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Schools in Dorr Township · Community High School District 155, Woodstock Community Unit School District 200

Dorr Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 40% of Dorr Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Dorr 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.

#152of 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
40%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▼ 8% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
Students per teacher
15.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
10
2,825 students on the public path
In brief

Dorr Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1332 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dorr Township’s, its schools beat 91%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Community High School District 155 spends $25,105 per student and Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $19,827, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Marian Central Catholic High School (private), St. Mary Catholic School (private), Crystal Lake Montessori School (private), Allendale - Linc (private) and Lord & Savior Lutheran School & Preschool (private) are 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Dorr Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Illinois school districts, #152 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1332)Better than 91%
Towns in McHenry County (17)Better than 88%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,155 test results and a graduating class of 1,338 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Dorr Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,948 in math, 4,362 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Creekside Middle SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 200A−
9–12Woodstock High SchoolWoodstock Community Unit School District 200B+

Dorr Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Woodstock Community Unit School District 200). From grade 9, students attend the Community High School District 155, shared with Algonquin, Bull Valley, Cary, Crystal Lake, Cuba, Fox River Grove, Grafton, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Nunda, Oakwood Hills, Prairie Grove and Trout Valley. Parts of Dorr Township (16% of its land) are served by Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Dorr Township

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

Community High School District 155Grades 9–12 · 4 schools · 5,203 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,105IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200Grades PK–12 · 11 schools · 6,097 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,827IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 15539%
State average 29.9% · 1327 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 15541%
State average 25.8% · 1463 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Woodstock Community Unit School District 20041%
State average 29.9% · 3035 students tested
Math · PK–12, Woodstock Community Unit School District 20024%
State average 25.8% · 2485 students tested

Dorr Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dorr TownshipA−Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12
GreenwoodA−Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
GraftonA−Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12
NundaBMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8
SenecaB+Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12
WoodstockA−Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
Crystal LakeB+Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 with Dorr Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dorr 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 Dorr Townshipby address
Dean Street Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Woodstock
C+
302 students13:1Rate it →
Olson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woodstock
B
425 students15:1Rate it →
Prairiewood Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Woodstock
B−
374 students15:1Rate it →
Creekside Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Woodstock
A−
736 students14:1Rate it →
Woodstock High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Woodstock
B+
988 students15:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Marian Central Catholic High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Woodstock
Private · Catholic
294 students12:1Rate it →
St. Mary Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Woodstock
Private · Catholic
150 students12:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Woodstock
Private · Nonsectarian
143 students6:1Rate it →
Allendale - Linc
Grades 5–12 · Woodstock
Private · Special education
25 students8:1Rate it →
Lord & Savior Lutheran School & Preschool
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Crystal Lake
Private · Religious
15 students15:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Clay Academy).

Questions about Dorr Township’s schools

Are Dorr Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dorr Township children attend outscore 80% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #152 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dorr Township in?

Two districts: Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 runs grades PK–12, and Community High School District 155 runs grades 9–12, shared with Algonquin, Bull Valley, Cary, Crystal Lake, Cuba, Fox River Grove, Grafton, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Nunda, Oakwood Hills, Prairie Grove and Trout Valley.

Where do Dorr Township kids go to high school?

Woodstock High School in Woodstock, with 988 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Dorr Township’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 155 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Dorr Township spend per student?

$25,105 in Community High School District 155 and $19,827 in Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Dorr Township?

Yes: Marian Central Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 294 students), St. Mary Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 150 students), Crystal Lake Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 143 students), Allendale - Linc (special education, grades 5–12, 25 students) and Lord & Savior Lutheran School & Preschool (religious, grades PK–3, 15 students).

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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.