne share one campus, so every Winnetka student comes together there starting in 5th grade.
Greeley | Hubbard Woods | Crow Island | |
|---|---|---|---|
Roughly | East of Green Bay Road, south of Tower Road | North of Tower Road (east of Green Bay) and north of Pine Street (west of Green Bay) | West of Green Bay Road, south of Pine Street |
Address | 275 Fairview Avenue | 1110 Chatfield Road | 1112 Willow Road |
Feel | Close to the lake and the Elm Street business district | Hubbard Woods shops and Metra stop, some of Winnetka's prettiest streets | Eastern blocks are an easy walk to town and the train |
Price range | from $900K to $5M | from $1M to over $5M | from $900K to $5M |
The district redrew the Greeley and Crow Island boundary in 2019, shifting it west, so older maps online may be wrong. Confirm any address with District 36.
Crow Island School, opened in 1940 and designed with Eliel and Eero Saarinen, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its design became a model for schools built after World War II.
Some homes with a Winnetka mailing address are in unincorporated Cook County and are not in District 36. Always check the district before you fall for a house.
Winnetka has two walkable business districts, each next to a Metra station: Elm Street and Hubbard Woods.
Three: Crow Island, Greeley and Hubbard Woods, all K–4.
No. Some Winnetka-mailing addresses in unincorporated Cook County are in other districts. Check the specific address.
The Skokie School for grades 5–6, then Carleton Washburne for 7–8. The two schools share one campus.
Yes. The district moved the Greeley and Crow Island boundary west in 2019, so older maps may be wrong.
Crow Island is often the most attainable of the three. Single-family homes in Winnetka generally start around $900K to $1 million, and many sell for $2 million or more.
I help families upsize on the North Shore before a school transition, and I manage the buy-and-sell timing so you aren't rushing a decision.
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