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Schools in Wood Dale · Fenton Community High School District 100, Wood Dale School District 7

Wood Dale’s public schools score below 58% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

17% of students in Wood Dale’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wood Dale, 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.

#511of 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
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.9K
▲ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Fenton Community High School District 100
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,201 students on the public path
In brief

Wood Dale’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1273 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wood Dale’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Wood Dale runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Oakbrook Elem School (K–2), Westview Elem School (3–5) and Wood Dale Jr High School (6–8) are Wood Dale’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Fenton Community High School District 100 with Addison and Bensenville: Fenton High School in Bensenville. The high school’s own results earn a B−. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Fenton Community High School District 100 spends $27,898 per student and Wood Dale School District 7 $24,425, 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 Wood Dale’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Illinois school districts, #511 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1273)Better than 31%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 936 test results and a graduating class of 373 could put Wood Dale anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Wood Dale’s students in the tested grades sat them (947 in math, 924 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–2Oakbrook Elem SchoolWood Dale School District 7No scores
3–5Westview Elem SchoolWood Dale School District 7C
6–8Wood Dale Jr High SchoolWood Dale School District 7B
9–12Fenton High Schoolin BensenvilleB−

Wood Dale runs its own schools through grade 8 (Wood Dale School District 7). From grade 9, students attend the Fenton Community High School District 100, shared with Addison and Bensenville. Its elementary school is in Wood Dale. Parts of Wood Dale (12%, 12%, 11%, 3% and 3% of its land) are served by Addison School District 4, DuPage High School District 88, Bensenville School District 2, Itasca School District 10 and Lake Park Community High School District 108 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wood Dale

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

Fenton Community High School District 100Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,396 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,898IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Wood Dale School District 7Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 890 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,425IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Fenton Community High School District 10021%
State average 29.9% · 355 students tested
Math · 9–12, Fenton Community High School District 10020%
State average 25.8% · 548 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Wood Dale School District 727%
State average 29.9% · 569 students tested
Math · PK–8, Wood Dale School District 714%
State average 25.8% · 399 students tested

Wood Dale vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Wood Dale’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wood DaleC+Wood Dale School District 7 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12
ItascaAItasca School District 10 PK–8 · Lake Park Community High School District 108 9–12
BensenvilleB−Bensenville School District 2 PK–8 · Fenton Community High School District 100 9–12
AddisonC+Addison School District 4 PK–8 · DuPage High School District 88 9–12
Elk Grove VillageA−Community Consolidated School District 59 PK–8 · Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12

Every school in Wood Dale

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 Wood Dalein other towns
Oakbrook Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2
251 students13:1Rate it →
Westview Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C
277 students14:1Rate it →
Wood Dale Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
277 students11:1Rate it →
Fenton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bensenville
B−
1,396 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Wood Dale’s schools

Are Wood Dale’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wood Dale children attend score below 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #511 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wood Dale in?

Two districts: Wood Dale School District 7 runs grades PK–8, and Fenton Community High School District 100 runs grades 9–12, shared with Addison and Bensenville.

Where do Wood Dale kids go to high school?

Fenton High School in Bensenville, with 1,396 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Wood Dale’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Fenton Community High School District 100 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Wood Dale spend per student?

$27,898 in Fenton Community High School District 100 and $24,425 in Wood Dale School District 7 (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.