Lisle HS, Schiesher Elementary Among Best Schools in DuPage County: Chicago Magazine

With less of an emphasis on test scores, Chicago Magazine has released its 2016 list of the best Chicago and suburban public schools.

Lisle High School ranked No. 1 in the top 5 high schools in DuPage County. It has an enrollment of 532 and spends $10,994 per pupil. The graduation rate is 94 percent.

The top five high schools in DuPage County are:

1. Lisle High School in Lisle
2. Wheaton North High School in Wheaton
3. Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale
4. Metea Valley High School in Aurora
5. Naperville Central High School in Naperville

Coming in at No. 1 for the top 10 elementary schools in DuPage County is Meadow Glens Elementary School in Naperville. According to the report, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Meadow Glens at a National Blue Ribbon School in 2015. It was one of 335 schools honored with the distinction nationwide.

The school has a total enrollment of 447 for students in grades kindergarten through fifth. Meadow Glens spends $8,259 per pupil and has an attendance rate of 97 percent.

Schiesher Elementary School in Lisle ranked No. 4. It has a total enrollment of 418 students in grades K and 3-5. The school spends $10,994 per pupil and has an attendance rate of 95 percent.

The top 10 elementary schools in DuPage County are:

1. Meadow Glens Elementary School in Naperville
2. Longfellow Elementary School in Wheaton
3. Clarence E. Miller Elementary School in Westmont
4. Schiesher Elementary School in Lisle
5. Manor Hill Elementary School in Lombard
6. Oak School in Hinsdale
7. Hawthorne Elementary School in Wheaton
8. Brook Forest Elementary School in Oak Brook
9. Naper Elementary School in Naperville
10. Charles G. Reskin Elementary School in Glendale Heights

For this year’s public school rankings, the magazine “talked to top professionals and educators inside and outside the school system, researched a wide array of new and improved metrics, drilled down deeper on the numbers, and asked the independent research nonprofit RTI International to crunch the data to generate the fairest possible results.”

Suburban Elementary Schools

Spending per pupil 20 percent
PARCC attainment (adjusted) 50 percent
5Essentials 20 percent
Attendance 10 percent

Suburban High Schools

Spending per pupil 10 percent
Freshmen on Track 5 percent
PARCC attainment (adjusted) 20 percent
ACT attainment (adjusted) 30 percent
5Essentials 20 percent
Graduation rate 10 percent
Attendance 5 percent

See the full rankings at Chicago Magazine.