Photo: LisleLibraryDistrict · CC BY-SA 4.0Lisle’s public schools outscore 93% of Illinois districts
59% of students in Lisle’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Lisle, 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’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 928 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lisle’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 93% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 49% 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 Lisle Community Unit School District 202 $28,901, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
15 elementary schools, then six middle and five 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.
What’s behind Lisle’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, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Lisle · depends on your address
Lisle Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 777 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Ann Reid Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 375 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Naperville
Parts of Lisle (6% of its land) are served by Woodridge School District 68 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Lisle
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 vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lisle’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lisle | A | Lisle Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 · 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 |
| Downers Grove | A | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Woodridge | A− | Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Wheaton | A− | Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Community High School District 99 with Lisle for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lisle
26 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 Lisle’s schools
Are Lisle’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lisle 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 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lisle 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 are served by Woodridge School District 68.
Where do Lisle kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch, Naperville Central High School, Naperville North High School, Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S and Lisle High School.
What is Lisle’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 spend per student?
$28,322 in Community High School District 99, $28,901 in Lisle Community Unit School District 202 and $23,383 in Naperville Community Unit District 203 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lisle 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.