Best Public Schools in Elmhurst, IL

Summary:

The city of Elmhurst, Illinois is home to 14 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Elmhurst School District 205, except for one elementary school that is part of the Salt Creek School District 48. The district is known for its high-performing schools, with York Community High School ranking 32nd out of 699 Illinois high schools and boasting a 93.1% four-year graduation rate. Additionally, Field Elementary School and Edison Elementary School are among the top-ranked elementary schools in the state.

The schools in the Elmhurst School District 205 generally perform well on standardized tests, with many exceeding the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the district also exhibits some diversity in student demographics and socioeconomic status, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 3.53% at Lincoln Elementary School to 60.13% at Conrad Fischer Elementary School. This suggests that the district may need to address equity and access issues to ensure all students have the resources they need to succeed.

The middle schools in the Elmhurst School District 205 also stand out, with Bryan Middle School and Sandburg Middle School ranking in the top 100 middle schools in Illinois. Additionally, Churchville Middle School has the lowest student-teacher ratio among the district's middle schools, which may contribute to its strong performance. Overall, the Elmhurst School District 205 appears to be a high-performing district, with several standout schools that are among the top-ranked in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				ISA Science (2023)			IAR English Language Arts (2023)						IAR Mathematics (2023)						SAT Mathematics (2023)	SAT English Language Arts (2023)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	ISA Science End of Course	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% 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
Bryan Middle School	Public	6-8	111 W Butterfield Rd	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 617-2350	707	51	13.8	7.2%	561 (79.3%)	8 (1.1%)	53 (7.5%)	47 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.4%)	93.8	66^th of 1367 public middle schools	95.2%		91.5	98^th of 1369 public middle schools	92.8%	32		80.6					69.6	69.8	60.8				55.4	63.5	47.3			98.7	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.7		97.5	$18,616	$76	$18,540
Churchville Middle School	Public	6-8	155 E Victory Pkwy	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 832-8682	486	47	10.4	43.6%	219 (45.1%)	14 (2.9%)	203 (41.8%)	33 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	62.9	409^th of 1367 public middle schools	70.1%		69.7	340^th of 1369 public middle schools	75.2%	69		43.7					52.7	44.8	34.9				30.3	39.9	21.3			98.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	97.8	98.0		97.0	$22,709	$165	$22,545
Conrad Fischer Elementary School	Public	K-5	888 N Wilson St	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 832-8601	479	41	11.5	60.1%	133 (27.8%)	22 (4.6%)	273 (57.0%)	33 (6.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	37.9	1211^th of 2077 public elementary schools	41.7%		53.2	877^th of 2082 public elementary schools	57.9%	334	38.1			21.1	27.1	27.2				19.7	21.4	21.0						99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3		98.1	99.3			$14,258	$199	$14,060
Edison Elementary School	Public	K-5	246 S Fair Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-4272	281	40	6.9	3.6%	224 (79.7%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	90	181^st of 2077 public elementary schools	91.3%		92.8	115^th of 2082 public elementary schools	94.5%	66	86.0			67.3	60.4	44.2				67.3	64.6	41.9						97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1		95.8	97.1			$14,526	$87	$14,439
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 N West Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-5562	439	32	13.7	11.8%	321 (73.1%)	6 (1.4%)	66 (15.0%)	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	92.4	137^th of 2077 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.5	162^nd of 2082 public elementary schools	92.2%	25	77.9			60.9	61.9	57.1				69.5	55.5	50.7						97.5	97.9	97.7	97.9		97.2	97.7			$15,226	$102	$15,124
Field Elementary School	Public	K-5	295 N Emroy Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-5313	399	29	14.2	10.0%	262 (65.7%)	5 (1.3%)	58 (14.5%)	50 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	96.8	48^th of 2077 public elementary schools	97.7%		95.4	77^th of 2082 public elementary schools	96.3%	29	86.6			73.7	76.4	70.1				63.9	70.9	58.2						98.8	99.1	99.1	99.1		99.1	98.8			$12,363	$151	$12,212
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 W Arthur St	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-4541	582	43	13.6	4.8%	448 (77.0%)	13 (2.2%)	59 (10.1%)	29 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	96.3	59^th of 2077 public elementary schools	97.2%		96	65^th of 2082 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	75.6			67.3	82.1	80.5				67.0	61.1	64.6						98.1	97.7	97.7	97.7		98.3	98.1			$14,531	$79	$14,452
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-5	925 S Swain Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-4544	449	34	13.0	5.8%	315 (70.2%)	6 (1.3%)	65 (14.5%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	87.1	235^th of 2077 public elementary schools	88.7%		87.7	226^th of 2082 public elementary schools	89.1%	9	70.3			72.7	50.7	58.9				72.7	42.0	41.0						98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2		98.2	98.2			$16,501	$84	$16,418
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	360 E Crescent Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-6261	355	29	12.1	4.8%	258 (72.7%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.5%)	36 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	92.9	129^th of 2077 public elementary schools	93.8%		89.8	178^th of 2082 public elementary schools	91.5%	49	81.2			55.6	58.1	66.7				66.6	50.0	63.7						98.8	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8			$16,383	$89	$16,294
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	565 S Fairfield Ave	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-4548	510	29	17.6	3.5%	414 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	26 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	96.6	52^nd of 2077 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.8	84^th of 2082 public elementary schools	96.0%	32	77.4			73.1	75.3	71.9				80.0	64.2	59.8						98.0	97.8	97.8	97.8	17.6	97.6	98.0			$12,561	$55	$12,505
Sandburg Middle School	Public	6-8	345 E Saint Charles Rd	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 834-4534	618	50	12.2	7.0%	461 (74.6%)	13 (2.1%)	72 (11.7%)	33 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	92.3	84^th of 1367 public middle schools	93.9%		91.1	100^th of 1369 public middle schools	92.7%	16		76.6					64.3	79.8	55.5				52.6	70.7	44.5			98.7	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.7	98.6	98.7		98.2	$22,251	$82	$22,169
York Community High School	Public	9-12	355 W Saint Charles Rd	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 617-2400	2,707	178	15.2	17.8%	1,860 (68.7%)	43 (1.6%)	534 (19.7%)	173 (6.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	93 (3.4%)	94.4	32^nd of 699 public high schools	95.4%		85.9	77^th of 699 public high schools	89.0%	45			73.9													53.4	54.8	97.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.8	97.8	98.6		97.6	$17,167	$110	$17,056
Salt Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	980 S Riverside Dr	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Salt Creek School District 48	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 832-6122	147	11	13.7	36.1%	92 (62.6%)	10 (6.8%)	26 (17.7%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)								(n/a)																		96.1	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	96.1	27.1		$19,705	$964	$18,741

Cities Near Elmhurst

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Berkeley	1.89 mi	2	754^th
Hillside	1.93 mi	3	712^th
Northlake	2.08 mi	7	656^th
Villa Park	2.26 mi	7	309^th
Addison	2.42 mi	13	673^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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