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Naperville Central High School

Public Grades 9-12

20^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 97% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Naperville Central High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 2,519 students in Naperville, Illinois, part of the highly-ranked Naperville CUSD 203 district.

Naperville Central High School consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic assessments, with 75.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 78.1% for the Naperville CUSD 203 district and 51.7% for the state of Illinois. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and White students, as well as for English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Naperville Central High School has an impressive four-year graduation rate of 96.8% and a low dropout rate of 0.7%.

While Naperville Central High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.9%, it is still lower than the state average and the rates of some nearby schools, such as Naperville North High School, Glenbard South High School, and Wheaton Warrenville South High School. Naperville Central High School's relatively high per-student spending of $20,871 may contribute to its academic success, as it allows for the provision of resources, programs, and support services that benefit the students.

2,589

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,839

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

440 Aurora Ave
Naperville, IL 60540-6266

(630) 420-6422

District: Naperville CUSD 203

Feeder schools for Naperville Central High School:

Elementary:	Elmwood Elementary School
	Kingsley Elementary School
	Maplebrook Elementary School
	Ranch View Elementary School
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	River Woods Elementary School
	Scott Elementary School
Middle:	Lincoln Junior High School
	Madison Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Asian:

18.1%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (77% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Illinois high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg76%

Illinois avg48%

20^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	96.5	20 of 698	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	19 of 697	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	14 of 699	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	10 of 699	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	22 of 688	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	12 of 701	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	11 of 647	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	11 of 642	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.9	9 of 643	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	99.5	3 of 614	99.5%	★★★★★
2014	94.7	24 of 670	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	95.8	15 of 670	97.8%	★★★★★
2012	95.6	15 of 665	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	95.7	13 of 655	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	93.5	23 of 643	96.4%	★★★★★
2009	92.3	26 of 632	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	95.0	17 of 624	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	95.9	15 of 612	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	96.8	8 of 596	98.7%	★★★★★
2005	94.6	13 of 590	97.8%	★★★★★
2004	97.5	7 of 592	98.8%	★★★★★
2003	97.3	9 of 586	98.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	64 of 323	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	56 of 299	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	105 of 301	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.4	37 of 294	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	43 of 281	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	40 of 299	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	22 of 253	91.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	25 of 148	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	21 of 137	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	15 of 134	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	9 of 141	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	21 of 135	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	7 of 130	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	11 of 132	91.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	18 of 491	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	20 of 429	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	25 of 428	94.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	14 of 284	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	11 of 248	95.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	26 of 685	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	23 of 664	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	15 of 656	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	11 of 658	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	25 of 639	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	12 of 665	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	9 of 620	98.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	40 of 366	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	26 of 336	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	25 of 333	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	8 of 335	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	13 of 317	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	21 of 317	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	20 of 291	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	31 of 672	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	15 of 639	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	14 of 644	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	13 of 626	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	29 of 611	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	33 of 639	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	17 of 585	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	20 of 685	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	19 of 668	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	17 of 668	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	10 of 664	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	15 of 653	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	12 of 675	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	13 of 619	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	22 of 211	89.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	22 of 182	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	18 of 163	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.3	7 of 170	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	23 of 160	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	9 of 165	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	5 of 154	96.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	14 of 527	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	20 of 482	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	35 of 476	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	21 of 493	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	21 of 453	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	49 of 473	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	93.9	19 of 374	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	34 of 564	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	30 of 554	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	25 of 557	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	26 of 560	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	33 of 553	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	19 of 552	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	16 of 548	97.1%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science78%+29 vs state

English Language Arts76%+24 vs state

Mathematics71%+32 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

I like it her and I am a student and it is an okay school. the teachers here are great some of them are and some of them are not. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

first class from top to bottom. Close Quote

Schools Near Naperville Central High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Naperville Central High School	Public	9-12	440 Aurora Ave	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6422	2,589	185	14.0	16.7%	1,588 (61.3%)	118 (4.6%)	263 (10.2%)	468 (18.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	137 (5.3%)	96.5	20^th of 698 public high schools	97.1%		98.8	19^th of 697 public high schools	97.3%	1	90.5	80.4	74.0	63.8	78.7	76.5	75.9	71.0	77.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.9	98.5	98.6	97.4	$21,839	$311	$21,527
Naperville North High School	Public	9-12	899 N Mill St	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6480	2,467	196	12.5	18.8%	1,396 (56.6%)	145 (5.9%)	330 (13.4%)	449 (18.2%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	123 (5.0%)	96.4	23^rd of 698 public high schools	96.7%		98.4	23^rd of 697 public high schools	96.7%		86.3	82.5	63.7	64.4	75.3	78.6	80.5	72.7	79.6	98.4	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.0	98.5	98.7	97.7	$21,494	$285	$21,209
Steps	Public	12	387 Shuman Blvd Ste 170E	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 464-8081	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										95.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	100.0	94.3	96.2	95.3
Illinois Youth Center-Warrenville	Public	8-12	30W200 Ferry Rd	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	IDJJ School District 428	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 983-6231	34	9	3.7	79.4%	9 (26.5%)	20 (58.8%)	4 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																		$67,482	$17,729	$49,753
Lisle High School	Public	9-12	1800 Short St	Lisle	60532	DuPage County	Lisle CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 493-8300	447	40	11.1	35.1%	243 (54.4%)	44 (9.8%)	102 (22.8%)	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.9%)	92	48^th of 698 public high schools	93.1%		88.1	77^th of 697 public high schools	89.0%	29	82.9	68.0	58.1	52.6	70.5	66.0	76.1	69.2	74.4	98.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	98.6	97.3	$31,557	$472	$31,085
Wheaton Warrenville South High School	Public	9-12	1920 S Wiesbrook Rd	Wheaton	60189	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 784-7200	1,864	125	14.9	28.9%	1,134 (60.8%)	124 (6.7%)	385 (20.7%)	109 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (5.9%)	89.3	59^th of 698 public high schools	91.5%		86	83^rd of 697 public high schools	88.1%	24	80.0	72.5	62.6	49.5	73.2	66.0	70.2	51.7	62.0	97.9	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.9	98.0	95.6	$18,153	$205	$17,948
Neuqua Valley High School	Public	9-12	2360 95th St	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6000	3,018	205	14.7	9.8%	1,226 (40.6%)	171 (5.7%)	227 (7.5%)	1,271 (42.1%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	117 (3.9%)	98.2	13^th of 698 public high schools	98.1%		99.7	14^th of 697 public high schools	98.0%	1	89.3	85.1	76.3	74.9	83.6	80.9	88.0	79.2	83.5	99.2	99.1	99.2	99.1	99.4	99.1	99.3	98.4	$16,946	$385	$16,561
Metea Valley High School	Public	9-12	1801 N Eola Rd	Aurora	60502	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-5900	2,766	191	14.4	22.2%	795 (28.7%)	420 (15.2%)	378 (13.7%)	1,030 (37.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	138 (5.0%)	90.6	55^th of 698 public high schools	92.1%		96.3	34^th of 697 public high schools	95.1%	21	79.5	71.9	56.8	55.9	68.4	66.2	70.1	63.4	66.6	97.9	97.8	97.7	97.8	97.6	96.9	97.5	96.9	$16,583	$396	$16,186
Waubonsie Valley High School	Public	9-12	2590 Ogden Ave	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-3300	2,849	180	15.8	20.4%	941 (33.0%)	303 (10.6%)	555 (19.5%)	893 (31.3%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	148 (5.2%)	91.3	51^st of 698 public high schools	92.7%		96.2	36^th of 697 public high schools	94.8%	15	79.0	73.5	57.1	56.0	69.5	68.7	70.6	64.8	67.0	99.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.6	97.4	$16,222	$384	$15,839
Gail McKinzie High School	Public	9-12	3003 103Rd St	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-3375	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.0	100.0	94.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Naperville Central High School

Is Naperville Central High School a good school?

Yes! Naperville Central High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 20^th of 698 Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Naperville Central High School?

Naperville Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elmwood Elementary School
Elementary : Kingsley Elementary School
Elementary : Maplebrook Elementary School
Elementary : Ranch View Elementary School
Elementary : River Woods Elementary School
Elementary : Scott Elementary School
Middle : Lincoln Junior High School
Middle : Madison Junior High School

What district is Naperville Central High School in?

Naperville CUSD 203

What is the racial makeup of Naperville Central High School?

Students at Naperville Central High School are 61% White, 18% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend Naperville Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,589 students attended Naperville Central High School.

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