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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60515

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At a glance

Schools

4,782

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedCommunity High School District 99 - North High School24^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Henry Puffer School up 62 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Henry Puffer School 10.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 60515 has eight schools: six elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. The elementary schools’ 2025–2026 results are broadly strong compared with Illinois, though performance varies by school and subject: their average proficiency was 78% in ELA, 71% in math and 72% in fifth-grade science, exceeding state rates by 22, 32 and 24 percentage points, respectively. The most important finding is that all six elementary schools beat the state rate in each of these three measures.

Top results vary by subject: Belle Aire Elementary School led elementary ELA at 82.1%, just ahead of Whittier Elementary School at 82.0%; Pierce Downer Elementary School led math at 79.3%, about 2 points ahead of Belle Aire; and Lester Elementary School led fifth-grade science at 78.3%, about 3 points above Whittier. Henry Puffer School was lowest in all three: 70% in ELA, 57% in math and 67% in science. Its math result was 13 points below the next-lowest school. The sole middle and high schools also scored well above state rates: Herrick Middle School posted 85% ELA and 66% math, while Community High School District 99 - North High School had 75% ELA, 66% math and 71% science on its 11th-grade ACT results.

Across the elementary schools, average ELA rose 4 points and fifth-grade science rose 11 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while average math slipped by 1 point. Those averages hide different school trends: for example, Puffer’s science increased 26 points, but its math fell 4; Belle Aire’s math fell 5 points even as its ELA rose 3. SchoolDigger ranks North High at the 96th percentile statewide, Herrick at the 94th, and the elementary schools between the 78th and 94th percentiles. Context indicators do not sort schools into a clear performance pattern: Puffer had the lowest listed student-teacher ratio, 10.3 in 2024–2025, and the highest elementary free/reduced lunch eligible share, 21% in 2021–2022; Belle Aire’s share was 17%, while Pierce Downer’s was 5%. These measures offer context, not an explanation for test results; school results also vary by grade and subject.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	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 (2021-22)	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	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belle Aire Elementary School	Public	K-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	16.5%	182 (65.9%)	20 (7.2%)	26 (9.4%)	27 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	91.3	102^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.6	79^th of 2056 public elementary schools	96.2%	23										73.0		68.4	79.3	91.7	90.3			82.1	81.6	76.7	69.4	83.9			77.8	95.2%		$18,640	$230	$18,410
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	—	500 (79.9%)	12 (1.9%)	58 (9.3%)	31 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	90.4	72^nd of 1126 public middle schools	93.6%		93.7	74^th of 1368 public middle schools	94.6%	2											80.8					83.0	86.3	84.7					69.0	63.9	66.4	99.1%		$17,845	$123	$17,723
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-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	11.7%	275 (78.1%)	6 (1.7%)	36 (10.2%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	89.4	141^st of 1737 public elementary schools	91.9%		91.9	134^th of 2056 public elementary schools	93.5%	7										68.5		73.8	78.2	77.8	87.5			79.7	83.3	74.5	70.4	69.6			73.9	97.6%		$18,763	$297	$18,466
Lester Elementary School	Public	K-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	11.1%	412 (77.6%)	9 (1.7%)	58 (10.9%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	89.4	139^th of 1737 public elementary schools	92.0%		91.5	147^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.9%	8										78.3		81.3	83.3	75.0	83.3			81.3	82.8	72.2	63.3	64.4			70.4	97.4%		$17,934	$230	$17,705
Pierce Downer Elementary School	Public	K-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	5.4%	295 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	88.1	157^th of 1737 public elementary schools	91.0%		89.1	202^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	90.2%	45										67.9		80.0	78.7	62.3	84.1			75.5	87.5	78.7	71.7	81.8			79.3	98.9%		$17,841	$407	$17,434
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-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	11.4%	251 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	89	144^th of 1737 public elementary schools	91.7%		89.6	186^th of 2056 public elementary schools	91.0%	42										75.6		82.1	86.7	80.0	78.9			82.0	74.4	73.3	68.9	60.5			69.5	98.3%		$20,043	$123	$19,920
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	21.0%	184 (67.9%)	14 (5.2%)	34 (12.5%)	19 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	74	390^th of 1737 public elementary schools	77.5%		77.1	452^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	78.0%	62										67.4		60.7	76.3	63.6	81.3			69.9	64.3	68.4	40.9	59.4			56.6	95.8%		$20,543	$389	$20,153
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	8.8%	1,443 (69.3%)	90 (4.3%)	307 (14.7%)	138 (6.6%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	95 (4.6%)	95.1	24^th of 620 public high schools	96.1%		95	34^th of 698 public high schools	95.1%	10	88.2	80.7	73.3	67.5	73.3	73.7	75.0	65.7	70.7																	98.5%		$26,432	$392	$26,040

Cities Near Zip Code 60515

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Downers Grove	0.14 mi	17	65^th
Westmont	2 mi	6	76^th
Lombard	2.32 mi	13	337^th
Glen Ellyn	2.69 mi	14	68^th
Lisle	2.76 mi	13	43^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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