Photo: User:BillboardMister · CC BY-SA 3.0Addison Township’s public schools score below 62% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Addison Township, 21% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Addison Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Addison Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1280 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Addison Township’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Fenton Community High School District 100 spends $27,898 per student and DuPage High School District 88 $25,010, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Philip the Apostle School (private), Lutheran School of St. Luke (private), School of Expressive Arts and Learning (SEAL) (private), Pixie & Dixie Day Care Center Inc (private), Pythagoras Childrens Academy (private), Zion-Concord Lutheran School (private), Childs Voice (private) and Sunrise Montessori Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Addison Township’s grade
C+: better than 38% of Illinois school districts, #527 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Addison Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Addison Township · depends on your address
Tioga Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 751 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bensenville
Addison Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 190 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Addison
6th grade in Addison Township · depends on your address
Indian Trail Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,111 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Addison
Blackhawk Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 665 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bensenville
7th grade in Addison Township · depends on your address
Indian Trail Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,111 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Addison
Blackhawk Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 665 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bensenville
8th grade in Addison Township · depends on your address
Indian Trail Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,111 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Addison
Blackhawk Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 665 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bensenville
9th grade in Addison Township · depends on your address
Addison Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,847 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Addison
Fenton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,396 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bensenville
10th grade in Addison Township · depends on your address
Addison Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,847 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Addison
Fenton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,396 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bensenville
11th grade in Addison Township · depends on your address
Addison Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,847 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Addison
Fenton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,396 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bensenville
12th grade in Addison Township · depends on your address
Addison Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,847 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Addison
Fenton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,396 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bensenville
Parts of Addison Township (16%, 16%, 16% and 14% of its land) are served by Lake Park Community High School District 108, Elmhurst School District 205, Wood Dale School District 7 and Itasca School District 10 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Addison Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Addison Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Addison Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Addison Township | C+ | Addison School District 4 PK–8 · Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12 |
| York | B+ | SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Bloomingdale | B+ | Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 · Lake Park Community High School District 108 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Bensenville | B− | Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12 |
| Villa Park | B | SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Elk Grove | B | Community Consolidated School District 59 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Elk Grove Village | A− | Community Consolidated School District 59 PK–8 · Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Leyden | C− | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
| Itasca | A | Itasca School District 10 PK–8 · Lake Park Community High School District 108 9–12 |
2 of the 9 neighbors share DuPage High School District 88 with Addison Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Addison Township
32 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 10 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Transition Learning Center, ECSE AM/PM-Wood Dale Dist 7, SSP-F.E. Peacock MS-Itasca SD 10, LASSO-Tioga Elem Sch-Bensenville, ALSP-Fenton CHS-Fenton HSD 100, SSP Tioga Elem Sch, ALSP-F.E. Peacock MS-Itasca SD 10, ALSP-Blackhawk MS-Bensenville SD, Partners for Success-Old Mill Sch and DuPage Alop).
Questions about Addison Township’s schools
Are Addison Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Addison Township children attend score below 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #527 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Addison Township in?
Fenton Community High School District 100, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,396 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Addison Township are served by Lake Park Community High School District 108, Elmhurst School District 205, Wood Dale School District 7 and Itasca School District 10.
Where do Addison Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Addison Trail High School and Fenton High School.
What is Addison Township’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in DuPage High School District 88 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Addison Township spend per student?
$27,898 in Fenton Community High School District 100, $25,010 in DuPage High School District 88, $24,765 in Addison School District 4 and $24,154 in Bensenville School District 2 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Addison Township?
Yes: St. Philip the Apostle School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 272 students), Lutheran School of St. Luke (religious, grades PK–8, 146 students), School of Expressive Arts and Learning (SEAL) (special education, grades 2–12, 95 students), Pixie & Dixie Day Care Center Inc (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 89 students), Pythagoras Childrens Academy (religious, grades PK–4, 53 students), Zion-Concord Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 52 students), Childs Voice (special education, grades PK–2, 46 students) and Sunrise Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 15 students).
Parents talk
What Addison Township families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.