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Schools in Fox River Grove · Community High School District 155, Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3

Fox River Grove’s public schools outscore 82% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Fox River Grove’s districts is 39%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fox River Grove, 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.

#138of 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
39%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.1K
▲ 16% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Community High School District 155
Students per teacher
16.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,616 students on the public path
In brief

Fox River Grove’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 39% and math 39% 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 Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3 $19,681, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fox River Grove’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 82% of Illinois school districts, #138 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 82%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (683)Better than 83%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,649 test results and a graduating class of 1,338 could put Fox River Grove anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Fox River Grove’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,709 in math, 1,588 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fox River Grove, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Algonquin Road Elem SchoolFox River Grove Consolidated School District 3A−
5–8Fox River Grove Middle SchoolFox River Grove Consolidated School District 3B+
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Fox River Grove runs its own schools through grade 8 (Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3). From grade 9, students attend the Community High School District 155, shared with Algonquin, Bull Valley, Cary, Crystal Lake, Cuba, Dorr, Grafton, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Nunda, Oakwood Hills, Prairie Grove and Trout Valley. Its elementary school is in Fox River Grove. Parts of Fox River Grove (19% of its land) are served by Barrington Community Unit School District 220 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Fox River Grove

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−
Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 413 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,681IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
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–8, Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 340%
State average 29.9% · 261 students tested
Math · PK–8, Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 328%
State average 25.8% · 246 students tested

Fox River Grove vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Fox River Grove’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fox River GroveA−Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12
Lake BarringtonABarrington Community Unit School District 220
Barrington HillsABarrington Community Unit School District 220
CaryA−Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12

Every school in Fox River Grove

6 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).

Also serving Fox River Grovein other towns
Algonquin Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
239 students13:1Rate it →
Fox River Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B+
174 students11:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
B+
1,443 students17:1Rate it →
Cary-Grove Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cary
A
1,348 students18:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
A−
1,279 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
A
1,133 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Fox River Grove’s schools

Are Fox River Grove’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fox River Grove children attend outscore 82% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #138 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fox River Grove in?

Two districts: Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3 runs grades PK–8, and Community High School District 155 runs grades 9–12, shared with Algonquin, Bull Valley, Cary, Crystal Lake, Cuba, Dorr, Grafton, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Nunda, Oakwood Hills, Prairie Grove and Trout Valley.

Where do Fox River Grove kids go to high school?

One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, Crystal Lake South High School and Prairie Ridge High School.

What is Fox River Grove’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 Fox River Grove spend per student?

$25,105 in Community High School District 155 and $19,681 in Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.