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Schools in Campton Township · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303, Central Community Unit School District 301

Campton Township’s public schools outscore 89% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 46% of Campton Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Campton 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.

#76of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 23 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 21 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.8K
▲ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303
Students per teacher
14.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
10,092 students on the public path
In brief

Campton Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 125 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Campton Township’s, its schools beat 69%, lower than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 46% 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

St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 spends $21,826 per student and Central Community Unit School District 301 $15,727, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Campton Township’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A: better than 89% of Illinois school districts, #76 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (125)Better than 69%
Towns in Kane County (16)Better than 88%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 8,010 test results and a graduating class of 1,044 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Campton Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,398 in math, 8,621 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Campton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

Campton Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (St. Charles Community Unit School District 303). From grade PK, students attend the Central Community Unit School District 301, shared with Burlington, Burlington, Lily Lake, Plato, Virgil and Virgil. Its middle school is in Saint Charles. Parts of Campton Township (18% of its land) are served by Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Campton Township

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

St. Charles Community Unit School District 303Grades PK–12 · 15 schools · 11,731 students · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,826IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Central Community Unit School District 301Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 5,082 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 17.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,727IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, St. Charles Community Unit School District 30353%
State average 29.9% · 6079 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Charles Community Unit School District 30350%
State average 25.8% · 5140 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Central Community Unit School District 30151%
State average 29.9% · 2542 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central Community Unit School District 30138%
State average 25.8% · 2258 students tested

Campton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Campton TownshipASt. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 · Central Community Unit School District 301 PK–12
St. CharlesASt. Charles Community Unit School District 303
Campton HillsASt. Charles Community Unit School District 303
VirgilA−Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 PK–12 · Central Community Unit School District 301 PK–12
PlatoACentral Community Unit School District 301
BlackberryB+Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
Lily LakeACentral Community Unit School District 301

3 of the 6 neighbors share Central Community Unit School District 301 with Campton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Campton Township

10 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).

District schools in Campton Townshipby address
Lily Lake Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Park
A+
275 students15:1Rate it →
Bell-Graham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Saint Charles
A+
520 students15:1Rate it →
Wasco Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wasco
A
466 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Campton Townshipin other towns
Thompson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Charles
A
1,364 students14:1Rate it →
Wredling Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saint Charles
A
1,289 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie Knolls Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Elgin
A
770 students17:1Rate it →
St Charles East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Charles
A
1,930 students13:1Rate it →
St Charles North High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Charles
A
1,903 students15:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Burilngton
A
1,575 students18:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Campton Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elburn
B−
500 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Campton Township’s schools

Are Campton Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Campton Township children attend outscore 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #76 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Campton Township in?

Two districts: St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 runs grades PK–12, and Central Community Unit School District 301 runs grades PK–12, shared with Burlington, Burlington, Lily Lake, Plato, Virgil and Virgil.

Where do Campton Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: St Charles East High School, St Charles North High School and Central High School.

What is Campton Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Campton Township spend per student?

$21,826 in St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 and $15,727 in Central Community Unit School District 301 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.