Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0Elmhurst’s public schools outscore 84% of Illinois districts
In Elmhurst, 42% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Elmhurst, 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.
Elmhurst’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 303 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elmhurst’s, its schools beat 71%, lower than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 46% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
DuPage High School District 88 spends $25,010 per student and Elmhurst School District 205 $22,173, 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 Elmhurst’s grade
A−: better than 84% of Illinois school districts, #125 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 Elmhurst, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Elmhurst · depends on your address
Bryan Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 687 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Sandburg Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 633 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Churchville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 489 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Elmhurst · depends on your address
Bryan Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 687 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Sandburg Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 633 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Churchville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 489 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Elmhurst · depends on your address
Bryan Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 687 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Sandburg Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 633 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Churchville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 489 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Elmhurst · depends on your address
York Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,590 students · 14:1 students per teacher
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 · in Addison
10th grade in Elmhurst · depends on your address
York Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,590 students · 14:1 students per teacher
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 · in Addison
11th grade in Elmhurst · depends on your address
York Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,590 students · 14:1 students per teacher
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 · in Addison
12th grade in Elmhurst · depends on your address
York Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,590 students · 14:1 students per teacher
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 · in Addison
Elmhurst runs its own schools through grade 12 (Elmhurst School District 205). From grade 9, students attend the DuPage High School District 88, shared with Addison, Addison, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace, Villa Park and York. Its elementary school is in Elmhurst. Parts of Elmhurst (6% and 4% of its land) are served by Salt Creek School District 48 and Proviso Township High School District 209 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Elmhurst
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
Elmhurst vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Elmhurst’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Elmhurst | A− | Elmhurst School District 205 PK–12 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Villa Park | B | SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Addison | C+ | Addison School District 4 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Oakbrook Terrace | B | Salt Creek School District 48 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Proviso | C | Proviso Township High School District 209 |
| York | B+ | SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
| Berkeley | C− | Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
| Oak Brook | A+ | Butler School District 53 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 |
| Northlake | C− | Berkeley School District 87 PK–8 · Mannheim School District 83 PK–8 · Leyden Community High School District 212 9–12 |
4 of the 8 neighbors share DuPage High School District 88 with Elmhurst for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Elmhurst
14 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 Elmhurst’s schools
Are Elmhurst’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Elmhurst children attend outscore 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #125 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Elmhurst in?
Two districts: Elmhurst School District 205 runs grades PK–12, and DuPage High School District 88 runs grades 9–12, shared with Addison, Addison, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace, Villa Park and York.
Where do Elmhurst kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: York Comm High School, Willowbrook High School and Addison Trail High School.
What is Elmhurst’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 Elmhurst spend per student?
$25,010 in DuPage High School District 88 and $22,173 in Elmhurst School District 205 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
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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.