Coral Township’s public schools outscore 81% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Coral Township’s districts is 42%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Coral 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.
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.
Coral Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 42% and math 35% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Marengo Community High School District 154 spends $22,343 per student and Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 $15,584, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then five elementary, four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Notre Dame Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Coral Township’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Illinois school districts, #142 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Coral Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Coral Township · depends on your address
Locust Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 501 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
District 158 Early Childhood Ctr
Grades PK · 242 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lk In The Hls
9th grade in Coral Township · depends on your address
Huntley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,804 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Huntley
Marengo High School
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
10th grade in Coral Township · depends on your address
Huntley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,804 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Huntley
Marengo High School
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
11th grade in Coral Township · depends on your address
Huntley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,804 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Huntley
Marengo High School
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
12th grade in Coral Township · depends on your address
Huntley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,804 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Huntley
Marengo High School
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Four districts serve Coral Township
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
Coral Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Coral Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Coral Township | A− | Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8 |
| Grafton | A− | Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Hampshire | — | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Seneca | B+ | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12 |
| Riley | B+ | Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12 |
| Hampshire (village) | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Huntley | A | Huntley Consolidated School District 158 |
2 of the 6 neighbors share Huntley Consolidated School District 158 with Coral Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Coral Township
13 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 Coral Township’s schools
Are Coral Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Coral Township children attend outscore 81% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #142 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Coral Township in?
Marengo Community High School District 154, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 685 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Coral Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Huntley High School and Marengo High School.
What is Coral Township’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Huntley Consolidated School District 158 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Coral Township spend per student?
$22,343 in Marengo Community High School District 154, $15,584 in Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165, $18,870 in Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 and $18,513 in Huntley Consolidated School District 158 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Coral Township?
Yes: Notre Dame Academy (Catholic, grades K–12, 21 students).
Parents talk
What Coral Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Coral Township → 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.