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Ardmore Avenue Train Station (Villa Park, Illinois) 07Photo: G LeTourneau · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Schools in Villa Park · DuPage High School District 88, SD 45 DuPage County

Villa Park’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Villa Park, 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.

#413of 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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.0K
▲ 16% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · DuPage High School District 88
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
6,640 students on the public path
In brief

Villa Park’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1185 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Villa Park’s, its schools beat 47%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

DuPage High School District 88 spends $25,010 per student and SD 45 DuPage County $22,548, 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 Villa Park’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 56% of Illinois school districts, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1185)Better than 47%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,788 test results and a graduating class of 1,005 could put Villa Park anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Villa Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,400 in math, 3,175 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Villa Park runs its own schools through grade 8 (SD 45 DuPage County). From grade 9, students attend the DuPage High School District 88, shared with Addison, Addison, Elmhurst, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace and York. Its elementary school is in Villa Park. Parts of Villa Park (13% and 9% of its land) are served by Salt Creek School District 48 and Addison School District 4 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Villa Park

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

DuPage High School District 88Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,830 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,010IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
SD 45 DuPage CountyGrades PK–8 · 9 schools · 3,162 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,548IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, DuPage High School District 8821%
State average 29.9% · 1208 students tested
Math · 9–12, DuPage High School District 8829%
State average 25.8% · 704 students tested
Reading · PK–8, SD 45 DuPage County31%
State average 29.9% · 1967 students tested
Math · PK–8, SD 45 DuPage County23%
State average 25.8% · 1696 students tested

Villa Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Villa Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Villa ParkBSD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
ElmhurstA−Elmhurst School District 205 PK–12 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
LombardB+Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12
AddisonC+Addison School District 4 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
Oakbrook TerraceBSalt Creek School District 48 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
Addison TownshipC+Addison School District 4 PK–8 · Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12
YorkB+SD 45 DuPage County PK–8 · Lombard School District 44 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12

All 6 neighbors share DuPage High School District 88 with Villa Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Villa Park

9 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 Villa Parkin other towns
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
434 students13:1Rate it →
Westmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lombard
B+
432 students14:1Rate it →
Ardmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A−
425 students13:1Rate it →
Schafer Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lombard
C+
354 students11:1Rate it →
Stevenson School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Lombard
169 students10:1Rate it →
Jackson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
621 students13:1Rate it →
Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
375 students11:1Rate it →
Willowbrook High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,983 students17:1Rate it →
Addison Trail High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Addison
B
1,847 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Villa Park’s schools

Are Villa Park’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Villa Park children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Villa Park in?

Two districts: SD 45 DuPage County runs grades PK–8, and DuPage High School District 88 runs grades 9–12, shared with Addison, Addison, Elmhurst, Lombard, Oakbrook Terrace and York.

Where do Villa Park kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Willowbrook High School and Addison Trail High School.

What is Villa Park’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in DuPage High School District 88 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Villa Park spend per student?

$25,010 in DuPage High School District 88 and $22,548 in SD 45 DuPage County (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.