Hinsdale School Guide
The rolling hills of Historical Hinsdale boast the opportunity of metropolitan Chicago while still ensuring a quiet suburban tempo.
Located partially in Cook County, and largely in the county of Du Page, Hinsdale boasts a century long educational history dating from the construction of the first school by William Robbins in 1866!
District 181
Schools in Hinsdale fall under the jurisdiction of District 181, which is governed by a seven-member Board of Education elected to four-year terms.
This board meets on the fourth Monday of each month at Hinsdale Middle School, which is located on the original plot of Robbins’ first school founded over a century ago.
District 181
http://www.d181.org/
6010 S. Elm St.
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
Class Size
School enrollment is just under four-thousand students, and typically class sizes come in at just under twenty-three students per educator, with many institutions featuring even more favorable teacher to student ratios.
Curriculum
District 181 offers a comprehensive K-8 curriculum covering the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, social science, physical education, health, art, music, foreign language, and social emotional learning.
Schools
District 181 includes seven elementary schools and two middle schools.
Elm Elementary
This small elementary school boasts intimate classroom settings and prides itself on transforming students into life long learners by challenging them while providing a supportive environment. Elm Elementary is one of few schools in Illinois to receive a distinguished nine of ten rating from GreatSchools.org.
15W201 60th St.
Burr Ridge, IL
Phone: (630) 887-1380
Madison Elementary
This illustrious grade-school boasts a Blue Ribbon School Award from the U.S. Department of Education and has maintained excellence by increasing both curricular and extra-curricular offerings.
611 S. Madison St.
Hinsdale, IL
Phone: (630) 887-1390
Monroe Elementary
This fantastic elementary school was awarded a ten of ten rating by GreatSchools.org and features an expansive library collection, extensive multimedia presence, and robust faculty of tenured and committed instructors!
210 N. Madison St.
Hinsdale, IL
Phone: (630) 887-1320
Oak Elementary
This supreme collection of elementary educators features advantageous classroom sizes which cap to ensure teachers have the ability to take a vested interest in each student. Pupils are given individual attention to foster growth in communication, core curricula, and social awareness. Oak prides itself on its expansive programs as well as its passionate approach to each child’s education.
950 S. Oak St.
Hinsdale, IL
Phone: (630) 887-1330
The Lane
The Lane Elementary serves grades K through fifth and caters to a diverse grouping of motivated and energetic young learners. The faculty seeks to make learning fun and offer a wide variety of supportive programs and options within a secure environment.
500 N. Elm St.
Hinsdale, IL
Phone: (630) 887-1430
Hinsdale Middle
This is the largest school in the district and presently occupies the historical location of the first school in the area founded over one-hundred and twenty-five years ago! Hinsdale Middle is a Blue Ribbon Award winning school geared toward preparing emerging adults by treating them with empathy and compassion. Boasting a curriculum that goes above and beyond state standards and an enthusiastic and committed faculty, Hinsdale Middle is one of the finest schools in the state!
100 S. Garfield Ave.
Hinsdale, IL
Phone: (630) 887-1370
Hinsdale Central High School
Hinsdale Central boasts over three-hundred courses and sixty extra-curricular clubs and activities as well as thirty sports teams! This historic campus dates back to 1879, and in recent years has undergone major renovations including a massive effort to utilize advanced technologies in each classroom.
5500 South Grant St
Hinsdale, IL 60521-4578
Phone: (630) 570-8000
http://central.hinsdale86.org/Pages/default.aspx
Hinsdale South High School
The area’s more recent High school addition features campus wide wireless internet, a faculty fully equipped with tablet PCs, and unusually high graduation rates propelling it to a ranking of the tenth best high school in the state by Newsweek.
7401 Clarendon Hills Road
Darien, IL 60561-4288
Phone: (630) 887-1730
Colleges and Universities
Rasmussen College
Founded in 1900 and currently offering a variety of undergraduate degrees in their accredited programs, Rasmussen prides itself on providing unwavering support to its students through adherence to proven values and curricular outlines.
745 McClintock Drive
Burr Ridge, IL
Phone: (630) 366-2800
http://www.rasmussen.edu/
College of Du Page
This institution for higher learning is the second largest provider of higher education in the state of Illinois and the largest single campus community college outside of California. Since opening its doors forty-years ago, Du Page College has welcomed nearly thirty-two thousand students per term into its accredited programs.
425 Fawell Blvd
Glen Ellyn, IL
Phone: (630) 942-2800
http://home.cod.edu/
Everest College
With over one-hundred physical campuses and an extensive online college, Everest offers the opportunity for students to advance their education on their own terms while working or fulfilling other responsibilities. Priding themselves on offering hands-on experience, the valuable professors and adjuncts at Everest work with their students to reach their goals!
6880 N Frontage Rd # 400
Burr Ridge, IL
Phone: (630) 920-1102
http://www.everest.edu/
Westwood College – Du Page Campus
This accredited institution offers twenty-five degree programs and prides itself on offering career focused experience and skills. Employing a diverse three-thousand member faculty ensures individual attention for its fifteen-thousand students on seventeen nationwide campuses!
7155 Janes Avenue
Woodridge, IL
Phone: (877) 558-2953
www.westwood.edu/
North Central College
This private, four-year comprehensive liberal arts college founded in 1861 offers undergraduate and graduate degrees including fifty-eight bachelor’s degree programs.
30 North Brainard Street
Naperville, Illinois
Phone: (630) 637-5800
www.northcentralcollege.edu
University of Illinois
The research intensive U of I is the largest, oldest, and most prestigious higher learning institution in the state and offers one-hundred fifty areas of study throughout its seventeen colleges. The campus includes two-hundred and eighty-six buildings on its fifteen-hundred acre campus and was ranked fifteenth amongst public universities in 2011 by U.S. News and World Report!
Ste 200, 1010 Jorie Boulevard
Oak Brook, IL
Phone: (630) 990-0740
www.uillinois.edu
Columbia College Chicago
Founded in 1890, this large-scale liberal arts and fine arts school has grown to become one of the largest and most prestigious institutions in the nation, offering one-hundred and twenty degree programs across three colleges and numerous campuses.
600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
Phone: (312) 369-7130
www.colum.edu
Elmhurst College
This comprehensive liberal arts college caters to its three thousand students with forty-eight acres of painstakingly well maintained grounds including an arboretum boasting seven hundred species from around the world! Elmhurst was founded in 1871 and currently offers over fifty degree programs as well as affording its students the opportunity to create their own!
190 South Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 6.6 mi N
Phone: (630) 617-3140
www.public.elmhurst.edu