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PHOTOGRAPHY: (KARROW) AMY GORAY; (KRIZ) COURTESY OF MARIROSE KRIZ
1 Hinsdale Central High School Hinsdale 2,786 $12,849 79 75 94
2 Naperville Central High School Naperville 2,815 $8,898 70 74 97
3 Lisle High School Lisle 480 $12,474 57 57 99
4 Downers Grove North High School Downers Grove 2,186 $11,819 63 67 96
5 Naperville North High School Naperville 2,676 $8,898 67 67 99TOP HIGH SCHOOLS EnrollmentSpending per pupilSAT reading attainment %SAT math attainment %
DUPAGE COUNTY
Graduation rate1 Prospect School Clarendon Hills K–5 397 $10,907 76 78
2 Butler Junior High School Oak Brook 6–8 194 $10,340 83 77
3 Walker School Clarendon Hills K–5 268 $10,907 71 86
4 Madison School Hinsdale K–5 433 $10,907 85 73
5 Mill Street Elementary School Naperville K–5 660 $8,898 64 67
6 Meadow Glens Elementary School Naperville K–5 475 $8,898 86 86
7 Elmwood Elementary School Naperville K–5 680 $8,898 66 64
8 Elm School Burr Ridge K–5 294 $10,907 85 73
9 Ellsworth Elementary School Naperville K–5 251 $8,898 81 66
10 Highlands Elementary School Naperville K–5 509 $8,898 79 78TOP ELEMENTARY
& MIDDLE SCHOOLS Grades EnrollmentSpending per pupilPARCC reading attainment %PARCC math attainment %1 St. Charles North High School St. Charles 2,022 $8,194 63 67 98
2 St. Charles East High School St. Charles 2,512 $8,194 56 57 96
3 Batavia High School Batavia 1,899 $8,100 56 60 95
4 Geneva Community High School Geneva 1,933 $7,197 62 62 98
5 Kaneland High School Maple Park 1,313 $7,590 47 39 97TOP HIGH SCHOOLS Enrollment Spending per pupilSAT reading attainment %SAT math attainment %
KANE COUNTY
Graduation rate1 Wild Rose Elementary School St. Charles K–5 531 $8,194 66 71
2 Lincoln Elementary School St. Charles PK–5 238 $8,194 64 51
3 Bell Graham Elementary School St. Charles K–5 397 $8,194 65 64
4 Algonquin Lakes Elementary School Algonquin K–5 457 $6,296 66 59
5 Thompson Middle School St. Charles 6–8 1,641 $8,194 69 54
6 Lily Lake Grade School Maple Park K–5 214 $6,380 76 63
7 Wredling Middle School St. Charles 6–8 1,299 $8,194 67 57
8 Louise White School Batavia K–5 366 $8,100 49 54
9 Corron Elementary School South Elgin K–5 435 $8,194 51 56
10 Prairie Knolls Middle School Elgin 6–7 642 $6,380 69 56TOP ELEMENTARY
& MIDDLE SCHOOLS Grades EnrollmentSpending per pupilPARCC reading attainment %PARCC math attainment %SARAH KARROW
Fifth-grade teacher
When she founded
the Eco Club a year
ago, Karrow thought
15 kids might show
up. Instead, she got- With her help, the
students have built
a butterfly garden,
recycled 2,000 mark-
ers, raised money for
wildlife conservation,
and started Waste-Free
Wednesdays, when any
student who doesn’t
use disposable items
in the cafeteria can
enter a raffle for a
prize. Now, she says,
her pupils ask, “Mrs.
Karrow, do you have a
waste-free lunch?”
MARIROSE KRIZ
First-grade teacher
The words “student
council” too often
conjure scenes of popu-
larity-contest elections
that end with the losing
candidates crying in the
bathroom. Not on Kriz’s
watch. “Kids voting for
each other — that’s not
the message I want
to send.” Under her
advisership, any fifth
grader who wants in is
welcome. Council mem-
bers vote on projects
they’re interested in
supporting, like raising
funds for the Polycystic
Kidney Disease Found-
ation after a staff mem-
ber was diagnosed with
a kidney condition.* Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment* Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment