Photo: User:BillboardMister · CC BY-SA 3.0Addison’s public schools score below 64% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Addison’s districts is 19%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Addison, 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’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1289 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Addison’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 19% 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
DuPage High School District 88 spends $25,010 per student and Addison School District 4 $24,765, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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’s grade
C+: better than 36% of Illinois school districts, #542 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, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Addison
Addison Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 190 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Addison
Indian Trail Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,111 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Addison
Indian Trail Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,111 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Addison
Indian Trail Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 1,111 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Addison · depends on your address
Willowbrook High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,983 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
Addison Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,847 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Addison · depends on your address
Willowbrook High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,983 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
Addison Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,847 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Addison · depends on your address
Willowbrook High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,983 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
Addison Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,847 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Addison · depends on your address
Willowbrook High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,983 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
Addison Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,847 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Addison runs its own schools through grade 8 (Addison School District 4). From grade 9, students attend the DuPage High School District 88, shared with Addison, Elmhurst, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace, Villa Park and York. Its elementary school is in Addison. Parts of Addison (15%, 14%, 2% and 2% of its land) are served by Glenbard Township High School District 87, Marquardt School District 15, Lake Park Community High School District 108 and Fenton Community High School District 100 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Addison
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 vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Addison’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Addison | C+ | Addison School District 4 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Lombard | B+ | Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Bloomingdale | A− | Bloomingdale School District 13 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Lake Park Community High School District 108 9–12 |
| Villa Park | B | SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Wood Dale | C+ | Wood Dale School District 7 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12 |
| Elmhurst | A− | Elmhurst School District 205 PK–12 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Glendale Heights | B | Queen Bee School District 16 PK–8 · Marquardt School District 15 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share DuPage High School District 88 with Addison for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Addison
10 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).
Questions about Addison’s schools
Are Addison’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Addison children attend score below 64% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #542 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Addison in?
Two districts: Addison School District 4 runs grades PK–8, and DuPage High School District 88 runs grades 9–12, shared with Addison, Elmhurst, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace, Villa Park and York.
Where do Addison kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Willowbrook High School and Addison Trail High School.
What is Addison’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 spend per student?
$25,010 in DuPage High School District 88 and $24,765 in Addison School District 4 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
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What Addison 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.