Photo: Dennisyerger84 · CC BY-SA 4.0Arlington Heights’s public schools outscore 86% of Illinois districts
Math proficiency in Arlington Heights’s districts is 44%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Arlington Heights, 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.
Arlington Heights’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 44% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Township High School District 214 spends $27,472 per student and Arlington Heights School District 25 $19,822, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Arlington Heights’s grade
A: better than 86% of Illinois school districts, #109 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Arlington Heights, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Arlington Heights · depends on your address
Ivy Hill Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 593 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Greenbrier Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 280 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Arlington Heights · depends on your address
Thomas Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,024 students · 13:1 students per teacher
South Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Arlington Heights · depends on your address
Thomas Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,024 students · 13:1 students per teacher
South Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Arlington Heights · depends on your address
Thomas Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,024 students · 13:1 students per teacher
South Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Arlington Heights runs its own schools through grade 8 (Arlington Heights School District 25). From grade 9, students attend the Township High School District 214, shared with Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling and Wheeling. Its elementary school is in Arlington Heights. Parts of Arlington Heights (15%, 12%, 9%, 7% and 2% of its land) are served by Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21, Community Consolidated School District 59, Prospect Heights School District 23, Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 and Township High School District 211 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Arlington Heights
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Arlington Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Arlington Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington Heights | A | Arlington Heights School District 25 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Prospect Heights | B+ | Prospect Heights School District 23 PK–8 · Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Mount Prospect | B+ | Mount Prospect School District 57 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 59 PK–8 · River Trails School District 26 PK–8 |
| Rolling Meadows | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Buffalo Grove | A | Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated K–8 |
| Palatine | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Wheeling | B+ | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Wheeling Township | A− | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Arlington Heights School District 25 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
6 of the 7 neighbors share Township High School District 214 with Arlington Heights for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Arlington Heights
15 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 Arlington Heights’s schools
Are Arlington Heights’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Arlington Heights children attend outscore 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #109 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Arlington Heights in?
Two districts: Arlington Heights School District 25 runs grades PK–8, and Township High School District 214 runs grades 9–12, shared with Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling and Wheeling.
Where do Arlington Heights kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Prospect High School, John Hersey High School, Buffalo Grove High School, Rolling Meadows High School, Elk Grove High School and Wheeling High School.
What is Arlington Heights’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Township High School District 214 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Arlington Heights spend per student?
$27,472 in Township High School District 214 and $19,822 in Arlington Heights School District 25 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Arlington Heights 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.