Photo: LincolnLogs · CC BY 4.0Bensenville’s public schools score below 55% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Bensenville’s districts is 19%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bensenville, 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.
Bensenville’s schools, in brief
Bensenville runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Blackhawk Middle School (6–8) is Bensenville’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Fenton Community High School District 100 with Addison and Wood Dale: Fenton High School in Bensenville. The high school’s own results earn a B−. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% 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 Bensenville School District 2 $24,154, 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 Bensenville’s grade
B−: better than 45% of Illinois school districts, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bensenville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Bensenville
Tioga Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 751 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Bensenville · depends on your address
Tioga Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 751 students · 12:1 students per teacher
W A Johnson Sch
Grades K–5 · 619 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Bensenville · depends on your address
Tioga Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 751 students · 12:1 students per teacher
W A Johnson Sch
Grades K–5 · 619 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Bensenville · depends on your address
Tioga Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 751 students · 12:1 students per teacher
W A Johnson Sch
Grades K–5 · 619 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Bensenville · depends on your address
Tioga Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 751 students · 12:1 students per teacher
W A Johnson Sch
Grades K–5 · 619 students · 10:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Bensenville · depends on your address
Tioga Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 751 students · 12:1 students per teacher
W A Johnson Sch
Grades K–5 · 619 students · 10:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Bensenville · depends on your address
Tioga Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 751 students · 12:1 students per teacher
W A Johnson Sch
Grades K–5 · 619 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Bensenville
Blackhawk Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 665 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Bensenville
Blackhawk Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 665 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Bensenville
Blackhawk Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 665 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Bensenville
Fenton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,396 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Bensenville
Fenton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,396 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Bensenville
Fenton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,396 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Bensenville
Fenton High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,396 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Bensenville runs its own schools through grade 8 (Bensenville School District 2). From grade 9, students attend the Fenton Community High School District 100, shared with Addison and Wood Dale. Its elementary school is in Bensenville. Parts of Bensenville (7%, 4%, 3% and 2% of its land) are served by Elmhurst School District 205, Wood Dale School District 7, Leyden Community High School District 212 and Mannheim School District 83 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bensenville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Bensenville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Bensenville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bensenville | B− | Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12 |
| Wood Dale | C+ | Wood Dale School District 7 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 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 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Addison | C+ | Addison School District 4 PK–8 · Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12 |
| Franklin Park | C+ | Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Franklin Park School District 84 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Fenton Community High School District 100 with Bensenville for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bensenville
4 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 Bensenville’s schools
Are Bensenville’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bensenville children attend score below 55% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bensenville in?
Two districts: Bensenville School District 2 runs grades PK–8, and Fenton Community High School District 100 runs grades 9–12, shared with Addison and Wood Dale.
Where do Bensenville kids go to high school?
Fenton High School, with 1,396 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Bensenville’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Fenton Community High School District 100 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Bensenville spend per student?
$27,898 in Fenton Community High School District 100 and $24,154 in Bensenville School District 2 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bensenville 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.