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Naperville Central High School
A+

Naperville Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

440 Aurora Ave, Naperville, IL 60540 · (630) 420-6422 · Part of Naperville Community Unit District 203

Naperville Township’s School Grade A better than 90% of Illinois school districts

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Photo: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,589
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Naperville Central High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency58%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

440 Aurora Ave, Naperville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9642
Grade 10633
Grade 11629
Grade 12685
Enrollment over time
2,640’20
2,612’21
2,551’22
2,519’23
2,589’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Asian 18%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Black 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Naperville Central High School from Naperville Township families.

Other schools in Naperville Community Unit District 203

The district →
Ann Reid Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Naperville
375 students21:1
Elmwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Naperville
A
726 students15:1
Steeple Run Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Naperville
A
622 students13:1
Beebe Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Naperville
A
619 students15:1
Mill Street Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Naperville
A+
600 students13:1
Ranch View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Naperville
A
584 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Naperville Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.