Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Hainesville

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Hainesville Rd south from Washington St - Hainesville, IL - July 2026Photo: AlphaBeta135 · CC BY 4.0
B−
Schools in Hainesville · Grayslake Community High School District 127, Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46

Hainesville’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Hainesville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Hainesville, 22% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Illinois average (30%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#443of 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
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.6K
▲ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
10,560 students on the public path
In brief

Hainesville’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 566 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hainesville’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Grayslake Community High School District 127 spends $26,844 per student and Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 $19,455, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Eight elementary schools, then four middle and three high schools

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hainesville’s grade

C+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (566)Better than 25%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,980 test results and a graduating class of 674 could put Hainesville anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Hainesville’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,542 in math, 6,418 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

8 schools teach K in Hainesville’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
K–48 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Hainesville

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

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Grayslake Community High School District 12745%
State average 29.9% · 668 students tested
Math · 9–12, Grayslake Community High School District 12740%
State average 25.8% · 692 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 4634%
State average 29.9% · 2340 students tested
Math · PK–8, Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 4627%
State average 25.8% · 1512 students tested
Reading · K–12, Round Lake Community Unit School District 1169%
State average 29.9% · 3410 students tested
Math · K–12, Round Lake Community Unit School District 1167%
State average 25.8% · 1338 students tested

Hainesville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HainesvilleB−Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 K–12 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12
Round Lake ParkBFremont School District 79 PK–8 · Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 K–12 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12
GrayslakeB+Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 PK–8 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Grayslake Community High School District 127 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Grayslake Community High School District 127 with Hainesville for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hainesville

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).

Also serving Hainesvillein other towns

Questions about Hainesville’s schools

Are Hainesville’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Hainesville children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hainesville in?

Grayslake Community High School District 127, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,583 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Hainesville kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Round Lake Senior High School, Grayslake Central High School and Grayslake North High School.

What is Hainesville’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Grayslake Community High School District 127 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Hainesville spend per student?

$26,844 in Grayslake Community High School District 127, $19,455 in Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 and $24,598 in Round Lake Community Unit School District 116 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Hainesville families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hainesville → They have their own page.

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.