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Schools in Alhambra

Alhambra’s public schools

Highland Community Unit School District 5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alhambra. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 95% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 35% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,160 students on the public path
In brief

Alhambra’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Alhambra’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Alhambra Primary School places highest (better than 98%); Highland High School lowest (80%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Alhambra, graded from A+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Highland High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alhambra, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA+
6–8Highland Middle Schoolin HighlandA−
9–12Highland High Schoolin HighlandA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Highland Community Unit School District 5.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Highland Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,730 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,068IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 29.9% · 1387 students tested
Math39%
State average 25.8% · 1340 students tested

Alhambra vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Alhambra’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alhambra—Highland Community Unit School District 5

Every school in Alhambra

4 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).

Also serving Alhambrain other towns
Highland Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Highland
544 students11:1Rate it →
Alhambra Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
A+
156 students14:1Rate it →
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Highland
A−
616 students14:1Rate it →
Highland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highland
A−
844 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Alhambra’s schools

Are Alhambra’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alhambra. Highland Community Unit School District 5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alhambra. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alhambra in?

Highland Community Unit School District 5.

Where do Alhambra kids go to high school?

Highland High 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). Stars are from neighbors.