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Enrollment
2,467
High
DISTRICT 2,528 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPERVILLE CUSD 203·NCES 172771002940
Naperville North High School
899 N Mill St, Naperville, IL 60563 · (630) 420-6480 · DuPage County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,467 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Illinois public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
196 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
463 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 56%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 617 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 628 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 590 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 632 | 26% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Naperville North High School
Naperville North High School's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naperville North High School this school | 2,467 | 18.8% | 70.3% |
| Naperville Central High School Naperville | 2,589 | 16.7% | 69.4% |
| Dunlap High School Dunlap | 1,420 | 18.5% | 68.3% |
| Central High School Burilngton | 1,575 | 17.1% | 52.4% |
| Plainfield North High School Plainfield | 2,399 | 20.8% | 56.8% |
| Oswego East High School Oswego | 2,758 | 24.2% | 51.4% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Naperville North High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #10 of 573 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,467 | #46 of 708 | #7 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #134 of 528 | #3 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #93 of 537 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #556 of 578 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #208 of 358 | #7 of 20 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,467
-246 (-9%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 2,240
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,467 | 196.4 | 12.6:1 | 19% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 2,502 | 189.1 | 13.2:1 | 21% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 2,553 | 183.6 | 13.9:1 | 18% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 2,713 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,674 | 185.8 | 14.4:1 | 16% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 2,769 | 189 | 14.7:1 | 15% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 3,171 | 189 | 16.8:1 | 13% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 2,875 | 168 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 2,240 | 131 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Naperville North High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (2,674 to 2,467); teachers up 6% (185.8 to 196.4).
About Naperville North High School
Naperville North High School is a large high school with an address in Naperville, Illinois. The school counts 2,467 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 196% above the 834 average for high schools in Illinois.
Naperville CUSD 203 is the district for Naperville North High School. It has 22 schools and 16,047 students.
Naperville North High School's enrollment is 57% White. Other groups include 18% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, DuPage County residents are about 65% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Naperville North High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
The school has about 12.6 students per teacher and 196.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in DuPage County.
The allk12 Grade for Naperville North High School is A+. Compared with Illinois public high schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Naperville North High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 60.7%. Naperville North High School scores 70.3%, 9.6 points above that line.
Naperville North High School is located in DuPage County, where median household income is about $112,096, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Naperville North High School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County, which together enroll about 138,557 students.
Of nearby public schools, Mill Street Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 74.2%, higher than Naperville North High School's 70.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 2,713 in 2020-21 and 2,467 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Naperville CUSD 203
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Kennedy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 937 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Steeple Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Other schools in Naperville
- Neuqua Valley High SchoolHigh · 3,018 students
- Naperville Central High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Scullen Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Clifford Crone Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Jefferson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Thayer J Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
Nearby schools
- Mill Street Elementary School0.4 mi · 600
- Washington Jr High School0.6 mi · 551
- Beebe Elementary School0.7 mi · 619
- Naper Elementary School0.7 mi · 235
- Ellsworth Elementary School0.9 mi · 227
- Jefferson Jr High School1.0 mi · 832
Frequently asked questions
About Naperville North High SchoolHow large is Naperville North High School?
Naperville North High School enrolls approximately 2,467 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Naperville North High School serve?
Naperville North High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Naperville North High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Naperville North High School is approximately 12.6:1 (196 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Naperville North High School?
Student demographics at Naperville North High School are roughly 57% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 18% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Naperville North High School?
Naperville North High School is overseen by Naperville CUSD 203 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.