Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0Naperville Township’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts
47% of students in Naperville Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Naperville 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.
Naperville Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 705 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Naperville Township’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 47% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,401 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
12 elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
All Saints Catholic Academy (private), St. Raphael Catholic School (private), Calvary Christian School (private), Icn Noor Academy (private), Naperville Christian Academy (private), Casa Dei Bambini Montessori (private), Little Friends School Programs (private), Covenant Classical School (private), Montessori Childrens Garden (private), Turning Pointe CN Day School (private), Meher Montessori Academy (private), All About Kids Montessori School (private), The Gardner School of Warrenville (private) and Orion STEM Schools (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 Naperville Township’s grade
A: better than 90% of Illinois school districts, #61 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 Naperville Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Naperville Township
Prairie Children Preschool
Grades PK · 643 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
9th grade in Naperville Township · depends on your address
Waubonsie Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,849 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
Metea Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,766 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
10th grade in Naperville Township · depends on your address
Waubonsie Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,849 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
Metea Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,766 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
11th grade in Naperville Township · depends on your address
Waubonsie Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,849 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
Metea Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,766 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
12th grade in Naperville Township · depends on your address
Waubonsie Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,849 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
Metea Valley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,766 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Aurora
Naperville Township’s public schools are run by Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204, which also serves Aurora, Naperville and Wheatland. Parts of Naperville Township (19% and 2% of its land) are served by Naperville Community Unit District 203 and Community Unit School District 200 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Naperville Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Naperville Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Naperville Township | A | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 |
| Lisle | A | Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 · Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Winfield | B+ | West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Aurora | C | Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 · Aurora East Unit School District 131 PK–12 |
| Warrenville | A− | Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Naperville (city) | A | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 |
| Wheatland | A− | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 |
| Aurora (city) | B+ | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 · Aurora East Unit School District 131 PK–12 |
3 of the 7 neighbors share Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 with Naperville Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Naperville Township
41 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: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Steps).
Questions about Naperville Township’s schools
Are Naperville Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Naperville Township children attend outscore 90% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #61 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Naperville Township in?
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 26,108 students in 32 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Naperville Township are served by Naperville Community Unit District 203 and Community Unit School District 200.
Where do Naperville Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Waubonsie Valley High School and Metea Valley High School.
What is Naperville Township’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Naperville Township spend per student?
$19,401 in Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Naperville Township?
Yes: All Saints Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 474 students), St. Raphael Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 287 students), Calvary Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 268 students), Icn Noor Academy (religious, grades PK–5, 182 students), Naperville Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 139 students), Casa Dei Bambini Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 134 students), Little Friends School Programs (special education, grades PK–12, 117 students), Covenant Classical School (religious, grades K–8, 109 students), Montessori Childrens Garden (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 60 students), Turning Pointe CN Day School (special education, grades 1–12, 49 students), Meher Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 40 students), All About Kids Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 25 students), The Gardner School of Warrenville (nonsectarian, grades K, 10 students) and Orion STEM Schools (nonsectarian, grades K, 4 students).
Parents talk
What Naperville 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.