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Harry D Jacobs High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2601 Bunker Hill Dr, Algonquin, IL 60102 · (847) 532-6100 · Part of Community Unit School District 300

Algonquin Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
2,056
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Harry D Jacobs High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state

On the path

Where Algonquin Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Harry D Jacobs High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2601 Bunker Hill Dr, Algonquin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9540
Grade 10488
Grade 11515
Grade 12513
Enrollment over time
2,075’20
2,006’21
2,080’22
2,062’23
2,056’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 26%Asian 8%Two or more races 5%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harry D Jacobs High School from Algonquin Township families.

Other schools in Community Unit School District 300

The district →
Westfield Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Algonquin
B+
1,287 students14:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carpentersville
B+
749 students16:1
Gary D Wright Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampshire
B−
742 students18:1
Gilberts Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gilberts
B+
729 students16:1
Lakewood School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carpentersville
D
590 students16:1
Lincoln Prairie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake In The Hills
B+
479 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Algonquin Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.