Naperville's District 203 Is Third-Best School District In State: Niche Rankings

NAPERVILLE, IL — As local students get ready to head back to school, some parents may be curious to know how their school district and school stacks up against other nearby districts. With that in mind, Niche.com has again released its annual rankings of best schools and school districts in the state and country. This year, Naperville Community Unit School District No. 203 came in at No. 3, just behind New Trier Township High School District — rated the best high school district in the nation — and Community High School District No. 128 in Vernon Hills. All three earned an A+ rating from Niche.

Aurora's Indian Prairie School District No. 204 also made the top 10, coming in at No. 6. At total of 406 Illinois school districts were included in the rankings.

To compile the rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. The methodology for each category of rankings varied with some factors having a higher weight for certain categories over others.

Naperville District 203 got an A+ in most categories, including academics, teachers, clubs, college preparation and health & safety, but scored a B+ in diversity. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

The 2018 Niche rankings released this month rank elementary, middle and high schools as well as school districts. For all the state's budget and school funding woes, Illinois high schools did well.
Here is how the top Illinois high schools ranked nationally on Niche's 2018 list:

• No. 1: Walter Payton College Prep, Chicago,
• No. 2: Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago
• No. 3: Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire
• No. 5: Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy, Aurora
• No. 6: Young Magnet High School, Chicago
• No. 20: New Trier Township High School, Winnetka
• No. 24: Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale

Illinois Schools Snag Top Spots On Best Public High Schools List

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