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Naperville North High School

Public Grades 9-12

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 97% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Naperville North High School is a public high school serving 2,502 students in grades 9-12, located in Naperville, Illinois, which is part of the highly-ranked Naperville CUSD 203 district. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 23rd out of 698 Illinois high schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Naperville North High School's academic performance is truly impressive, with 80.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to 78.1% for the Naperville district and 51.7% for the state of Illinois. In mathematics, 72.7% of 11th-graders were proficient or better, surpassing the district's 71.8% and the state's 39.3%. The school also boasts excellent graduation and dropout rates, with an 89.0% four-year graduation rate and a 2.4% dropout rate, both better than state and district averages.

Naperville North High School's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, ranking 33rd out of 685 Illinois high schools for female students and 18th out of 685 for male students. The school's diverse student population, with significant representation from Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, is a testament to its ability to support the academic success of all learners. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is higher than the state average, it is on par with nearby Neuqua Valley High School and Naperville Central High School, suggesting a broader trend in the Naperville area.

2,467

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,494

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

899 N Mill St
Naperville, IL 60563-2909

(630) 420-6480

District: Naperville CUSD 203

Feeder schools for Naperville North High School:

Elementary:	Beebe Elementary School
	Ellsworth Elementary School
	Highlands Elementary School
	Mill Street Elementary School
	More...
	Naper Elementary School
	Prairie Elementary School
	Steeple Run Elementary School
Middle:	Jefferson Junior High School
	Washington Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Asian:

18.2%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (76% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Illinois high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg76%

Illinois avg48%

23^rd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	96.4	23 of 698	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	23 of 697	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	22 of 699	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	13 of 699	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	16 of 688	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	16 of 701	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	16 of 647	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	97.6	18 of 642	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	18 of 643	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	99.2	5 of 614	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	94.6	25 of 670	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	19 of 670	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	93.8	24 of 665	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	93.9	22 of 655	96.6%	★★★★★
2010	95.0	14 of 643	97.8%	★★★★★
2009	94.2	16 of 632	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	93.6	20 of 624	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.3	13 of 612	97.9%	★★★★★
2006	96.1	10 of 596	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	95.1	12 of 590	98.0%	★★★★★
2004	93.1	20 of 592	96.6%	★★★★★
2003	96.5	12 of 586	98.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	28 of 323	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	58.8	75 of 299	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	56 of 301	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	31 of 294	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	20 of 281	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	69.3	56 of 299	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	56 of 253	77.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	17 of 148	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	22 of 137	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	29 of 134	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	16 of 141	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	14 of 135	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	8 of 130	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	19 of 132	85.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	19 of 491	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	67.2	84 of 429	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	24 of 428	94.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	23 of 284	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	22 of 248	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	22 of 217	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	8 of 205	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	11 of 189	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	50.9	55 of 183	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	88 of 151	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	33 of 685	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	26 of 664	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	16 of 656	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	15 of 658	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	14 of 639	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	11 of 665	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	17 of 620	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	51 of 366	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	40 of 336	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	48 of 333	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	43 of 335	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	48 of 317	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	39 of 317	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	29 of 291	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	37 of 672	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	48 of 639	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	50 of 644	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	81 of 626	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	41 of 611	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	39 of 639	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	37 of 585	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	18 of 685	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	22 of 668	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	33 of 668	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	16 of 664	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	20 of 653	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	20 of 675	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	14 of 619	97.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	33 of 211	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	31 of 182	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	37 of 163	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.7	5 of 170	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	13 of 160	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	21 of 165	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	28 of 154	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	13 of 527	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	22 of 482	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	39 of 476	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	42 of 493	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	39 of 453	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.0	64 of 473	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	43 of 374	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	29 of 564	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	25 of 554	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	26 of 557	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	20 of 560	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	29 of 553	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	20 of 552	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	15 of 548	97.3%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+29 vs state

Science80%+31 vs state

Mathematics73%+33 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Glenbard South High School	Public	9-12	23W200 Butterfield Rd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glenbard Township HSD 87	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 469-6500	1,090	69	15.7	29.4%	605 (55.5%)	106 (9.7%)	199 (18.3%)	133 (12.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	42 (3.9%)	90.4	57^th of 698 public high schools	91.8%		91.1	62^nd of 697 public high schools	91.1%	5	78.1	72.1	56.1	52.0	65.4	67.9	73.4	58.9	72.6	98.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.5	97.9	98.5	97.5	$24,403	$531	$23,871
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Naperville North High School

Is Naperville North High School a good school?

Yes! Naperville North High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 698 Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Naperville North High School?

Naperville North High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beebe Elementary School
Elementary : Ellsworth Elementary School
Elementary : Highlands Elementary School
Elementary : Mill Street Elementary School
Elementary : Naper Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie Elementary School
Elementary : Steeple Run Elementary School
Middle : Jefferson Junior High School
Middle : Washington Junior High School

What district is Naperville North High School in?

Naperville CUSD 203

How many students attend Naperville North High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,467 students attended Naperville North High School.

What is the racial makeup of Naperville North High School?

Students at Naperville North High School are 57% White, 18% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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