Photo: Anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0Downers Grove Township’s public schools outscore 89% of Illinois districts
Math proficiency in Downers Grove Township’s districts is 52%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Downers Grove 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.
Downers Grove Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 52% 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 Community High School District 99 $28,322, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then two middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Mary of Gostyn Catholic School (private), St. Joseph (private), Avery Coonley School (private), Notre Dame School (private), Downers Grove Christian School (private), St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School (private), Seton Montessori School (private), Marquette Manor Baptist Academy (private), Kingswood Academy (private), Holy Trinity School (private), Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy (private), Downers Grove Adventist School (private) and Pathway Montessori (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 Downers Grove Township’s grade
A: better than 89% of Illinois school districts, #84 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Downers Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Downers Grove Township · depends on your address
Herrick Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 626 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Downers Grove
O Neill Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 403 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Downers Grove
8th grade in Downers Grove Township · depends on your address
Herrick Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 626 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Downers Grove
O Neill Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 403 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Downers Grove
Parts of Downers Grove Township (15%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 9%, 7%, 7%, 6% and 5% of its land) are served by Community Consolidated School District 180, Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181, Gower School District 62, Center Cass School District 66, Cass School District 63, Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A, Darien School District 61, Maercker School District 60 and Westmont Community Unit School District 201 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Downers Grove Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Downers Grove Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Downers Grove Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove Township | A | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Lemont | A− | Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A PK–8 · Lemont Township High School District 210 9–12 |
| York | B+ | SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Lisle | A | Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 · Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Willow Springs | A | Willow Springs School District 108 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Downers Grove (village) | A | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Lyons | A− | Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Oak Brook | A+ | Butler School District 53 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 |
| Hinsdale | A+ | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 |
| Woodridge | A− | Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Westmont | A | Westmont Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Maercker School District 60 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
4 of the 10 neighbors share Hinsdale Township High School District 86 with Downers Grove Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Downers Grove Township
56 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: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (HSD 86 Adult Opportunties Pgm and LADSE-DHH-Hinsdale South HS).
Questions about Downers Grove Township’s schools
Are Downers Grove Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Downers Grove Township children attend outscore 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #84 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Downers Grove Township 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 Downers Grove Township are served by Community Consolidated School District 180, Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181, Gower School District 62, Center Cass School District 66, Cass School District 63, Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A, Darien School District 61, Maercker School District 60 and Westmont Community Unit School District 201.
Where do Downers Grove Township 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 Downers Grove Township’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 Downers Grove Township spend per student?
$33,501 in Hinsdale Township High School District 86, $28,322 in Community High School District 99, $21,709 in Downers Grove Grade School District 58 and $24,736 in Lemont Township High School District 210 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Downers Grove Township?
Yes: St. Mary of Gostyn Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 485 students), St. Joseph (Catholic, grades PK–8, 442 students), Avery Coonley School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 332 students), Notre Dame School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 215 students), Downers Grove Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 199 students), St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 194 students), Seton Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 168 students), Marquette Manor Baptist Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 162 students), Kingswood Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 151 students), Holy Trinity School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 146 students), Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 56 students), Downers Grove Adventist School (religious, grades PK–7, 24 students) and Pathway Montessori (nonsectarian, grades K, 20 students).
Parents talk
What Downers Grove 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.