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Wheaton North High School

Public Grades 9-12

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 93% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Wheaton North High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,872 students. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, the school is part of the Community Unit School District 200, which is ranked 86 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Wheaton North High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 39 and 56 over the past several years, and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores, including ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.4% of 11th-grade students at Wheaton North High School were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to 70.3% for the district and 51.7% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for White, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Military Connected students.

Wheaton North High School maintains an impressive four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 96.7% over the past few years, which is consistently higher than the state and district averages. The school also has low dropout rates, ranging from 1.0% to 2.7%. While the school has seen higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, ranging from 14.4% to 26.3%, it still performs better than the state and district averages in this metric. The Wheaton and Glen Ellyn areas are home to several other high-performing high schools, such as Wheaton Warrenville South High School, Glenbard South High School, and Glenbard West High School, which may contribute to the overall high performance of Wheaton North High School.

1,863

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,356

Per pupil spending ?

29.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 W Thomas Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187-3141

(630) 784-7300

District: Cusd 200

Feeder schools for Wheaton North High School:

Elementary:	Carl Sandburg Elementary School
	Emerson Elementary School
	Hawthorne Elementary School
	Longfellow Elementary School
	More...
	Lowell Elementary School
	Pleasant Hill Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Franklin Middle School
	Monroe Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

Hispanic:

20.0%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (69% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Illinois high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg67%

Illinois avg48%

47^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Cusd 200

86^th of 811Cusd 200 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	92.1	47 of 698	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	56 of 697	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	47 of 699	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	44 of 699	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	39 of 688	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	48 of 701	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	42 of 647	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	44 of 642	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	83.0	38 of 643	94.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.6	42 of 614	93.2%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	38 of 670	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	90.1	44 of 670	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	37 of 665	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	90.6	36 of 655	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	41 of 643	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.6	55 of 632	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	88.5	46 of 624	92.6%	★★★★★
2007	94.3	21 of 612	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	92.9	23 of 596	96.1%	★★★★★
2005	88.2	36 of 590	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	89.8	32 of 592	94.6%	★★★★★
2003	90.8	28 of 586	95.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	75 of 323	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	108 of 299	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	114 of 301	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	38 of 294	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	74 of 281	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	85 of 299	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	96 of 253	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	84 of 148	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	104 of 137	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	73 of 134	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	96 of 141	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	102 of 135	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	112 of 130	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	115 of 132	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	38 of 491	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	31 of 429	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	17 of 428	96.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	73 of 284	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	95 of 248	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	26 of 217	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	28.1	176 of 205	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	59 of 189	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	110 of 183	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	91.1	6 of 151	96.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	57 of 685	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	60 of 664	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	80 of 656	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	53 of 658	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	37 of 639	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	50 of 665	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	47 of 620	92.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	118 of 366	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	75 of 336	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	73 of 333	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	95 of 335	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	50 of 317	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	115 of 317	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	103 of 291	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	70.4	23 of 125	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	122 of 672	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	131 of 639	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	68 of 644	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	86 of 626	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	118 of 611	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	270 of 639	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	149 of 585	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	43 of 685	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	55 of 668	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	31 of 668	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	44 of 664	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	41 of 653	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	57 of 675	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	47 of 619	92.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	1 of 25	96.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	49 of 211	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	30 of 182	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	40 of 163	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	27 of 170	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	31 of 160	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	38 of 165	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	32 of 154	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	20 of 527	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	23 of 482	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	23 of 476	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	40 of 493	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	41 of 453	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	54.5	121 of 473	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	117 of 374	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	28 of 564	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	36 of 554	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	29 of 557	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	34 of 560	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	28 of 553	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	26 of 552	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	26 of 548	95.3%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Homeless (2024)82nd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+19 vs state

Science70%+21 vs state

Mathematics66%+27 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
Wheaton North High School	Public	9-12	701 W Thomas Rd	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 784-7300	1,863	128	14.5	29.4%	1,120 (60.1%)	128 (6.9%)	373 (20.0%)	146 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.0%)	92.1	47^th of 698 public high schools	93.3%		93.3	56^th of 697 public high schools	92.0%	9	80.6	74.2	63.0	54.6	72.6	66.1	70.4	65.8	69.5	97.1	97.6	97.6	97.9	97.2	97.1	97.4	96.7	$18,356	$244	$18,112
Glenbard West High School	Public	9-12	670 Crescent Blvd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glenbard Township HSD 87	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 469-8600	2,330	130	17.8	28.7%	1,246 (53.5%)	91 (3.9%)	592 (25.4%)	322 (13.8%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	72 (3.1%)	94	37^th of 698 public high schools	94.7%		93.8	52^nd of 697 public high schools	92.5%	15	83.2	77.7	63.7	61.6	75.5	73.5	71.5	62.2	72.7	98.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.8	98.5	98.6	94.7	$19,883	$376	$19,506
Glenbard North High School	Public	9-12	990 Kuhn Rd	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Glenbard Township HSD 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 653-7000	2,079	138	15.0	43.4%	680 (32.7%)	131 (6.3%)	783 (37.7%)	433 (20.8%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	46 (2.2%)	75.4	141^st of 698 public high schools	79.8%		76.2	137^th of 697 public high schools	80.3%	4	73.8	61.8	41.1	35.9	65.9	53.9	52.8	45.3	59.8	98.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.6	98.5	98.8	97.5	$21,859	$638	$21,220
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
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
West Chicago Community High School	Public	9-12	326 Joliet St	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	Chsd 94	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 876-6200	2,040	139	14.7		405 (19.9%)	52 (2.5%)	1,467 (71.9%)	70 (3.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (2.1%)	44.2	400^th of 698 public high schools	42.7%		42.8	374^th of 697 public high schools	46.3%	26	46.3	39.8	28.6	26.3	40.6	39.3	43.4	35.8	44.7	98.1	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.1	97.8	98.1	97.8	$19,076	$1,193	$17,884
Technology Center of DuPage	Public	11-12	301 S Swift Rd	Addison	60101	DuPage County	DuPage ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 691-7591	0	40	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Glenbard East High School	Public	9-12	1014 S Main St	Lombard	60148	DuPage County	Glenbard Township HSD 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 627-9250	2,311	137	16.9	47.9%	840 (36.3%)	218 (9.4%)	936 (40.5%)	258 (11.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	53 (2.3%)	65.5	203^rd of 698 public high schools	70.9%		69.3	165^th of 697 public high schools	76.3%	38	64.6	55.5	39.4	36.0	54.9	51.0	47.3	39.8	49.2	97.5	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	96.1	96.8	97.3	$21,091	$522	$20,569
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wheaton North High School

What is the racial makeup of Wheaton North High School?

Students at Wheaton North High School are 60% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Wheaton North High School in?

Cusd 200

What schools feed into Wheaton North High School?

Wheaton North High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carl Sandburg Elementary School
Elementary : Emerson Elementary School
Elementary : Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary : Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary : Lowell Elementary School
Elementary : Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Franklin Middle School
Middle : Monroe Middle School

How many students attend Wheaton North High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,863 students attended Wheaton North High School.

Is Wheaton North High School a good school?

Yes. Wheaton North High School ranks in the top 6.7% of Illinois high schools.

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