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Schools in Oak Brook · Hinsdale Township High School District 86, Butler School District 53

Oak Brook’s public schools outscore 96% of Illinois districts

63% of students in Oak Brook’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Oak Brook, 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.

#13of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
63%
▲ 34 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
64%
▲ 38 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.5K
▲ 55% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,271 students on the public path
In brief

Oak Brook’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 63% and math 64% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Hinsdale Township High School District 86 spends $33,501 per student and Butler School District 53 $34,706, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Oak Brook’s grade

A+ Test scoresB Graduation

A+: better than 96% of Illinois school districts, #13 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 96%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (149)Better than 92%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,297 test results and a graduating class of 1,011 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Oak Brook’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,273 in math, 1,321 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oak Brook, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Brook Forest Elem SchoolButler School District 53A+
6–8Butler Junior High SchoolButler School District 53A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Oak Brook runs its own schools through grade 8 (Butler School District 53). From grade 9, students attend the Hinsdale Township High School District 86, shared with Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Westmont, Willowbrook and York. Its elementary school is in Oak Brook. Parts of Oak Brook (13%, 12%, 11%, 10%, 9% and 4% of its land) are served by Community High School District 99, Downers Grove Grade School District 58, Elmhurst School District 205, DuPage High School District 88, Salt Creek School District 48 and Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Oak Brook

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hinsdale Township High School District 86Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,815 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$33,501IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Butler School District 53Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 463 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 7.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$34,706IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Hinsdale Township High School District 8660%
State average 29.9% · 997 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hinsdale Township High School District 8662%
State average 25.8% · 957 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Butler School District 5374%
State average 29.9% · 324 students tested
Math · PK–8, Butler School District 5371%
State average 25.8% · 316 students tested

Oak Brook vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Oak Brook’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oak BrookA+Butler School District 53 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12
HinsdaleA+Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12
Oakbrook TerraceBSalt Creek School District 48 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
WestmontAWestmont Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Maercker School District 60 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12
LombardB+Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12
Downers GroveADowners Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12
YorkB+SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
ProvisoCProviso Township High School District 209
Downers Grove TownshipADowners Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12
ElmhurstA−Elmhurst School District 205 PK–12 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12

4 of the 9 neighbors share Hinsdale Township High School District 86 with Oak Brook for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Oak Brook

4 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).

Also serving Oak Brookin other towns
Brook Forest Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
293 students9:1Rate it →
Butler Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A+
163 students6:1Rate it →
Hinsdale Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hinsdale
A+
2,445 students14:1Rate it →
Hinsdale South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Darien
A
1,370 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Oak Brook’s schools

Are Oak Brook’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oak Brook children attend outscore 96% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #13 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oak Brook in?

Two districts: Butler School District 53 runs grades PK–8, and Hinsdale Township High School District 86 runs grades 9–12, shared with Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Westmont, Willowbrook and York.

Where do Oak Brook kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Hinsdale Central High School and Hinsdale South High School.

What is Oak Brook’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Hinsdale Township High School District 86 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Oak Brook spend per student?

$33,501 in Hinsdale Township High School District 86 and $34,706 in Butler School District 53 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.