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Schools in Darien · Hinsdale Township High School District 86, Darien School District 61

Darien’s public schools outscore 86% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Darien’s districts is 46%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the five public school districts serving Darien, 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.

#109of 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
46%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 21 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.3K
▲ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Community High School District 99
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
11,628 students on the public path
In brief

Darien’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 862 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Darien’s, its schools beat 91%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 46% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Hinsdale Township High School District 86 spends $33,501 per student and Darien School District 61 $20,056, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then three elementary, three middle and four high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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 Darien’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 86% of Illinois school districts, #109 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 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (862)Better than 91%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,831 test results and a graduating class of 1,217 could put Darien anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Darien’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,474 in math, 4,187 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Parts of Darien (4% and 2% of its land) are served by Lemont Township High School District 210 and Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Five districts serve Darien

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hinsdale Township High School District 86Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,815 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$33,501IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Darien School District 61Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,237 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,056IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Community High School District 99Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 4,673 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$28,322IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Cass School District 63Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 773 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,128IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Center Cass School District 66Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 1,130 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,920IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Hinsdale Township High School District 8660%
State average 29.9% · 997 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hinsdale Township High School District 8662%
State average 25.8% · 957 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Darien School District 6132%
State average 29.9% · 820 students tested
Math · PK–8, Darien School District 6132%
State average 25.8% · 566 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 9941%
State average 29.9% · 1184 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 9946%
State average 25.8% · 1232 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Cass School District 6352%
State average 29.9% · 486 students tested
Math · PK–8, Cass School District 6337%
State average 25.8% · 77 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Center Cass School District 6649%
State average 29.9% · 700 students tested
Math · PK–8, Center Cass School District 6638%
State average 25.8% · 642 students tested

Darien vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Darien’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DarienADarien School District 61 PK–8 · Cass School District 63 PK–8 · Center Cass School District 66 PK–8
Downers GroveADowners Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12
WoodridgeA−Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12
WillowbrookAGower School District 62 PK–8 · Maercker School District 60 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12
WestmontAWestmont Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Maercker School District 60 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Community High School District 99 with Darien for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Darien

12 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).

Also serving Darienin other towns
Concord Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
460 students12:1Rate it →
Mark DeLay School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
453 students12:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Ide Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
410 students17:1Rate it →
Prairieview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Downers Grove
A
380 students17:1Rate it →
Lace Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
B+
377 students11:1Rate it →
Cass Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8
A
313 students12:1Rate it →
Eisenhower Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
407 students9:1Rate it →
Lakeview Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Downers Grove
A−
340 students11:1Rate it →
Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Downers Grove
A−
2,591 students15:1Rate it →
Hinsdale Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hinsdale
A+
2,445 students14:1Rate it →
Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Downers Grove
A
2,082 students14:1Rate it →
Hinsdale South High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,370 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Darien’s schools

Are Darien’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Darien children attend outscore 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #109 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Darien in?

Hinsdale Township High School District 86, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,815 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Darien are served by Lemont Township High School District 210 and Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A.

Where do Darien kids go to high school?

One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch, Hinsdale Central High School, Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S and Hinsdale South High School.

What is Darien’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 99 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Darien spend per student?

$33,501 in Hinsdale Township High School District 86, $20,056 in Darien School District 61, $28,322 in Community High School District 99, $19,128 in Cass School District 63 and $17,920 in Center Cass School District 66 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.