Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0Algonquin’s public schools outscore 70% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Algonquin, 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’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 490 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Algonquin’s, its schools beat 54%, lower than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,172 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
18 elementary schools, then five middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Illinois school districts, #267 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Algonquin, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Algonquin · depends on your address
Dundee-Crown High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,573 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Carpentersville
Harry D Jacobs High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,056 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hampshire High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,046 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hampshire
10th grade in Algonquin · depends on your address
Dundee-Crown High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,573 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Carpentersville
Harry D Jacobs High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,056 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hampshire High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,046 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hampshire
11th grade in Algonquin · depends on your address
Dundee-Crown High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,573 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Carpentersville
Harry D Jacobs High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,056 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hampshire High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,046 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hampshire
12th grade in Algonquin · depends on your address
Dundee-Crown High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,573 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Carpentersville
Harry D Jacobs High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,056 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hampshire High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,046 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hampshire
Algonquin’s public schools are run by Community Unit School District 300, which also serves Algonquin, Carpentersville, Dundee and East Dundee and others. Parts of Algonquin (15% of its land) are served by Huntley Consolidated School District 158 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Algonquin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Algonquin’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Algonquin | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Lake in the Hills | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 · Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 |
| Cary | A− | Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Barrington Hills | A | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 |
| Carpentersville | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Rutland | A− | Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 · Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–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 |
| Dundee | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
4 of the 7 neighbors share Community Unit School District 300 with Algonquin, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Algonquin
25 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).
Questions about Algonquin’s schools
Are Algonquin’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Algonquin 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 54%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Algonquin in?
Community Unit School District 300, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 20,705 students in 27 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Algonquin are served by Huntley Consolidated School District 158.
Where do Algonquin kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Dundee-Crown High School, Harry D Jacobs High School and Hampshire High School.
What is Algonquin’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 spend per student?
$18,172 in Community Unit School District 300 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Algonquin 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.