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Highlands Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Highlands Elementary School is a K–5 school in Naperville, Illinois, serving 510 students in Naperville CUSD 203. Its 2025–2026 academic results stand out among nearby K–5 schools: Highlands had the highest all-grade English Language Arts (ELA) and math proficiency rates.

Highlands is strongest in math compared with nearby schools, its district and the state: 89% of students were proficient, versus 72% across nearby K–5 peers, 71% in the district and 40% statewide. ELA was also the local high, at 93%, compared with a nearby-school average of 79%, 82% in the district and 56% statewide. Fourth grade was a particular bright spot, including 93% math proficiency; fifth-grade math was a relative dip at 82%, though still well above the district’s 69% and the state’s 36%. Fifth-grade science was strong at 81%, compared with 76% in the district and 48% statewide, but Highlands ranked second locally behind Prairie Elementary School at 83%.

Results have risen substantially: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency increased 15 percentage points and math increased 14. Over that period, the ELA gap with the state ended where it began, while the math gap widened by 3 points overall, despite narrowing slightly in the latest year. Highlands is ranked 15th of 1,737 Illinois schools by SchoolDigger, at the 99th percentile with five stars; its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 15.3, tied with Owen Elementary School for the second-highest among nearby schools. The school reported 7% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the lowest nearby rate. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking of how effectively the school serves Asian Students was at the 84th percentile in 2025–2026, below its overall 99th percentile. Its ranking for Special Education Students rose from the 85th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 100th in 2024–2025, when its overall ranking was at the 99th percentile.

510

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,328

Per pupil spending ?

6.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.8%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

525 S Brainard St
Naperville, IL 60540-6659

(630) 420-6335

District: Naperville CUSD 203

Students who attend Highlands Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Junior High School
High:	Naperville North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.5%

Asian:

23.3%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (88% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Naperville CUSD 203

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg76%

Illinois avg48%

15^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 14Elementary Schools in the Naperville CUSD 203

43^rd of 738Naperville 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
2026	97.2	15 of 1737	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.8	15 of 2056	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	27 of 2067	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	11 of 2077	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	18 of 2082	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	30 of 1948	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	19 of 2086	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	21 of 2037	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	67 of 2044	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	48 of 2046	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.8	17 of 2052	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	94.3	27 of 2093	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	93.5	42 of 2167	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	46 of 2166	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.9	29 of 2147	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.7	25 of 2139	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	89.4	22 of 2120	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	89.5	15 of 2092	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	30 of 2095	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.4	40 of 2086	98.1%	★★★★★
2005	87.7	59 of 2022	97.1%	★★★★★
2004	90.0	26 of 2030	98.7%	★★★★★
2003	91.2	14 of 2020	99.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	29 of 177	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	30 of 234	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	25 of 219	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	11 of 237	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	4 of 226	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	9 of 134	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	3 of 243	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	20 of 242	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	96.7	10 of 1286	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	16 of 1942	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	41 of 1942	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	9 of 1957	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	15 of 1970	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	24 of 1680	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	15 of 2019	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	28 of 1964	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	36 of 1311	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	21 of 1947	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	25 of 1959	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	21 of 1984	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	19 of 1977	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	47 of 1707	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	27 of 2019	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	18 of 1972	99.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	3 of 1292	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	178 of 1156	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	96.6	23 of 1194	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	92.5	22 of 1149	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	20 of 1389	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	54 of 1392	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	14 of 1419	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	41 of 1425	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	35 of 1308	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	36 of 1462	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	35 of 1463	97.6%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)84th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts93%+37 vs state

Mathematics89%+49 vs state

Science81%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 S Brainard St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6335	510	33	15.3	6.5%	319 (62.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.7%)	119 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.0%)	97.2	15^th of 1737 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.8	15^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.3%		81.0	90.9	95.7	91.7	92.8	91.1	92.5	82.1	88.8	97.8%		$17,328	$168	$17,161
Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 N Sleight St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6338	227	20	11.5	18.9%	124 (54.6%)	12 (5.3%)	32 (14.1%)	29 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.2%)	95.6	41^st of 1737 public elementary schools	97.6%		95.5	56^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.3%	15	74.3	94.7	93.5	88.2	92.2	94.7	80.6	76.5	84.5	97.6%		$24,378	$458	$23,919
Naper Elementary School	Public	K-4	39 S Eagle St	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6345	235	17	13.7	17.0%	162 (68.9%)	12 (5.1%)	21 (8.9%)	25 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	91.6	95^th of 1737 public elementary schools	94.5%		92.9	115^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.4%	20		79.2	82.6		80.8	75.5	84.8		79.8	96.5%		$21,896	$301	$21,596
Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 S Charles Ave	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6348	515	37	13.9	8.3%	377 (73.2%)	15 (2.9%)	42 (8.2%)	49 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	96.7	21^st of 1737 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.1	25^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.8%	4	82.8	89.5	92.9	95.1	92.3	85.3	85.7	80.5	83.8	97.6%		$19,310	$290	$19,020
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1024 Magnolia Ln	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6341	726	48	15.1	13.6%	488 (67.2%)	29 (4.0%)	102 (14.0%)	52 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	81.9	267^th of 1737 public elementary schools	84.6%		88.7	206^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.0%	61	65.1	72.7	78.7	75.2	75.3	70.8	67.6	56.2	64.9	97.9%		$18,408	$347	$18,061
Beebe Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 E 11th Ave	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6332	619	42	14.6	22.3%	287 (46.4%)	38 (6.1%)	134 (21.6%)	108 (17.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.4%)	85.8	196^th of 1737 public elementary schools	88.7%		89.7	183^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	91.1%	13	76.4	72.6	79.8	84.0	78.6	64.6	70.8	62.3	65.6	98.5%		$18,411	$389	$18,022
Mill Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	1300 N Mill St	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 420-6353	600	48	12.5	34.7%	278 (46.3%)	63 (10.5%)	122 (20.3%)	95 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.8%)	89.4	140^th of 1737 public elementary schools	91.9%		92.6	123^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	94.0%	17	71.0	79.2	84.3	87.0	83.6	81.3	76.9	57.0	71.7	96.5%		$21,473	$597	$20,876
Owen Elementary School	Public	K-5	1560 Westglen Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-7300	577	38	15.3	17.5%	130 (22.5%)	66 (11.4%)	37 (6.4%)	312 (54.1%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	77.6	342^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	80.3%		80	394^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.8%	52	68.3	63.6	62.6	76.2	67.4	71.7	58.9	68.3	66.1	95.4%		$16,545	$899	$15,646
May Watts Elementary School	Public	K-5	800 S Whispering Hills Dr	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6700	668	42	15.7	7.9%	202 (30.2%)	44 (6.6%)	38 (5.7%)	341 (51.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	75.4	370^th of 1737 public elementary schools	78.7%		89.7	182^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	91.1%	188	72.8	47.1	61.7	77.7	63.1	70.6	64.5	73.8	69.5	98.3%		$13,410	$879	$12,532
Maplebrook Elementary School	Public	K-5	1630 Warbler Dr	Naperville	60565	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 420-6381	512	35	14.7	9.2%	370 (72.3%)	9 (1.8%)	38 (7.4%)	64 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	92.1	89^th of 1737 public elementary schools	94.9%		95.6	48^th of 2056 public elementary schools	97.7%	41	76.3	75.5	82.1	90.8	82.3	83.0	69.5	86.8	79.2	98.1%		$18,987	$341	$18,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlands Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Highlands Elementary School?

Students at Highlands Elementary School are 63% White, 23% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Highlands Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Highlands Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Highlands Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Highlands Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kennedy Junior High School
High : Naperville North High School

How many students attend Highlands Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Highlands Elementary School.

What district is Highlands Elementary School in?

Naperville CUSD 203

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