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Addison School District 4

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Addison Township and Addison, and parts of Lombard, Villa Park and Wood Dale.

Addison Township’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Illinois school districts

Students
3,389
Schools
9
Spent per student
$24,765
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
The gist

What stands out about Addison School District 4

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Illinois districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the IL average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% of the 887 Illinois school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Addison Township 87,841C+Addison 35,758

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Addison Township. Grade by grade →

K–59 elementary schoolsBensenville School District 2
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsDuPage High School District 88

Test scores vs. IL

2020–21 · 2021–22
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.8% · 1,206 students tested
Reading / language arts18%
State average 29.9% · 2,333 students tested

Graduation rate 90% at DuPage HSD 88, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,765 per student · 15% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 52%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,666’20
3,587’21
3,461’22
3,442’23
3,389’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 72%White 19%Asian 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools.

Addison Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Addison
190 students15:1
Fullerton Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Addison
C+
384 students12:1
Stone Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Addison
B
357 students11:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Addison
D−
345 students11:1
Lake Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Addison
C+
294 students11:1
Army Trail Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Addison
C−
258 students9:1
Ardmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Addison
C−
230 students12:1
Wesley Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Addison
C+
220 students10:1
Indian Trail Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Addison
C+
1,111 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

DuPage High School District 88Elmhurst, Oakbrook Terrace, York Township
$25,010per student
Glenbard Township High School District 87Bloomingdale Township, Bloomingdale, Glen Ellyn
$25,306per student
Lake Park Community High School District 108Bloomingdale Township, Bloomingdale, Itasca
$25,495per student
Township High School District 214Chicago, Elk Grove Township, Elk Grove Village
$27,472per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Illinois.