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Schools in Winfield Township · Community High School District 94, West Chicago School District 33

Winfield Township’s public schools outscore 72% of Illinois districts

In Winfield Township, 33% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Winfield 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.

#245of 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
35%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Community Unit School District 200
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
15
7,904 students on the public path
In brief

Winfield Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 35% and math 33% across its districts 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

Community High School District 94 spends $19,365 per student and West Chicago School District 33 $29,979, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Five elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. John the Baptist Catholic School (private), The Waldorf School of Dupage (private) and Carmel Montessori Academy & Children's 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Winfield Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B+: better than 72% of Illinois school districts, #245 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1007)Better than 70%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,895 test results and a graduating class of 901 could put Winfield Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Winfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,190 in math, 8,598 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Parts of Winfield Township (11%, 6% and 3% of its land) are served by Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204, Winfield School District 34 and Benjamin School District 25 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Winfield Township

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

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 9419%
State average 29.9% · 463 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 9420%
State average 25.8% · 468 students tested
Reading · PK–8, West Chicago School District 3315%
State average 29.9% · 2198 students tested
Math · PK–8, West Chicago School District 3310%
State average 25.8% · 1785 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Community Unit School District 20044%
State average 29.9% · 5937 students tested
Math · PK–12, Community Unit School District 20043%
State average 25.8% · 4937 students tested

Winfield Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Winfield Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Winfield TownshipB+West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12
MiltonACommunity Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 PK–8 · Glen Ellyn School District 41 PK–8
NapervilleAIndian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
WheatonA−Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12
WayneB−School District U-46 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12
Naperville (city)AIndian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12
Winfield (village)A−Winfield School District 34 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12
WarrenvilleA−Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12
AuroraB+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

4 of the 8 neighbors share Community Unit School District 200 with Winfield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Winfield Township

15 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).

District schools in Winfield Townshipby address
Other public schools in Winfield Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Early Learning Center).

Questions about Winfield Township’s schools

Are Winfield Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Winfield Township children attend outscore 72% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #245 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Winfield Township in?

Community High School District 94, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,040 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Winfield Township are served by Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204, Winfield School District 34 and Benjamin School District 25.

Where do Winfield Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: West Chicago Comm High School and Wheaton Warrenville South H S.

What is Winfield Township’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Community Unit School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Winfield Township spend per student?

$19,365 in Community High School District 94, $29,979 in West Chicago School District 33 and $20,298 in Community Unit School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Winfield Township?

Yes: St. John the Baptist Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 213 students), The Waldorf School of Dupage (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 85 students) and Carmel Montessori Academy & Children's House (nonsectarian, grades , 31 students).

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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.