Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Ms. Michelle Rzepka (2023) | Hillcrest Elementary School
Hillcrest Elementary School Principal Ms. Michelle Rzepka (2023) | Hillcrest Elementary School
The number of DuPage County students who succeeded rose by 28.4% compared to the previous school year.
Woodford County County had the highest success rate across the state, with 52.1% of its students passing the English portion of the IAR. Schools in Pulaski County County, on the other hand, performed the worst, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.
Based on their reading scores on the NAEP, public school students from Illinois managed to stay relatively on par with the national level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.
Assessment participation rates in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
DuPage County Student's Proficiency in English Over 3 Years
DuPage County Schools Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Compared to Previous Years
| School | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker School | 61.7% | 18.8% | 331 |
| Prospect Elementary School | 60.1% | 14.9% | 338 |
| Highlands Elementary School | 57.6% | 19.6% | 494 |
| Oak Elementary School | 57.6% | 30.3% | 369 |
| Prairie Elementary School | 56.3% | 15.5% | 496 |
| Elm Elementary School | 56% | 25.7% | 314 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 54.6% | 10% | 86 |
| The Lane Elementary School | 54.4% | 25.1% | 323 |
| Ellsworth Elementary School | 54.2% | 21.7% | 236 |
| Edison Elementary School | 54.1% | 5.2% | 516 |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | 53.8% | 15.4% | 629 |
| Lester Elementary School | 53.6% | 2.4% | 518 |
| Madison Elementary School | 53.2% | 21.1% | 405 |
| Brook Forest Elementary School | 53% | 29.9% | 243 |
| Monroe Elementary School | 52.6% | 21.8% | 313 |
| Scott Elementary School | 52.5% | 10.9% | 432 |
| Butler Junior High School | 52.4% | 16.6% | 197 |
| Norton Creek Elementary School | 52.3% | 17.4% | 445 |
| Emerson Elementary School | 52.2% | 7.7% | 428 |
| Field Elementary School | 52.1% | 10.6% | 383 |
| Longfellow Elementary School | 51.5% | 11.4% | 330 |
| May Watts Elementary School | 51.5% | 5.6% | 569 |
| Maplebrook Elementary School | 51.4% | 14.3% | 518 |
| Jackson Elementary School | 50.7% | 8.2% | 441 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 50.5% | 6.8% | 383 |
| Hinsdale Middle School | 50.3% | 16.6% | 738 |
| Whittier Elementary School | 50% | 3.5% | 289 |
| Erickson Elementary School | 49.8% | 13.7% | 490 |
| Elmwood Elementary School | 49.5% | 11.5% | 670 |
| Highland Elementary School | 49.3% | 3.6% | 370 |
| Madison Elementary School | 49% | 8.2% | 407 |
| Kingsley Elementary School | 49% | 4% | 360 |
| Emerson Elementary School | 48.5% | 5.9% | 256 |
| Washington Junior High School | 48.4% | 9.9% | 554 |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | 47.9% | 9.6% | 174 |
| Naper Elementary School | 47.7% | 6.8% | 229 |
| Arbor View Elementary School | 47.1% | 7.1% | 319 |
| Reba O. Steck Elementary School | 47% | 1.8% | 637 |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary School | 46.7% | 9.9% | 382 |
| Hadley Junior High School | 46.5% | 19.1% | 1,103 |
| Ranch View Elementary School | 46.5% | 18.1% | 563 |
| Mill Street Elementary School | 46.4% | 15.5% | 586 |
| Pleasant Lane Elementary School | 46.4% | 7.2% | 245 |
| Lincoln Junior High School | 46.2% | 12.5% | 740 |
| Ardmore Elementary School | 46.1% | 7.8% | 453 |
| Beebe Elementary School | 46% | 8% | 590 |
| Steeple Run Elementary School | 45.9% | 12.6% | 603 |
| Westfield Middle School | 45.9% | 23.1% | 495 |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary School | 45.9% | 7.9% | 556 |
| Forest Glen Elementary School | 45.5% | 3.4% | 631 |
| Whittier Elementary School | 45.3% | 9% | 415 |
| Concord Elementary School | 45% | 15% | 467 |
| Madison Junior High School | 44.9% | 15.9% | 597 |
| Lowell Elementary School | 44.9% | 4.2% | 258 |
| Clarendon Hills Middle School | 44.8% | 19% | 531 |
| William F. Murphy Elementary School | 44.4% | 5.1% | 360 |
| Kennedy Junior High School | 44.3% | 30.9% | 981 |
| Fairmount Elementary School | 44.1% | 5.6% | 317 |
| Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School | 43.7% | 7.3% | 303 |
| Prairieview Elementary School | 43.7% | 6.6% | 352 |
| Nancy Young Elementary School | 43.5% | 4.3% | 602 |
| Park View Elementary School | 43.3% | 12.8% | 412 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 43.2% | 2.6% | 347 |
| Bryan Middle School | 43.1% | 9.1% | 695 |
| Sandburg Middle School | 43% | 9.9% | 623 |
| Gower West Elementary School | 42.9% | 24.1% | 540 |
| Meadowview Elementary School | 42.8% | 6.5% | 367 |
| White Eagle Elementary School | 42.7% | 9.2% | 526 |
| Dujardin Elementary School | 42.6% | 9.8% | 369 |
| Gower Middle School | 42.4% | 15.4% | 378 |
| Roselle Middle School | 42.3% | 15.4% | 233 |
| Lakeview Junior High School | 42.3% | 6.3% | 347 |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | 42.3% | 5.6% | 551 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 41.9% | 6.6% | 438 |
| Benjamin Middle School | 41.9% | 3.5% | 261 |
| Pierce Downer Elementary School | 41.8% | 0.5% | 343 |
| Belle Aire Elementary School | 41.8% | 4.8% | 232 |
| Edison Middle School | 41.7% | 3.6% | 654 |
| Westfield Elementary School | 41.4% | 11.7% | 310 |
| Peter M. Gombert Elementary School | 41.3% | 3.4% | 334 |
| Park View Elementary School | 41.2% | 10.1% | 223 |
| Spring Hills Elementary School | 41.1% | 4.8% | 433 |
| Glen Crest Middle School | 41.1% | 7% | 693 |
| Centennial School | 40.8% | 4.3% | 496 |
| Jefferson Junior High School | 40.7% | 9.5% | 813 |
| Maercker Elementary School | 40.3% | 6.4% | 398 |
| Thayer J. Hill Middle School | 40.2% | 6.3% | 839 |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School | 39.5% | 11.2% | 554 |
| Winfield Central School | 39.3% | 5.5% | 214 |
| Henry Puffer School | 38.5% | 5.9% | 358 |
| Meadow Glens Elementary School | 38.4% | 46.1% | 480 |
| Manor Hill Elementary School | 38.3% | 4.3% | 266 |
| Briar Glen Elementary School | 38.2% | 1.5% | 494 |
| F.E. Peacock Middle School | 38% | 8.5% | 355 |
| Roy De Shane Elementary School | 37.8% | 4.4% | 251 |
| Spring Trail Elementary School | 37.8% | 4% | 337 |
| Franklin Middle School | 37.7% | 9.3% | 590 |
| Carol Stream Elementary School | 37.4% | 9% | 272 |
| Still Middle School | 37.2% | 6.4% | 748 |
| Owen Elementary School | 37.2% | 6.3% | 506 |
| Washington Elementary School | 36.9% | 6.7% | 371 |
| Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School | 36.6% | 5.8% | 590 |
| Cass Junior High School | 36.3% | 12.5% | 324 |
| Butterfield Elementary School | 36.3% | 3.7% | 267 |
| Herrick Middle School | 36.2% | 6% | 640 |
| Bower Elementary School | 36% | 7.5% | 436 |
| Medinah Intermediate School | 35.6% | 3.4% | 206 |
| O'Neill Middle School | 35.5% | 9.6% | 420 |
| Cloverdale Elementary School | 35.5% | 3% | 550 |
| J.T. Manning Elementary School | 35.1% | 4.3% | 400 |
| John L. Sipley Elementary School | 35.1% | 6.1% | 347 |
| Westmore Elementary School | 35% | 2.5% | 381 |
| Lace Elementary School | 34.6% | 2.9% | 384 |
| Stella May Swartz Elementary School | 34.5% | 1.1% | 142 |
| Francis Granger Middle School | 34.3% | 8.1% | 1,034 |
| Westmont Junior High School | 34.3% | 5.1% | 280 |
| William Hammerschmidt Elementary School | 34.2% | 2.7% | 392 |
| Westview Hills Middle School | 33.3% | 6.4% | 442 |
| Hubble Middle School | 33.2% | 2.8% | 700 |
| Glen Hill Primary School | 32.9% | 3% | 404 |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | 32.9% | 5.8% | 541 |
| Western Trails Elementary School | 32.9% | 2.1% | 257 |
| Glenside Middle School | 32.7% | 6.1% | 773 |
| Heritage Lakes Elementary School | 32.5% | 5.3% | 314 |
| Wiesbrook Elementary School | 32.5% | 3.8% | 475 |
| El Sierra Elementary School | 32.3% | 6.9% | 258 |
| John E. Albright Middle School | 32.3% | 3.7% | 212 |
| Conrad Fischer Elementary School | 32.1% | 3.2% | 545 |
| Monroe Middle School | 32.1% | 4.6% | 697 |
| Brookdale Elementary School | 32.1% | 4.9% | 497 |
| Thomas Jefferson Junior High School | 31.7% | 12.4% | 610 |
| Lisle Junior High School | 31.4% | 5.7% | 323 |
| Hawk Hollow Elementary School | 31.3% | 0.9% | 353 |
| Churchill Elementary School | 31.1% | 4.5% | 646 |
| Churchville Middle School | 30.7% | 5.2% | 435 |
| Evergreen Elementary School | 30.7% | 7% | 352 |
| Indian Trail Elementary School | 30.3% | 4.8% | 350 |
| Wayne Elementary School | 30.3% | 2.7% | 342 |
| Prairieview Elementary School | 30.1% | 1.2% | 315 |
| Sycamore Trails Elementary School | 29.9% | 2.5% | 623 |
| Jay Stream Middle School | 29.3% | 4.3% | 538 |
| Lisle Elementary School | 29.1% | 8.1% | 722 |
| Glenn Westlake Middle School | 29.1% | 3.7% | 934 |
| Madison Elementary School | 29% | 3.6% | 481 |
| Wood Dale Junior High School | 29% | 4.6% | 314 |
| Willow Creek Elementary School | 28.6% | 9.9% | 308 |
| Stone Elementary School | 28.4% | 3.9% | 431 |
| Fischer Middle School | 28.4% | 2.5% | 798 |
| Medinah Middle School | 26.7% | 5.7% | 204 |
| Wesley A. Johnson School | 26.4% | 2.1% | 640 |
| Edgewood Elementary School | 26.2% | 1.5% | 355 |
| Goodrich Elementary School | 26.2% | 3.5% | 392 |
| Clifford Johnson School | 25.6% | 5.2% | 452 |
| Schafer Elementary School | 25.2% | 1.3% | 433 |
| Jackson Middle School | 25% | 2.2% | 665 |
| Eisenhower Junior High School | 24.7% | 2.8% | 451 |
| Jefferson Middle School | 23.6% | 5.3% | 413 |
| Tioga Elementary School | 23.4% | 3.8% | 693 |
| Stratford Middle School | 23.2% | 3.9% | 554 |
| York Center Elementary School | 22.9% | 0.6% | 203 |
| McCarty Elementary School | 22.6% | 3.2% | 499 |
| North Elementary School | 22.5% | 0.7% | 367 |
| Longwood Elementary School | 21.7% | 1.7% | 369 |
| Georgetown Elementary School | 21.6% | 0.9% | 460 |
| Americana Intermediate School | 21.6% | 2.7% | 421 |
| Blackhawk Middle School | 20.8% | 5.4% | 643 |
| Wesley Elementary School | 20.5% | 1.3% | 179 |
| Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School | 19.9% | 0.7% | 345 |
| Lake Park Elementary School | 19.5% | 1.6% | 238 |
| Horizon Elementary School | 19.2% | 1.3% | 520 |
| Westview Elementary School | 19% | 0.8% | 252 |
| Waterbury Elementary School | 18.6% | 2.1% | 394 |
| Winnebago Elementary School | 18.3% | 0.6% | 397 |
| Indian Trail Junior High School | 18.3% | 1.6% | 1,261 |
| Black Hawk Elementary School | 18.1% | 1.3% | 393 |
| G. Stanley Hall Elementary School | 17.4% | 0.6% | 319 |
| Burr Ridge Middle School | 16.9% | 0% | 207 |
| Marquardt Middle School | 16.8% | 2.1% | 846 |
| Reskin Elementary School | 16.8% | 0.7% | 384 |
| Fullerton Elementary School | 15.7% | 0.4% | 451 |
| Indian Knoll Elementary School | 15.5% | 1.9% | 270 |
| Greenbrook Elementary School | 14.2% | 0.5% | 475 |
| Pioneer Elementary School | 14% | 0% | 296 |
| Currier Elementary School | 13.8% | 1% | 365 |
| Leman Middle School | 13.6% | 1.6% | 1,146 |
| Spring Wood Middle School | 12.3% | 1.3% | 456 |
| Gary Elementary School | 11.5% | 0.6% | 496 |
| Wegner Elementary School | 11.2% | 1.6% | 349 |
| Turner Elementary School | 11.2% | 2% | 285 |
| Anne M. Jeans Elementary School | 10.9% | 2.2% | 238 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 7% | 0% | 315 |
| Army Trail Elementary School | 5.6% | 0% | 294 |
| Ardmore Elementary School | 4.2% | 0% | 238 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Jackson Elementary School• Winnebago Elementary School• Hawk Hollow Elementary School• Scott Elementary School• Walker School• Oak Elementary School• Wesley A. Johnson School• Kingsley Elementary School• Fairmount Elementary School• Erickson Elementary School• Wegner Elementary School• Manor Hill Elementary School• Edison Elementary School• Emerson Elementary School• Willow Creek Elementary School• Tioga Elementary School• McCarty Elementary School• Monroe Elementary School• Meadow Glens Elementary School• Heritage Lakes Elementary School• White Eagle Elementary School• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School• Reskin Elementary School• Gower West Elementary School• John L. Sipley Elementary School• Westview Hills Middle School• Churchville Middle School• Ardmore Elementary School• Madison Elementary School• Spring Trail Elementary School• Clarendon Hills Middle School• Franklin Middle School• Prairie Elementary School• Prairieview Elementary School• North Elementary School• Medinah Middle School• Norton Creek Elementary School• Roy De Shane Elementary School• Gower Middle School• F.e. Peacock Middle School• Carl Sandburg Elementary School• York Center Elementary School• Ranch View Elementary School• Herrick Middle School• O'Neill Middle School• Carol Stream Elementary School• Butler Junior High School• Stone Elementary School• Still Middle School• Pleasant Hill Elementary School• Lowell Elementary School• Eisenhower Junior High School• William F. Murphy Elementary School• Stratford Middle School• Hadley Junior High School• Longfellow Elementary School• Westfield Elementary School• Ellsworth Elementary School• Belle Aire Elem School Beginning Band• Edgewood Elementary School• Westfield Middle School• Burr Ridge Middle School• Hillcrest Elementary School• Blackhawk Middle School• Washington Elementary School• El Sierra Elementary School Downers Grove Children's Choir• Mill Street Elementary School• Prairieview Elementary School• Abraham Lincoln Elementary School• Western Trails Elementary School• Army Trail Elementary School• Anne M. Jeans Elementary School• Cloverdale Elementary School• Centennial School• Madison Elementary School• Madison Junior High School• Westmore Elementary School• Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate School• Roselle Middle School• Kennedy Junior High School• Glen Crest Middle School• Waterbury Elementary School• Sycamore Trails Elementary School• Pioneer Elementary School• Hawthorne Elementary School• Lakeview Junior High School• Washington Junior High School• Beebe Elementary School• Maplebrook Elementary School• Greenbrook Elementary School• Elmwood Elementary School• Lester Elementary School• Jefferson Middle School• Benjamin Middle School• Meadowview Elementary School• Naper Elementary School• Westmont Junior High School• The Lane Elementary School• Indian Trail Junior High School• Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School• Field Elementary School• Glenn Westlake Middle School• Madison Elementary School• Emerson Elementary School• Conrad Fischer Elementary School• Wiesbrook Elementary School• Pierce Downer Elementary School• Black Hawk Elementary School• Brookdale Elementary School• Brook Forest Elementary School• Lisle Elementary School• Watts Elementary School• Elsie C. Johnson Elementary School• Wesley Elementary School• Churchill Elementary School Enl• Currier Elementary School• Park View Elementary School• Indian Knoll Elementary School• Lincoln Elementary School• John E Albright Middle School• Stella May Swartz Elementary School• Jefferson Jr High School• Briar Glen Elementary School• Goodrich Elementary School• Wood Dale Junior High School• Francis Granger Middle School• Turner Elementary School• Elm Elementary School• Georgetown Elementary School• Thayer J. Hill Middle School• Gary Elementary School• Forest Glen Elementary School• Jackson Middle School• Lisle Junior High School• Indian Trail Elementary School• Steck Elementary School• Lace Elementary School• Gombert Elementary School• Cass Jr High School• Westview Elementary School• Lincoln Elementary School• Jay Stream Middle School• Sandburg Middle School• Lake Park Elementary School• Lincoln Junior High School• Ardmore Elementary School Administration• Hubble Middle School• Whittier Elementary School• Owen Elementary School• J.t. Manning Elementary School• Concord Elementary School• Highland Elementary School• Fischer Middle School• Butterfield Elementary School• Prospect Elementary School• Arbor View Elementary School• Winfield Central School• Schafer Elementary School• Horizon Elementary School• Pleasant Lane Elementary School• Monroe Middle School• Maercker School District 60• Glen Hill Primary School• Leman Middle School• Americana Intermediate School• Highlands Elementary School• Hawthorne Elementary School - Elmhurst• Fullerton Elementary School• Longwood Elementary School• Nancy Young Elementary School• Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary School• Henry Puffer School• Spring Hills Elementary School• Clifford Johnson School• Park View Elementary School• Brooks Elementary School• Bryan Middle School• Edison Middle School• Evergreen Elementary School• G. Stanley Hall Elementary School• Wayne Elementary School• Steeple Run Elementary School• Spring Wood Middle School• Thomas Jefferson Junior High School• Bower Elementary School• Glenside Middle School• Whittier Elementary School• Jefferson Elementary School• Medinah Intermediate School• Lincoln Elementary School• Dujardin Elementary School
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