Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0Carol Stream’s public schools outscore 72% of Illinois districts
35% of students in Carol Stream’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Carol Stream, 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.
Carol Stream’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Glenbard Township High School District 87 spends $25,306 per student and Community Consolidated School District 93 $26,114, 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 Carol Stream’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Illinois school districts, #245 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 Carol Stream, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Carol Stream
CCSD 93 Early Childhood Cntr
Grades PK · 187 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bloomingdale
6th grade in Carol Stream · depends on your address
Jay Stream Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 572 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Stratford Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 520 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Bloomingdale
7th grade in Carol Stream · depends on your address
Jay Stream Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 572 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Stratford Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 520 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Bloomingdale
8th grade in Carol Stream · depends on your address
Jay Stream Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 572 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Stratford Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 520 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Bloomingdale
Carol Stream runs its own schools through grade 8 (Community Consolidated School District 93). From grade 9, students attend the Glenbard Township High School District 87, shared with Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Lombard, Milton, Wayne, Wheaton and York. Its elementary school is in Carol Stream. Parts of Carol Stream (14%, 12%, 9% and 7% of its land) are served by Community Unit School District 200, Community High School District 94, Benjamin School District 25 and School District U-46 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Carol Stream
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
Carol Stream vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Carol Stream’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Carol Stream | B+ | Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Glendale Heights | B | Queen Bee School District 16 PK–8 · Marquardt School District 15 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Winfield | A− | Winfield School District 34 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Bloomingdale | B+ | Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 · Lake Park Community High School District 108 9–12 |
| Wayne | B− | School District U-46 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Wheaton | A− | Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Hanover Park | B+ | School District U-46 PK–12 · Keeneyville School District 20 PK–8 · Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 |
| Bloomingdale (village) | A− | Bloomingdale School District 13 PK–8 · Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Lake Park Community High School District 108 9–12 |
| Glen Ellyn | A | Glen Ellyn School District 41 PK–8 · Glen Ellyn Community Consolidated School District 89 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Bartlett | C+ | School District U-46 |
7 of the 9 neighbors share Glenbard Township High School District 87 with Carol Stream for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Carol Stream
12 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 Carol Stream’s schools
Are Carol Stream’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Carol Stream children attend outscore 72% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #245 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Carol Stream in?
Two districts: Community Consolidated School District 93 runs grades PK–8, and Glenbard Township High School District 87 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Lombard, Milton, Wayne, Wheaton and York.
Where do Carol Stream kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Glenbard West High School, Glenbard East High School, Glenbard North High School and Glenbard South High School.
What is Carol Stream’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Glenbard Township High School District 87 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Carol Stream spend per student?
$25,306 in Glenbard Township High School District 87 and $26,114 in Community Consolidated School District 93 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Carol Stream 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.