Best Public Schools in Downers Grove, IL

Summary:

The city of Downers Grove, Illinois is home to a high-performing school district, with 17 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district includes Downers Grove GSD 58 and Community High School District 99, which operate 12 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools.

Several schools in the Downers Grove district stand out as top performers, including Community High School District 99 - North High School, which is ranked 34th out of 698 Illinois high schools and has a 5-star rating. The district's elementary schools also excel, with Fairmount Elementary School and Belle Aire Elementary School ranking 74th and 79th out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools, respectively, and both earning 5-star ratings.

Overall, the Downers Grove school district performs very well, with the majority of its schools ranking in the top quartile of Illinois schools. However, the district should continue to monitor areas for improvement, such as the high chronic absenteeism rate across all schools, and ensure equitable distribution of resources to support all students in achieving academic success.

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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)	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)	% 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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeview Junior High School	Public	6-8	701 Plainfield Rd	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Center Cass School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 783-5102	340	31	10.9	17.9%	239 (70.3%)	12 (3.5%)	46 (13.5%)	32 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	90	118^th of 1368 public middle schools	91.4%		85.5	165^th of 1363 public middle schools	87.9%	47											69.4				75.5	76.9	82.1	78.3				53.6	66.3	54.9	58.0	98.9	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.4	98.4	98.7		97.8	$17,600	$225	$17,375
Prairieview Elementary School	Public	3-5	699 Plainfield Rd	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Center Cass School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 783-5100	380	23	16.5	18.2%	253 (66.6%)	10 (2.6%)	56 (14.7%)	46 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	70.5	590^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.3%		78	418^th of 2067 public elementary schools	79.8%	172										53.3		45.1	53.9	61.5				53.5	59.8	56.3	63.9				59.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.2	96.2	96.2			$14,242	$325	$13,918
Belle Aire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3935 Belle Aire Ln	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5820	276	18	15.2		182 (65.9%)	20 (7.2%)	26 (9.4%)	27 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	94.6	79^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.8	80^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.1%	1										75.0		78.6	74.3	84.4	79.4			79.1	89.3	77.1	87.5	79.4			82.9	95.9	96.3	96.3	96.3	14.0	95.9	95.5	4.5	8.6	$19,367	$999	$18,368
El Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6835 Fairmount Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5825	300	25	12.1		184 (61.3%)	20 (6.7%)	64 (21.3%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	71.5	564^th of 2056 public elementary schools	72.6%		68.4	583^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	71.8%	19										34.4		72.5	68.2	40.6	78.9			66.2	77.5	50.0	37.5	57.9			56.5	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	12.2	98.1	98.4	4.4	6.9	$18,062	$1,364	$16,698
Fairmount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6036 Blodgett Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5830	342	20	17.4		272 (79.5%)	8 (2.3%)	31 (9.1%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	94.7	74^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.3	100^th of 2067 public elementary schools	95.2%	26										89.5		80.0	78.0	92.1	90.0			84.5	81.8	62.0	81.6	80.0			76.2	99.1	98.4	98.4	98.4	14.8	98.1	98.7	4.7	10.1	$18,459	$1,317	$17,142
Herrick Middle School	Public	7-8	4335 Middaugh Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5810	626	40	15.8	10.5%	500 (79.9%)	12 (1.9%)	58 (9.3%)	31 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	93.7	74^th of 1368 public middle schools	94.6%		90.7	109^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.0%	35											77.7					79.2	82.1	80.6					70.4	64.5	67.6	98.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	98.1	98.5		97.7	$18,496	$998	$17,498
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3935 Highland Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5835	352	22	16.1		275 (78.1%)	6 (1.7%)	36 (10.2%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	91.9	134^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.5	91^st of 2067 public elementary schools	95.6%	43										70.4		63.5	82.1	79.6	81.7			77.0	82.7	70.9	77.8	61.7			72.9	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	17.0	98.1	98.3	2.8	14.2	$18,327	$998	$17,329
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1435 Jefferson Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5840	382	24	16.2		313 (81.9%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.5%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	96.8	28^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.2	68^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.7%	40										85.5		87.0	86.8	87.3	88.6			87.3	89.1	75.5	81.8	82.9			82.0	97.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	16.4	96.3	97.1	3.2	12.7	$17,087	$998	$16,089
Indian Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6235 Stonewall Ave	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5845	325	33	9.8		185 (56.9%)	33 (10.2%)	69 (21.2%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	75.5	491^st of 2056 public elementary schools	76.1%		68.8	574^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.2%	83										53.1		43.6	73.0	64.5	75.7			63.9	56.4	54.1	58.1	48.6			54.2	97.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	21.7	97.5	97.5	7.3	13.7	$18,496	$1,544	$16,952
Kingsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6509 Powell St	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 719-5850	359	28	12.8		257 (71.6%)	22 (6.1%)	52 (14.5%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	75.6	490^th of 2056 public elementary schools	76.2%		82.5	312^th of 2067 public elementary schools	84.9%	178										70.8		38.6	57.1	79.2	68.9			62.1	52.3	54.8	70.8	49.2			56.4	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	12.7	92.2	92.2		10.0	$19,001	$1,072	$17,929
Lester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	236 Indianapolis Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5855	531	30	17.5		412 (77.6%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	91.5	147^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.9%		93.3	144^th of 2067 public elementary schools	93.0%	3										60.0		76.9	88.3	75.6	78.7			79.1	75.8	83.3	61.1	66.7			70.9	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	19.1	98.9	98.7	3.6	15.1	$18,503	$1,075	$17,427
O Neill Middle School	Public	7-8	635 59th St	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5815	403	30	13.6	21.6%	268 (66.5%)	16 (4.0%)	68 (16.9%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	85.8	179^th of 1368 public middle schools	86.9%		75.7	277^th of 1363 public middle schools	79.7%	98											64.2					81.4	76.4	78.7					59.0	42.5	50.0	97.7	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.4	97.1	98.4		95.9	$19,526	$998	$18,528
Pierce Downer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1436 Grant St	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5860	337	21	16.4		295 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	89.1	202^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	90.2%		82.8	306^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.2%	104										53.2		73.9	66.0	70.2	85.7			73.4	84.8	73.6	78.7	61.9			75.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	18.4	98.9	99.4		15.5	$17,253	$998	$16,255
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	536 Hill St	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 719-5865	307	18	16.9		251 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	89.6	186^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.0%		89.2	205^th of 2067 public elementary schools	90.1%	19										65.8		76.1	84.4	68.4	71.4			75.3	84.8	66.7	63.2	60.4			68.9	98.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	17.5	99.3	98.7		15.2	$19,487	$1,207	$18,280
Henry Puffer School	Public	PK, KG-6	2220 Haddow Ave	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Downers Grove GSD 58	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 968-0294	271	26	10.3		184 (67.9%)	14 (5.2%)	34 (12.5%)	19 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	77.1	452^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	78.0%		78.2	406^th of 2067 public elementary schools	80.4%	46										41.7		55.9	71.1	55.6	75.0			65.2	82.4	56.5	52.8	52.5			60.3	95.6	95.9	95.9	95.9	18.9	96.3	96.3	5.2	14.1	$19,889	$1,182	$18,707
Community High School District 99 - North High School	Public	9-12	4436 Main St	Downers Grove	60515	DuPage County	Chsd 99	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 795-8401	2,082	152	13.7		1,443 (69.3%)	90 (4.3%)	307 (14.7%)	138 (6.6%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	95 (4.6%)	95	34^th of 698 public high schools	95.1%		96.8	32^nd of 697 public high schools	95.4%	2	83.3	80.9	71.5	57.6	69.3	74.4	76.0	72.2	75.2																	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.0	98.2		98.0	$24,548	$410	$24,138
Community H S District 99 - South High School	Public	9-12	1436 Norfolk St	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Chsd 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 795-8501	2,591	176	14.6		1,401 (54.1%)	290 (11.2%)	594 (22.9%)	186 (7.2%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	109 (4.2%)	89.1	60^th of 698 public high schools	91.4%		79.9	113^th of 697 public high schools	83.8%	53	75.2	73.7	51.6	46.0	65.5	71.2	70.9	62.2	69.9																	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7		98.1	$23,511	$630	$22,881

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