Photo: MrHarman · CC BY-SA 3.0North Riverside’s public schools outscore 89% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 43% of North Riverside’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving North Riverside, 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.
North Riverside’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1479 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Riverside’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 43% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 spends $20,777 per student and Riverside School District 96 $20,984, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. 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 North Riverside’s grade
A: better than 89% of Illinois school districts, #76 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 North Riverside, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in North Riverside · depends on your address
L J Hauser Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 597 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
Komarek Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 570 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in North Riverside · depends on your address
L J Hauser Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 597 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
Komarek Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 570 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in North Riverside · depends on your address
L J Hauser Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 597 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
Komarek Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 570 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in North Riverside
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
10th grade in North Riverside
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
11th grade in North Riverside
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
12th grade in North Riverside
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
Parts of North Riverside (12% and 7% of its land) are served by Proviso Township High School District 209 and Forest Park School District 91 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve North Riverside
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
North Riverside vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share North Riverside’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| North Riverside | A | Riverside School District 96 PK–8 · Komarek School District 94 PK–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12 |
| Riverside | A | Riverside School District 96 PK–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12 |
| Proviso | C | Proviso Township High School District 209 |
| Berwyn | — | Berwyn South School District 100 PK–8 · Berwyn North School District 98 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Berwyn (city) | C− | Berwyn South School District 100 PK–8 · Berwyn North School District 98 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Brookfield | A | Riverside School District 96 PK–8 · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 K–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12 |
| Forest Park | C+ | Forest Park School District 91 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Riverside School District 96 with North Riverside for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in North Riverside
7 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 North Riverside’s schools
Are North Riverside’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools North Riverside children attend outscore 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #76 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is North Riverside in?
Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,663 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of North Riverside are served by Proviso Township High School District 209 and Forest Park School District 91.
Where do North Riverside kids go to high school?
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS in Riverside, with 1,663 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is North Riverside’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does North Riverside spend per student?
$20,777 in Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208, $20,984 in Riverside School District 96 and $16,806 in Komarek School District 94 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What North Riverside 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.