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Highlands Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Highlands Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school in Naperville, Illinois, serving 525 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Naperville CUSD 203 district, which is ranked 36th out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highlands Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with students demonstrating exceptional academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, 90.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 88.8% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking 3rd out of 1,292 Illinois elementary schools for its performance with special education students. Additionally, Highlands Elementary maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate and a low student-teacher ratio, both of which are lower than the district and state averages.

Highlands Elementary is surrounded by several other high-performing elementary schools within the Naperville district, indicating a strong commitment to education in the local community. With its consistent high performance, effective service of diverse student populations, and efficient resource allocation, Highlands Elementary appears well-positioned to maintain its status as one of the top elementary schools in Illinois.

510

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,666

Per pupil spending ?

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 S Brainard St
Naperville, IL 60540-6659

(630) 420-6335

District: Naperville CUSD 203

Students who attend Highlands Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Junior High School
High:	Naperville North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.5%

Asian:

23.3%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (87% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Naperville CUSD 203

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg76%

Illinois avg44%

15^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 14Elementary Schools in the Naperville CUSD 203

36^th of 811Naperville CUSD 203 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	15 of 2056	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	27 of 2067	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	11 of 2077	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	18 of 2082	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	30 of 1948	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	19 of 2086	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	21 of 2037	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	67 of 2044	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	48 of 2046	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	17 of 2052	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	94.3	27 of 2093	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	93.5	42 of 2167	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	46 of 2166	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	29 of 2147	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.7	25 of 2139	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	22 of 2120	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	89.5	15 of 2092	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	30 of 2095	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.4	40 of 2086	98.1%	★★★★★
2005	87.7	59 of 2022	97.1%	★★★★★
2004	90.0	26 of 2030	98.7%	★★★★★
2003	91.2	14 of 2020	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	30 of 234	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	25 of 219	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	11 of 237	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	4 of 226	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	9 of 134	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	3 of 243	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	20 of 242	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	16 of 1942	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	41 of 1942	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	9 of 1957	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	15 of 1970	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	24 of 1680	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	15 of 2019	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	28 of 1964	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	21 of 1947	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	25 of 1959	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	21 of 1984	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	19 of 1977	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	47 of 1707	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	27 of 2019	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	18 of 1972	99.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	3 of 1292	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	178 of 1156	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	96.6	23 of 1194	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	20 of 1389	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	54 of 1392	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	14 of 1419	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	41 of 1425	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	35 of 1308	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	36 of 1462	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	35 of 1463	97.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+38 vs state

Mathematics89%+50 vs state

Science82%+42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 S Brainard St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6335	510	33	15.3	6.5%	319 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.7%)	119 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.0%)	97.8	15^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.3%		98	27^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.7%	12	82.4	93.1	89.2	90.1	90.9	93.1	90.4	82.4	88.8	97.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	32.4	97.1	96.9		$16,666	$200	$16,465
Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 N Sleight St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6338	227	20	11.5	18.9%	124 (54.6%)	12 (5.3%)	32 (14.1%)	29 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.2%)	95.5	56^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.3%		99.1	10^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.5%	46	92.3	87.1	75.0	92.3	84.5	80.6	76.9	87.2	81.7	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8		$22,305	$617	$21,688
Naper Elementary School	Public	K-4	39 S Eagle St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6345	235	17	13.7	17.0%	162 (68.9%)	12 (5.1%)	21 (8.9%)	25 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	92.9	115^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.4%		96.7	55^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.3%	60		73.3	84.1		78.7	77.8	79.5		78.7	98.3	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.3	97.9	98.3		$20,152	$251	$19,901
Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 S Charles Ave	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6348	515	37	13.9	8.3%	377 (73.2%)	15 (2.9%)	42 (8.2%)	49 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	97.1	25^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.8%		95.1	104^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.0%	79	88.5	87.8	81.6	94.9	87.9	87.8	84.1	82.1	84.7	98.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6		$18,890	$364	$18,526
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Magnolia Ln	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6341	726	48	15.1	13.6%	488 (67.2%)	29 (4.0%)	102 (14.0%)	52 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	88.7	206^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.0%		86.8	241^st of 2067 public elementary schools	88.3%	35	69.5	75.5	63.8	85.1	75.1	81.8	63.0	60.3	67.5	97.8	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.6	97.6	97.9		$17,084	$370	$16,713
Beebe Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 E 11th Ave	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6332	619	42	14.6	22.3%	287 (46.4%)	38 (6.1%)	134 (21.6%)	108 (17.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.4%)	89.7	183^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	91.1%		85.7	258^th of 2067 public elementary schools	87.5%	75	66.1	71.6	89.1	79.6	80.5	73.9	75.2	51.8	66.1	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.9	97.3	98.1		$17,531	$400	$17,131
Mill Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 N Mill St	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6353	600	48	12.5	34.7%	278 (46.3%)	63 (10.5%)	122 (20.3%)	95 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.8%)	92.6	123^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	94.0%		94.8	109^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.7%	14	68.4	77.7	79.6	84.0	80.4	77.7	73.5	67.0	72.8	97.0	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.0	96.9		$20,531	$681	$19,850
Owen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1560 Westglen Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7300	577	38	15.3	17.5%	130 (22.5%)	66 (11.4%)	37 (6.4%)	312 (54.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	80	394^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.8%		84.9	272^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	86.8%	122	56.7	46.6	70.2	71.1	62.2	65.4	66.0	68.4	66.6	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	99.8	97.3	97.1		$15,386	$965	$14,421
May Watts Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 S Whispering Hills Dr	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6700	668	42	15.7	7.9%	202 (30.2%)	44 (6.6%)	38 (5.7%)	341 (51.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	89.7	182^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	91.1%		84.3	277^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.6%	95	77.6	61.4	70.4	88.2	72.5	68.3	76.5	77.6	73.9	98.2	98.0	98.0	98.0		98.0	98.2		$13,748	$821	$12,928
Maplebrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	1630 Warbler Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6381	512	35	14.7	9.2%	370 (72.3%)	9 (1.8%)	38 (7.4%)	64 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	95.6	48^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.7%		95.4	96^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.4%	48	69.1	83.3	93.8	86.3	87.5	83.3	85.0	72.6	80.0	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	100.0	97.1	97.3	5.3	$17,115	$327	$16,788

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlands Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Highlands Elementary School?

Students at Highlands Elementary School are 63% White, 23% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Highlands Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Highlands Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Highlands Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highlands Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kennedy Junior High School
High : Naperville North High School

How many students attend Highlands Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Highlands Elementary School.

What district is Highlands Elementary School in?

Naperville CUSD 203

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