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Schools in Greenwood Township · McHenry Community High School District 156, Woodstock Community Unit School District 200

Greenwood Township’s public schools outscore 75% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 38% of Greenwood Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Greenwood 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.

#213of 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
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 2 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
15.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
5
2,887 students on the public path
In brief

Greenwood Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1126 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Greenwood Township’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 25% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

McHenry Community High School District 156 spends $19,440 per student and Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $19,827, 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 Greenwood Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 75% of Illinois school districts, #213 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 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1126)Better than 80%
Towns in McHenry County (17)Better than 65%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,298 test results and a graduating class of 563 could put Greenwood Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Greenwood Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,987 in math, 3,610 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Greenwood Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Woodstock Community Unit School District 200). From grade 9, students attend the McHenry Community High School District 156, shared with Bull Valley, Holiday Hills, Island Lake, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, McCullom Lake, McHenry, McHenry, Nunda, Ringwood and Wonder Lake. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Greenwood Township

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

McHenry Community High School District 156Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 2,214 students · 15.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,440IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
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, McHenry Community High School District 15624%
State average 29.9% · 575 students tested
Math · 9–12, McHenry Community High School District 15627%
State average 25.8% · 502 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

Greenwood Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Greenwood TownshipA−Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
DorrA−Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12
McHenryB−McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
HartlandBWoodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Harvard Community Unit School District 50 PK–12
WoodstockA−Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
HebronB−Alden-Hebron School District 19
Bull ValleyB+Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12

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

Every school in Greenwood Township

5 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 Greenwood Townshipby address
Verda Dierzen Early Learning Ctr
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Woodstock
675 students18:1Rate it →
Greenwood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Woodstock
B−
290 students17:1Rate it →
Mary Endres Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Woodstock
B
431 students18:1Rate it →
Northwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Woodstock
B+
576 students13:1Rate it →
Woodstock North High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Woodstock
B
915 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Greenwood Township’s schools

Are Greenwood Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Greenwood Township children attend outscore 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #213 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Greenwood Township in?

Two districts: Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 runs grades PK–12, and McHenry Community High School District 156 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bull Valley, Holiday Hills, Island Lake, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, McCullom Lake, McHenry, McHenry, Nunda, Ringwood and Wonder Lake.

Where do Greenwood Township kids go to high school?

Woodstock North High School in Woodstock, with 915 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Greenwood Township’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in McHenry Community High School District 156 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Greenwood Township spend per student?

$19,440 in McHenry Community High School District 156 and $19,827 in Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 (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.