Best Teachers: Top 50 School Districts in Suburban Chicago

Do you think your public school teachers are the best?

The best public school teachers in suburban Chicago are a diverse lot, working in large schools and small ones, in highly affluent communities and middle-class communities, too. Niche.com recently released its 2015 list of public schools with the best teachers throughout the nation, and many you’ll recognize many schools in northern Illinois with high marks.

The rankings were achieved with data sourced from various government and public data sets, Niche’s proprietary data and 919,426 opinion-based survey responses about teachers from 238,735 current students, recent alumni and parents, according to Niche.com. Nationally, 13,402 districts were included in the database.

Teachers in the No. 1 district in Illinois, Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 205, ranked 16th on the national list. New Trier District 203’s teachers ranked 51st in the U.S. Northfield Township District 205’s teachers ranked 97th.

A high ranking, according to Niche’s methodology, shows:

• Students are very happy with the instruction they receive and educational outcomes reflect the quality of instruction;
• The district is invested in its teachers and provides a good environment for teaching and learning;
• Teachers are invested in the schools and the students and work to ensure the best outcomes for students.

Here are the Top 50 School Districts with the Best Teachers in suburban Chicago.

1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District No. 125 (16th in U.S.)

Lincolnshire

2. New Trier Township High School District No. 203 (51st in U.S.)

Northfield

3. Northfield Township High School District No. 225 (97th in U.S.)

Glenview

4. Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204

Naperville

5. Community High School District No. 128

Vernon Hills

6. Naperville Community Unit School District No. 203

Naperville

7. Township High School District No. 113

Highland Park

8. Hinsdale Township High School District No. 86

Hinsdale

9. Community Unit School District No. 200

Wheaton

10. Barrington Community Unit School District No. 220

Barrington

11. St. Charles Community Unit School District No. 303

St. Charles

12. Elmhurst School District No. 205

Elmhurst

13. Homewood Flossmoor Community High School District No. 233

Homewood

14. Township High School District No. 211

Schaumburg

15. Township High School District No. 214

Arlington Heights

16. Niles Township Community High School District No. 219

Skokie

17. Evanston Township High School District No. 202

Evanston

18. Geneva Community Unit School District No. 304

Geneva

19. Community High School District No. 99

Downers Grove

20. Oak Park-River Forest School District No. 200

Oak Park

21. Lincoln Way Community High School District No. 210

New Lenox

22. Warren Township High School District No. 121

Gurnee

23. Lyons Township High School District No. 204

La Grange

24. Leyden Community High School District No. 212

Franklin Park

25. Consolidated High School District No. 230

Orland Park

26. Grayslake Community High School District No. 127

Grayslake

27. DuPage High School District No. 88

Addison

28. Lake Zurich Community Unit School District No. 95

Lake Zurich

29. Community High School District No. 155

Crystal Lake

30. Glenbard Township High School District No. 87

Glen Ellyn

31. Maine Township High School District No. 207

Park Ridge

32. Riverside-Brookfield Township School District No. 208

Brookfield

33. Batavia Unified School District No. 101

Batavia

34. Consolidated School District No. 158

Algonquin

35. Lockport Township High School District No. 205

Lockport

36. Lemont Township High School District No. 210

Lemont

37. Lake Park Community High School District No. 108

Roselle

38. Community High School District No. 117

Lake Villa

39. Minooka Community High School District No. 111

Channahon

40. Woodstock Community Unit School District No. 200

Woodstock

41. Oswego Community Unit School District No. 308

Oswego

42. Kaneland Community Unit School District No. 302

Maple Park

43. Community High School District No. 94

West Chicago

44. Yorkville Community Unit School District No. 115

Yorkville

45. Richmond-Burton Community High School District No. 157

Richmond

46. Wauconda Community Unit School District No. 118

Wauconda

47. Mundelein Consolidated High School District No. 120

Mundelein

48. Bremen Community High School District No. 228

Midlothian

49. Joliet Township High School District No. 204

Joliet

50. Community Unit School District No. 300

Carpentersville