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Best Schools in Naperville, IL
Naperville, IL has 92 public schools (12 high, 21 middle, 54 elementary) serving 69,107 students. On average they score 67% on state proficiency tests against a projected 45%, so schools in Naperville exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Naperville, IL
The top high schools in Naperville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Neuqua Valley High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 3156 Students
2. Naperville North High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2553 Students
3. Naperville Central High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2551 Students
4. Lisle High School
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Projected Test Scores
Lisle Cusd 202 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 431 Students
5. Waubonsie Valley High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2766 Students
6. Plainfield North High School
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Projected Test Scores
Plainfield Sd 202 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2377 Students
7. Metea Valley High School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2715 Students
8. Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch
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Chsd 99 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2637 Students
9. Wheaton Warrenville South H S
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Projected Test Scores
Cusd 200 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1845 Students
10. Oswego East High School
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Cusd 308 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2836 Students
Best Middle Schools in Naperville, IL
The top middle schools in Naperville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Kennedy Junior High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 931 Students
2. Gordon Gregory Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 821 Students
3. Scullen Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 935 Students
4. Clifford Crone Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 838 Students
5. Lincoln Jr High School
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Projected Test Scores
Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 766 Students
6. Madison Jr High School
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Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 546 Students
7. Washington Jr High School
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Projected Test Scores
Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades 5 - 8 • 558 Students
8. Heritage Grove Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Plainfield Sd 202 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 866 Students
9. Francis Granger Middle School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1021 Students
10. Lisle Jr High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Lisle Cusd 202 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 318 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Naperville, IL
The top elementary schools in Naperville, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Meadow Glens Elementary School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 504 Students
2. Highlands Elem School
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Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 508 Students
3. Prairie Elem School
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Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 488 Students
4. Ellsworth Elem School
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Projected Test Scores
Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 232 Students
5. Oliver Julian Kendall Elem School
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Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 531 Students
6. Fry Elementary School
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Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 583 Students
7. River Woods Elementary School
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Projected Test Scores
Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 475 Students
8. Maplebrook Elem School
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Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 534 Students
9. Naper Elem School
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Naperville Cusd 203 • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 249 Students
10. V Blanche Graham Elementary
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Projected Test Scores
Indian Prairie Cusd 204 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 308 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Naperville, IL
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Naperville, IL has a total population of 165,460 with 28% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 97%, and 71% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Naperville, IL
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Naperville, IL.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
12.69 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
1.65 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
11.05 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Naperville, IL.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Naperville, IL.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Naperville, IL Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Naperville, IL
How many schools are in Naperville, IL?
Naperville, IL has 92 public schools: 12 high schools, 21 middle schools and 54 elementary schools, serving 69,107 students in total.
How do schools in Naperville perform on state tests?
On average, 92 schools in Naperville score 67% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 45%, so on average schools in Naperville exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Naperville?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 67%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 59%
- Projected: 35%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 68%
- Projected: 45%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 60%
- Projected: 38%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 59%
- Projected: 35%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 46%
- Projected: 29%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 63%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 64%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 53%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 27%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
Every school in Naperville
39 of 41 schools in Naperville carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 37B: 1D: 1
All 41 public schools we grade in Naperville. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (3)
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- Clifford Crone Middle School
- Gordon Gregory Middle School
- Jefferson JR High School
- Lincoln JR High School
- Madison JR High School
- Scullen Middle School
- Thayer J Hill Middle School
- Washington JR High School
Elementary and primary schools (29)
- Ann Reid Early Childhood Center
- Arlene Welch Elementary School
- Beebe Elem School
- Brookdale Elementary School
- Danielle Joy Peterson Elem Sch
- Ellsworth Elem School
- Elmwood Elem School
- Fry Elementary School
- Highlands Elem School
- Kingsley Elementary School
- Longwood Elem School
- Maplebrook Elem School
- Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary
- May Watts Elementary School
- Meadow Glens Elementary School
- Mill Street Elem School
- Naper Elem School
- Oliver Julian Kendall Elem School
- Owen Elementary School
- Patterson Elementary School
- Prairie Elem School
- Ranch View Elementary School
- River Woods Elementary School
- Robert Clow Elem Sch
- Scott Elementary School
- Spring Brook Elementary School
- Steeple Run Elem School
- V Blanche Graham Elementary
- White Eagle Elementary
Other schools and academies (1)
Private schools (17)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- All Saints Catholic Academy
- Bethany Lutheran Church And School
- Covenant Classical School
- Dupage Montessori School
- Guidepost Montessori At Naperville
- High Road Of Naperville
- Icn Noor Academy
- Icn Noor Academy
- Icn Noor Academy
- Naperville Christian Academy
- Naperville Montessori School
- Saints Peter & Paul School
- St Raphael Catholic School
- The Compass School Of Naperville South
- The Goddard School
- Turning Pointe Cn Day School
- Wheatland Salem Christian Academy