Photo: Nmaviano · CC BY-SA 3.0Riverside Township’s public schools outscore 93% of Illinois districts
53% of students in Riverside Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Riverside 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.
Riverside Township’s schools, in brief
Riverside Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
L J Hauser Jr High School (6–8) is Riverside Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 with Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside: Riverside Brookfield Twp HS. The high school’s own results earn an A, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 46% across both 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 ↓
Choice beyond the district
Cornerstone Montessori (private) and Intiraymi Spanish Montessori Childrens House (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 Riverside Township’s grade
A: better than 93% of Illinois school districts, #39 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 Riverside Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Riverside Township
L J Hauser Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 597 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
7th grade in Riverside Township
L J Hauser Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 597 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
8th grade in Riverside Township
L J Hauser Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 597 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
9th grade in Riverside Township
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
10th grade in Riverside Township
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
11th grade in Riverside Township
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
12th grade in Riverside Township
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,663 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Riverside
Riverside Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Riverside School District 96). From grade 9, students attend the Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208, shared with Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside. Parts of Riverside Township (6% of its land) are served by Komarek School District 94 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Riverside Township
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
Riverside Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Riverside Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | A | Riverside School District 96 PK–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12 |
| Lyons | A− | Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Lyons (village) | D | Lyons School District 103 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 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 |
Every school in Riverside Township
8 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 Riverside Township’s schools
Are Riverside Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Riverside Township children attend outscore 93% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #39 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Riverside Township in?
Two districts: Riverside School District 96 runs grades PK–8, and Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 runs grades 9–12, shared with Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside.
Where do Riverside Township kids go to high school?
Riverside Brookfield Twp HS in Riverside, with 1,663 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Riverside Township’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 Riverside Township spend per student?
$20,777 in Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 and $20,984 in Riverside School District 96 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Riverside Township?
Yes: Cornerstone Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 43 students) and Intiraymi Spanish Montessori Childrens House (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 16 students).
Parents talk
What Riverside 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.