Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0Lombard’s public schools outscore 68% of Illinois districts
31% of students in Lombard’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Lombard, 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.
Lombard’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 33% and math 31% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Glenbard Township High School District 87 spends $25,306 per student and Lombard School District 44 $23,268, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
11 elementary schools, then three middle and six 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 Lombard’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Illinois school districts, #294 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 Lombard, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Lombard · depends on your address
District 45 Early Education Ctr
Grades PK · 189 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
John Schroder Early Childhood Ctr
Grades PK · 159 students · 20:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Lombard · depends on your address
Glenn Westlake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Jackson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 621 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
Jefferson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 375 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
7th grade in Lombard · depends on your address
Glenn Westlake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Jackson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 621 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
Jefferson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 375 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
8th grade in Lombard · depends on your address
Glenn Westlake Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 935 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Jackson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 621 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
Jefferson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 375 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Villa Park
Parts of Lombard (6%, 5% and 2% of its land) are served by Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89, Addison School District 4 and Glen Ellyn School District 41 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Lombard
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Lombard vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lombard’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lombard | B+ | Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 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 |
| Glen Ellyn | A | Glen Ellyn School District 41 PK–8 · Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Oak Brook | A+ | Butler School District 53 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 |
| Downers Grove | A | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Oakbrook Terrace | B | Salt Creek School District 48 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share DuPage High School District 88 with Lombard for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lombard
20 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 Lombard’s schools
Are Lombard’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lombard children attend outscore 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #294 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lombard in?
Glenbard Township High School District 87, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 7,810 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lombard are served by Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89, Addison School District 4 and Glen Ellyn School District 41.
Where do Lombard kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Glenbard West High School, Glenbard East High School, Glenbard North High School, Willowbrook High School, Addison Trail High School and Glenbard South High School.
What is Lombard’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Glenbard Township High School District 87 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Lombard spend per student?
$25,306 in Glenbard Township High School District 87, $23,268 in Lombard School District 44, $25,010 in DuPage High School District 88 and $22,548 in SD 45 DuPage County (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lombard 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.