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Schools in Ela Township · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95

Ela Township’s public schools outscore 95% of Illinois districts

63% of students in Ela Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Ela 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.

#20of 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
63%
▲ 33 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
56%
▲ 31 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.8K
▼ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95
Students per teacher
14.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
15
6,843 students on the public path
In brief

Ela Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 63% and math 56% across its 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

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 spends $31,024 per student and Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,810, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Five elementary schools, then three middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Francis de Sales School (private), Bright Horizons (private), Guidepost Montessori at Deer Park (private), Long Grove Country School (private) and Montessori Children's House of N. Barrington (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 Ela Township’s grade

A+ Test scoresA− Graduation

A+: better than 95% of Illinois school districts, #20 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 95%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (154)Better than 91%
Towns in Lake County (18)Better than 78%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,558 test results and a graduating class of 1,127 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ela Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,825 in math, 6,289 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
9–12Lake Zurich High SchoolLake Zurich Community Unit School District 95A+

Parts of Ela Township (9%, 6% and 2% of its land) are served by Fremont School District 79, Barrington Community Unit School District 220 and Diamond Lake School District 76 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Ela Township

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

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 4,758 students, up 8% since 2021–22 · 16.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$31,024IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,772 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,810IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96Grades PK–8 · 7 schools · 3,419 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,854IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 12572%
State average 29.9% · 1109 students tested
Math · 9–12, Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 12572%
State average 25.8% · 1062 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 9560%
State average 29.9% · 2911 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 9547%
State average 25.8% · 2288 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 9662%
State average 29.9% · 2269 students tested
Math · PK–8, Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 9660%
State average 25.8% · 1475 students tested

Ela Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ela TownshipA+Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12
CubaABarrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12
FremontA−Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
BarringtonABarrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12
Hawthorn WoodsALake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12
Deer ParkALake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12
VernonA+Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 PK–8 · Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12
North BarringtonABarrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12
PalatineA−Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 211 9–12

3 of the 8 neighbors share Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 with Ela Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ela Township

15 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 Ela Townshipby address
May Whitney Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Zurich
A−
677 students12:1Rate it →
Isaac Fox Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Zurich
A
520 students17:1Rate it →
Spencer Loomis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorn Woods
A−
516 students16:1Rate it →
Seth Paine Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hawthorn Woods
A−
495 students14:1Rate it →
Sarah Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lake Zurich
A+
429 students12:1Rate it →
Country Meadows Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Long Grove
A
439 students12:1Rate it →
Lake Zurich Middle - N Campus
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hawthorn Woods
A
697 students13:1Rate it →
Woodlawn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Long Grove
A+
632 students16:1Rate it →
Lake Zurich Middle - S Campus
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Zurich
A
599 students11:1Rate it →
Lake Zurich High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Zurich
A+
1,839 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Francis de Sales School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lake Zurich
Private · Catholic
313 students14:1Rate it →
Bright Horizons
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Deer Park
Private · Nonsectarian
80 students27:1Rate it →
Guidepost Montessori at Deer Park
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Kildeer
Private · Nonsectarian
55 studentsRate it →
Long Grove Country School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Long Grove
Private · Nonsectarian
55 studentsRate it →
Montessori Children's House of N. Barrington
Elementary · Grades PK–K · North Barrington
Private · Nonsectarian
51 students26:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Young Adult C).

Questions about Ela Township’s schools

Are Ela Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Ela Township children attend outscore 95% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #20 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 Ela Township in?

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,758 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Ela Township are served by Fremont School District 79, Barrington Community Unit School District 220 and Diamond Lake School District 76.

Where do Ela Township kids go to high school?

Lake Zurich High School in Lake Zurich, with 1,839 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Ela Township’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Ela Township spend per student?

$31,024 in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, $20,810 in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 and $23,854 in Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Ela Township?

Yes: St. Francis de Sales School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 313 students), Bright Horizons (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 80 students), Guidepost Montessori at Deer Park (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 55 students), Long Grove Country School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 55 students) and Montessori Children's House of N. Barrington (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 51 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.