Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0Algonquin Township’s public schools outscore 70% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the four public school districts serving Algonquin Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Algonquin Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 877 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Algonquin Township’s, its schools beat 64%, lower than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 30% and math 28% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Community High School District 155 spends $25,105 per student and Community Unit School District 300 $18,172, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
12 elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Trinity Oaks Christian Academy (private), Immanuel Lutheran School (private), SS Peter & Paul School (private), St. Thomas the Apostle School (private), St. Margaret Mary Catholic School (private), Wonderland Kids Academy (private) and Primrose School of Algonquin (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Algonquin Township’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Illinois school districts, #267 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Algonquin Township, with each school’s own grade.
Parts of Algonquin Township (11% and 3% of its land) are served by Barrington Community Unit School District 220 and Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Algonquin Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Algonquin Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Algonquin Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Township | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 |
| Dundee | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Nunda | B | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8 |
| Cuba | A | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Port Barrington | A− | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 |
| Oakwood Hills | A− | Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8 · Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Grafton | A− | Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Community High School District 155 with Algonquin Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Algonquin Township
30 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Success Academy 4-5 and Haber Oaks Campus).
Questions about Algonquin Township’s schools
Are Algonquin Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Algonquin Township children attend outscore 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #267 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Algonquin Township in?
Community High School District 155, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,203 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Algonquin Township are served by Barrington Community Unit School District 220 and Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3.
Where do Algonquin Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Harry D Jacobs High School, Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School and Crystal Lake South High School.
What is Algonquin Township’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Community Unit School District 300 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Algonquin Township spend per student?
$25,105 in Community High School District 155, $18,172 in Community Unit School District 300, $17,506 in Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 and $16,761 in Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Algonquin Township?
Yes: Trinity Oaks Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 300 students), Immanuel Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 292 students), SS Peter & Paul School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 227 students), St. Thomas the Apostle School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 207 students), St. Margaret Mary Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 206 students), Wonderland Kids Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 126 students) and Primrose School of Algonquin (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 50 students).
Parents talk
What Algonquin Township families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.