Photo: Smallbones at en.wikipedia · Public domainBarrington Hills’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts
Math proficiency in Barrington Hills’s districts is 46%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Barrington Hills, 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.
Barrington Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 75 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Barrington Hills’s, its schools beat 56%, lower than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 46% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,068 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
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 Barrington Hills’s grade
A: better than 90% of Illinois school districts, #66 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 Barrington Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Barrington Hills
Barrington Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 194 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
6th grade in Barrington Hills · depends on your address
Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps
Grades 6–8 · 980 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
Barrington Middle Sch Station
Grades 6–8 · 886 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
7th grade in Barrington Hills · depends on your address
Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps
Grades 6–8 · 980 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
Barrington Middle Sch Station
Grades 6–8 · 886 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
8th grade in Barrington Hills · depends on your address
Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps
Grades 6–8 · 980 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
Barrington Middle Sch Station
Grades 6–8 · 886 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
9th grade in Barrington Hills
Barrington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,718 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
10th grade in Barrington Hills
Barrington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,718 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
11th grade in Barrington Hills
Barrington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,718 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
12th grade in Barrington Hills
Barrington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,718 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
Barrington Hills’s public schools are run by Barrington Community Unit School District 220, which also serves Barrington, Barrington, Cuba and Deer Park and others. Parts of Barrington Hills (8% of its land) are served by Community Unit School District 300 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.
Well above the state in reading
Barrington Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Barrington Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Barrington Hills | A | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 |
| Barrington | A | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Carpentersville | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| South Barrington | A | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Fox River Grove | A− | Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Algonquin | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Lake Barrington | A | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 |
| Inverness | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| East Dundee | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Hoffman Estates | B+ | Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 · School District U-46 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Dundee | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
4 of the 10 neighbors share Barrington Community Unit School District 220 with Barrington Hills, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Barrington Hills
11 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 Barrington Hills’s schools
Are Barrington Hills’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Barrington Hills children attend outscore 90% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #66 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Barrington Hills in?
Barrington Community Unit School District 220, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,936 students in 12 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Barrington Hills are served by Community Unit School District 300.
Where do Barrington Hills kids go to high school?
Barrington High School in Barrington, with 2,718 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Barrington Hills’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Barrington Hills spend per student?
$26,068 in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Barrington Hills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Barrington Hills → They have their own page.
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.