Grafton Township’s public schools outscore 78% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 36% of Grafton Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Grafton 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.
Grafton Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 555 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grafton Township’s, its schools beat 69%, lower than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 38% and math 36% 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
Community High School District 155 spends $25,105 per student and Huntley Consolidated School District 158 $18,513, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Grafton Township’s grade
A−: better than 78% of Illinois school districts, #197 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 Grafton Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Grafton Township · depends on your address
Glacier Ridge Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 360 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
District 158 Early Childhood Ctr
Grades PK · 242 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lk In The Hls
6th grade in Grafton Township · depends on your address
Marlowe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,215 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lake in the Hills
Heineman Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 724 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Algonquin
7th grade in Grafton Township · depends on your address
Marlowe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,215 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lake in the Hills
Heineman Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 724 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Algonquin
8th grade in Grafton Township · depends on your address
Marlowe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,215 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lake in the Hills
Heineman Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 724 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Algonquin
9th grade in Grafton Township
Huntley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,804 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Huntley
10th grade in Grafton Township
Huntley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,804 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Huntley
11th grade in Grafton Township
Huntley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,804 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Huntley
12th grade in Grafton Township
Huntley High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,804 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Huntley
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Grafton 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
Grafton Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Grafton Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Grafton Township | A− | Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Rutland | A− | Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 · Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 |
| Coral | A− | Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8 |
| Dorr | A− | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Algonquin | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Algonquin Township | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 |
| Crystal Lake | B+ | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Huntley | A | Huntley Consolidated School District 158 |
3 of the 7 neighbors share Huntley Consolidated School District 158 with Grafton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Grafton Township
12 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Glacier Ridge Prek).
Questions about Grafton Township’s schools
Are Grafton Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Grafton Township children attend outscore 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #197 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Grafton Township in?
Community High School District 155, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,203 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Grafton Township kids go to high school?
Huntley High School in Huntley, with 2,804 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Grafton 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 Grafton Township spend per student?
$25,105 in Community High School District 155, $18,513 in Huntley Consolidated School District 158 and $17,506 in Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Grafton Township 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.