Countryside’s public schools outscore 92% of Illinois districts
In Countryside, 48% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Countryside, 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.
Countryside’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1443 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Countryside’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 92% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 48% 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
Lyons Township High School District 204 spends $27,424 per student and LaGrange School District 105 $27,348, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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 Countryside’s grade
A: better than 92% of Illinois school districts, #48 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 Countryside, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Countryside · depends on your address
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 466 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
Hodgkins Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hodgkins
7th grade in Countryside · depends on your address
Pleasantdale Middle Sch
Grades 5–8 · 352 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Burr Ridge
Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 278 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
8th grade in Countryside · depends on your address
Pleasantdale Middle Sch
Grades 5–8 · 352 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Burr Ridge
Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 278 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
9th grade in Countryside
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
10th grade in Countryside
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
11th grade in Countryside
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
12th grade in Countryside
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
Parts of Countryside (6% of its land) are served by LaGrange Highlands School District 106 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Countryside
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
Countryside vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Countryside’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Countryside | A | LaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Hodgkins | A | LaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| La Grange | A | LaGrange School District 102 PK–8 · LaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Indian Head Park | A | LaGrange Highlands School District 106 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Burr Ridge | A | Gower School District 62 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 |
All 4 neighbors share Lyons Township High School District 204 with Countryside for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Countryside
8 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 Countryside’s schools
Are Countryside’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Countryside children attend outscore 92% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #48 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Countryside in?
Lyons Township High School District 204, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,706 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Countryside are served by LaGrange Highlands School District 106.
Where do Countryside kids go to high school?
Lyons Twp High Sch in La Grange, with 3,706 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Countryside’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Lyons Township High School District 204 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Countryside spend per student?
$27,424 in Lyons Township High School District 204, $27,348 in LaGrange School District 105 and $23,159 in Pleasantdale School District 107 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Countryside 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.