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Schools in Bolingbrook · Community High School District 99, Valley View Community Unit School District 365U

Bolingbrook’s public schools outscore 68% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 35% of Bolingbrook’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Bolingbrook, 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.

#294of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency

35%

▲ 5 pts vs IL 30%

2020–21

Math proficiency

25%

▼ 0 pts vs IL 26%

2020–21

Graduate on time

92%

▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$17.0K

▼ 21% vs IL $21.6K

FY2024 · Plainfield School District 202

Students per teacher

13.9

IL 13.6

Schools in town

42,667 students on the public path

In brief

Bolingbrook’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 903 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bolingbrook’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 35% and math 25% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Community High School District 99 spends $28,322 per student and Valley View Community Unit School District 365U $22,924, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

30 elementary schools, then 12 middle and eight high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bolingbrook’s grade

B⁺ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Illinois school districts, #294 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 68%

Lower resultsHigher results

Illinois towns with similar household incomes (903)Better than 61%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 19,931 test results and a graduating class of 2,248 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Bolingbrook’s students in the tested grades sat them (17,842 in math, 22,020 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bolingbrook, with each school’s own grade.

30 schools teach K in Bolingbrook’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Bolingbrook	B⁺	Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12
Woodridge	A⁻	Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12
Naperville	A	Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12
Romeoville	B	Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12
Plainfield	B⁺	Plainfield School District 202
Lisle	A	Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 · Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12
Du Page	B	Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12

Bolingbrook’s public schools outscore 68% of Illinois districts

Bolingbrook’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state in reading, below in math

Spending and class size

30 elementary schools, then 12 middle and eight high schools

What’s behind Bolingbrook’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Three districts serve Bolingbrook

Well above the state in reading

Bolingbrook vs. its neighbors

Every school in Bolingbrook

Questions about Bolingbrook’s schools

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