Naperville Central High School

Naperville Central High School
Address
Map
440 W. Aurora Avenue

Naperville
,
Illinois
60540

United States
Coordinates41°46′02″N 88°09′20″W / 41.7672°N 88.1556°W / 41.7672; -88.1556
Information
School typepublic secondary
Opened1863; 161 years ago (1863) (2011, current building with complete renovation and additions to the original structure)
School districtNaperville Comm. Unit S.D. 203
SuperintendentDan Bridges
Teaching staff177.02 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Gendercoed
Enrollment2,551 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio14.41[2]
Campussuburban
Color(s)  red
  white[4]
Athletics conferenceDuPage Valley Conference
Mascot"Redhawks"
NicknameRedhawks[4]
NewspaperThe Central Times[6]
YearbookFlight[5]
Websitewww.naperville203.org/nchs
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Naperville Central High School (Naperville Central or NCHS) is a four-year public high school located in Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The school, which enrolls students in grades nine through twelve, is a part of the Naperville Community Unit School District 203.

The school, notable for its strong academic standing and history of athletic accomplishments, has been ranked in the top 3% of high schools nationally by U.S. News & World Report.

  1. ^ "Experienced Naperville Central administrator selected as school's next principal". Positively Naperville. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Naperville Central High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "NCHS State Report Card 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Naperville (Central)". Illinois High School Association. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  5. ^ "Home Page". Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Where all the Action is". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.