Naperville North High School

The problem with NNHS is not the curriculum nor opportunities. For the record, there are a vast number of challenging courses and for the most part extremely qualified teachers. There are also so many clubs as well as athletics to get involved in. However, as a current student at the school it is very obvious that there are a series of perfectionist and entitlement issues. Some students here compete to be the “best of the best” and make no effort to stay humble— it is very easy to compare your self and feel a need to compete with others. The environment overall can be upsetting at times due to the fact that extreme or above average wealth affects the personality of the students here and make others feel small in comparison. Overall, there is a lot of unnecessary pressure that the school suffers to get rid of because it is so ingrained in the community of NNHS by the students (and a few teachers), who use silly stereotypes regarding success as the basis of their attitudes. As a student I do feel a bit meager sometimes in comparison to others, because of this negative, odd, and prevailing attitude.

If you're from Chicago and your child has a hard time transitioning because he has ADHD and ODD then chances are they will accept him or her only to kick them out because they will mess up their score. They will see your child as the problem and not others pricking them. Their manifestation meeting are really expulsion meetings

My score is based on my experience of sending 3 boys through District 203 schools who a) weren't rich, b) weren't athletes c) didn't have parents who had time to be "Tiger parents" (look it up) and d) weren't AP class students. My experiences were rarely positive. Communication with the teachers was poor and inconsistent. Only a small percentage bother to update their class websites in a timely fashion. This made it even more difficult for me to do my job as a parent. But worse than all of that are the drugs. Drugs are rampant at Naperville North, and they are even pretty bad in the middle schools. Two of my sons have spent time in rehab. No matter what I did to monitor or teach them at home, access to drugs in school was too easy and alluring. Naperville North would rather pretend that the problem doesn't exist than to try and address it head-on. They would rather spend money on sports than on any student assistance programs for kids who've gotten hooked on drugs in their own hallways. On the surface this school is full of rich, spoiled kids with parents who think they are just as entitled. Below the surface is a much different story however.

Worst school ever. Will not be pleased with staff. Teachers do not take time with you. Too many students in the classroom.