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B+

Cary Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2109 Crystal Lake Rd, Cary, IL 60013 · (224) 357-5150 · Part of Cary Community Consolidated School District 26

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

Directions
Students
761
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Cary Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Algonquin Township kids: 4 high schools

On the path

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

K–512 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Cary Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2109 Crystal Lake Rd, Cary

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6250
Grade 7241
Grade 8270
Enrollment over time
796’20
763’21
681’22
745’23
761’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cary Jr High School from Algonquin Township families.

Other schools in Cary Community Consolidated School District 26

The district →
Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Cary
316 students16:1
Deer Path Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cary
B+
452 students14:1
Three Oaks School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cary
C+
443 students11:1
Briargate Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Cary
B−
400 students16:1

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.