The District 200 Advantage

• Students consistently perform above average on state and national standardized achievement tests
• Comprehensive educational program for students in preschool through 12th grade featuring an early learning center for four and five year olds, elementary schools that focus on basic skills and social development, middle schools featuring a core and exploratory curriculum, and a comprehensive four-year high school
• Top level commitment to maintain small class sizes at all grade levels
• Standards-based curriculum with a special focus on reading, writing and mathematics competencies
• Highly competent and caring teachers (rated the school district's #1 strength on three separate community surveys)
• Ratio of students per computer is less than 5:1
• Outstanding athletic, fine arts and co-curricular programs
• Active educational foundation that has provided over $245,000 in funding for innovative classroom programs
• Extensive parent and community involvement programs
• Exemplary school business partnership program
• Cited annually for excellence in budgeting and accounting by the International Association of School Business Officials and the Illinois State Board of Education

Honors and Awards

• Magna Award, American School Board Journal, 2007 for innovation and excellence in school governance
• Meritorious Budget Award, Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
• Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting, Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
• Fourteen consecutive "What Parents Want Awards" from the SchoolMatch corporation
• Illinois Spotlight School (2006, 2005)
• IHSA Music Sweepstakes (2nd place, 2008, 2007; 4th place, 2006, 2004, 2002; 5th place, 2005
• Award-winning schools:
  • Westwood Elementary School, 2000 Boyer Best Practices Award for Character Education
  • Northwood Middle School, 1996 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
  • Model early learning center and middle schools
• Distinguished faculty:
  • Numerous Those Who Excel Award Winners (Illinois State Board of Education)
  • Illinois Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher of the Year (2004)
  • AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)
  • Exemplary High School Science Teacher for Illinois (2001)
• Exemplary School-Business Partnership Award from the Illinois State Board of Education (1996)