Photo: LisleLibraryDistrict · CC BY-SA 4.0Lisle Township’s public schools outscore 93% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Lisle Township’s districts is 57%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Lisle 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.
Lisle Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 47% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% 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 Naperville Community Unit District 203 $23,383, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
15 elementary schools, then five middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Saints Peter & Paul School (private), St. Joan of Arc (private), Bethany Lutheran Church and School (private), Dupage Montessori School (private), St. Scholastica Parish School (private), Giant Steps Illinois (private), Abraxas Naperville Bridge (private) and Arrow Academy (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 Lisle Township’s grade
A: better than 93% of Illinois school districts, #39 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lisle Township, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Lisle Township (16% and 7% of its land) are served by Lisle Community Unit School District 202 and Downers Grove Grade School District 58 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Lisle 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
Lisle Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lisle Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lisle Township | A | Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 · Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Naperville | A | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 |
| Downers Grove | A | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Milton | A | Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 PK–8 · Glen Ellyn School District 41 PK–8 |
| Downers Grove (village) | A | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 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 | B+ | Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Naperville (city) | A | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 |
3 of the 7 neighbors share Community High School District 99 with Lisle Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lisle Township
37 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: 6 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Visually Impaired Programs, Structured Learning Environment, Deaf/Hard of Hearing Programs, Medical Support Needs Program, Transition Program and Pathways Program).
Questions about Lisle Township’s schools
Are Lisle Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lisle Township children attend outscore 93% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #39 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lisle Township in?
Community High School District 99, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,673 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lisle Township are served by Lisle Community Unit School District 202 and Downers Grove Grade School District 58.
Where do Lisle Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch, Naperville Central High School, Naperville North High School and Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S.
What is Lisle Township’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Naperville Community Unit District 203 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Lisle Township spend per student?
$28,322 in Community High School District 99, $23,383 in Naperville Community Unit District 203 and $22,589 in Woodridge School District 68 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Lisle Township?
Yes: Saints Peter & Paul School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 495 students), St. Joan of Arc (Catholic, grades PK–8, 372 students), Bethany Lutheran Church and School (religious, grades PK–8, 247 students), Dupage Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 234 students), St. Scholastica Parish School (Catholic, grades K–8, 203 students), Giant Steps Illinois (special education, grades 1–12, 154 students), Abraxas Naperville Bridge (nonsectarian, grades 10–12, 26 students) and Arrow Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 19 students).
Parents talk
What Lisle 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.