Best Public Schools in Oak Brook, IL

Summary:

The city of Oak Brook, Illinois is home to 3 schools that are part of the Butler School District 53, including 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school. The district is highly ranked, coming in 6th out of 811 districts in Illinois and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The standout school in the district appears to be Brook Forest Elementary School, which has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, placing 36th out of 2,056 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, 45th out of 2,067 schools in 2023-2024, and 9th out of 2,077 schools in 2022-2023. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. Both Brook Forest Elementary School and Butler Junior High School have impressive test scores, with 85.7% and 91.9% of students, respectively, proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 81% and 82% proficient or better in Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year.

While the schools in the Butler School District 53 are performing exceptionally well academically, they do have higher than average chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4% for both Brook Forest Elementary School and Butler Junior High School. The district also invests heavily in its educational resources, with Brook Forest Elementary School spending $25,830 per student and having a student-teacher ratio of 8.4 to 1, and Butler Junior High School spending $28,730 per student and having a student-teacher ratio of 7.2 to 1.

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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)	% 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	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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brook Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Regent Dr	Oak Brook	60523	DuPage County	Butler School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 325-6888	293	34	8.6		86 (29.4%)	6 (2.0%)	20 (6.8%)	145 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.3%)	96.3	36^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.2%		97.1	45^th of 2067 public elementary schools	97.8%	9	89.4		80.9	84.9	91.5				85.7	93.6	79.2	70.2				81.0	95.0	94.6	94.6	94.6	96.1	94.6	95.7		$27,801	$30	$27,771
Butler Junior High School	Public	6-8	2801 York Rd	Oak Brook	60523	DuPage County	Butler School District 53	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 573-2760	163	27	6.0		55 (33.7%)	3 (1.8%)	11 (6.7%)	80 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.6%)	98.1	14^th of 1368 public middle schools	99.0%		98.5	15^th of 1363 public middle schools	98.9%	1		91.2				92.7	90.5	93.0	91.9				73.2	88.9	80.7	82.0	97.3	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.3	97.3	97.8	96.7	$35,676	$35	$35,640

Cities Near Oak Brook

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clarendon Hills	0.45 mi	4	5^th
Hinsdale	0.74 mi	6	1^st
Westmont	1.45 mi	6	76^th
Burr Ridge	1.51 mi	4	106^th
Willowbrook	1.85 mi	3	248^th

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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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