Photo: Bnperdue2010 · CC BY-SA 4.0Woodridge’s public schools outscore 79% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 37% of Woodridge’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Woodridge, 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.
Woodridge’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 37% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Community High School District 99 spends $28,322 per student and Woodridge School District 68 $22,589, 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.
What’s behind Woodridge’s grade
A−: better than 79% of Illinois school districts, #165 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Woodridge, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Woodridge · depends on your address
John L Sipley Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 430 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Goodrich Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 397 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Edgewood Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 361 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Woodridge
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 573 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Woodridge
Thomas Jefferson Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 573 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Woodridge · depends on your address
Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 2,591 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Downers Grove
Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,082 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Downers Grove
10th grade in Woodridge · depends on your address
Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 2,591 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Downers Grove
Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,082 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Downers Grove
Woodridge runs its own schools through grade 8 (Woodridge School District 68). From grade 9, students attend the Community High School District 99, shared with Bolingbrook, Darien, Downers Grove, Downers Grove, Lisle, Lisle and Westmont. Its school is in Woodridge. Parts of Woodridge (19%, 17%, 15%, 10% and 4% of its land) are served by Lemont Township High School District 210, Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A, Center Cass School District 66, Valley View Community Unit School District 365U and Naperville Community Unit District 203 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Woodridge
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
Woodridge vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Woodridge’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Woodridge | A− | Woodridge School District 68 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Bolingbrook | B+ | Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Darien | A | Darien School District 61 PK–8 · Cass School District 63 PK–8 · Center Cass School District 66 PK–8 |
| Downers Grove | A | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Lemont | A− | Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A PK–8 · Lemont Township High School District 210 9–12 |
| Romeoville | B | Valley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Lisle | A | Lisle Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Naperville Community Unit District 203 PK–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Downers Grove Township | A | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
5 of the 7 neighbors share Community High School District 99 with Woodridge for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Woodridge
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).
Questions about Woodridge’s schools
Are Woodridge’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Woodridge children attend outscore 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #165 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Woodridge in?
Two districts: Woodridge School District 68 runs grades PK–8, and Community High School District 99 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bolingbrook, Darien, Downers Grove, Downers Grove, Lisle, Lisle and Westmont.
Where do Woodridge kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch and Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S.
What is Woodridge’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 99 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Woodridge spend per student?
$28,322 in Community High School District 99 and $22,589 in Woodridge School District 68 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Woodridge 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.