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Highlands Elem School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
525 S Brainard St
Naperville, IL 60540
Phone
(630) 420-6335
District
Naperville CUSD 203
County
DUPAGE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
525
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Illinois

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.6% of all IL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Highlands Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
77%
31%
77%
30%
77%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
32%
85%
37%
77%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
68%
32%
69%
38%
67%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 6 1.1%
Kindergarten 70 13.3%
Grade 1 85 16.2%
Grade 2 101 19.2%
Grade 3 87 16.6%
Grade 4 91 17.3%
Grade 5 85 16.2%
Total 525 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.0% 61.9% 47.6%
Black 0.4% 5.1% 17.2%
Hispanic 6.4% 12.7% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 26.8% 20.0% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 96,173 12,549,689
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,239.4 225
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.8% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 35,649 5,001,904
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.4% 90.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 70.1% 37.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 48.9% 23.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.4% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.7% 15.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.1% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.7% 9.5%
$15,000 or less 3.6% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,670 $203,620,000 55.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,059 $33,091,000 9.1%
Staff $1,137 $18,265,000 5.0%
General Administration $248 $3,982,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,208 $19,416,000 5.3%
Operation $1,817 $29,202,000 8.0%
Transportation $786 $12,633,000 3.5%
Other $964 $15,498,000 4.2%
Total Support $8,219 $132,087,000 36.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,807 $29,048,000 8.0%
Total Expenditures $22,696 $364,755,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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