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Schools in Inverness · Township High School District 211, Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15

Inverness’s public schools outscore 80% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 42% of Inverness’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Inverness, 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.

#152of 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
41%
▲ 11 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.5K
▲ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Township High School District 211
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
31,521 students on the public path
In brief

Inverness’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 69 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Inverness’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 41% and math 42% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Township High School District 211 spends $27,540 per student and Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 $20,542, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

22 elementary schools, then seven middle and six 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 Inverness’s grade

A− Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Illinois school districts, #152 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 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (69)Better than 39%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 12,896 test results and a graduating class of 3,032 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Inverness’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,296 in math, 14,496 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

22 schools teach K in Inverness’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B
772 students15:1Rate it →
Virginia Lake Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B
717 students16:1Rate it →
Frank C Whiteley Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hoffman Estates
A
663 students17:1Rate it →
Gray M Sanborn Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B−
661 students13:1Rate it →
Hunting Ridge Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palatine
A
639 students15:1Rate it →
Central Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rolling Meadows
A−
620 students17:1Rate it →
Lake Louise Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
C−
608 students16:1Rate it →
Jane Addams Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
C
567 students13:1Rate it →
Kimball Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rolling Meadows
B
524 students14:1Rate it →
Willow Bend Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rolling Meadows
A−
519 students14:1Rate it →
Grove Avenue Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A+
511 students14:1Rate it →
Marion Jordan Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palatine
A+
503 students15:1Rate it →
Arnett C Lines Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A
501 students13:1Rate it →
Roslyn Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A+
447 students12:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palatine
A
435 students15:1Rate it →
North Barrington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · North Barrington
A
432 students12:1Rate it →
Barbara B Rose Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Barrington
A+
403 students11:1Rate it →
Countryside Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A
375 students10:1Rate it →
Stuart R Paddock School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B+
348 students13:1Rate it →
Sunny Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carpentersville
C−
245 students9:1Rate it →
Hough Street Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A+
244 students10:1Rate it →
Winston Campus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
2 students0:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

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

Three districts serve Inverness

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

Township High School District 211Grades 9–12 · 5 schools · 12,458 students, up 3% since 2021–22 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,540IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15Grades PK–8 · 19 schools · 11,321 students · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,542IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Barrington Community Unit School District 220Grades PK–12 · 12 schools · 7,936 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$26,068IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Township High School District 21142%
State average 29.9% · 2984 students tested
Math · 9–12, Township High School District 21145%
State average 25.8% · 3179 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Palatine Community Consolidated School District 1533%
State average 29.9% · 7178 students tested
Math · PK–8, Palatine Community Consolidated School District 1536%
State average 25.8% · 4719 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Barrington Community Unit School District 22052%
State average 29.9% · 4334 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barrington Community Unit School District 22046%
State average 25.8% · 3398 students tested

Inverness vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
InvernessA−Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12
PalatineA−Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 211 9–12
Hoffman EstatesB+Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 · School District U-46 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12
South BarringtonABarrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12
Barrington HillsABarrington Community Unit School District 220
BarringtonABarrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Township High School District 211 with Inverness for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Inverness

35 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 Invernessin other towns
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B
772 students15:1Rate it →
Virginia Lake Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B
717 students16:1Rate it →
Gray M Sanborn Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B−
661 students13:1Rate it →
Central Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rolling Meadows
A−
620 students17:1Rate it →
Lake Louise Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
C−
608 students16:1Rate it →
Jane Addams Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
C
567 students13:1Rate it →
Kimball Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rolling Meadows
B
524 students14:1Rate it →
Willow Bend Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rolling Meadows
A−
519 students14:1Rate it →
Stuart R Paddock School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
B+
348 students13:1Rate it →
Winston Campus Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Palatine
2 students0:1Rate it →
Frank C Whiteley Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hoffman Estates
A
663 students17:1Rate it →
Hunting Ridge Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palatine
A
639 students15:1Rate it →
Grove Avenue Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A+
511 students14:1Rate it →
Marion Jordan Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palatine
A+
503 students15:1Rate it →
Arnett C Lines Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A
501 students13:1Rate it →
Roslyn Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A+
447 students12:1Rate it →
Pleasant Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palatine
A
435 students15:1Rate it →
North Barrington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · North Barrington
A
432 students12:1Rate it →
Barbara B Rose Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · South Barrington
A+
403 students11:1Rate it →
Countryside Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A
375 students10:1Rate it →
Sunny Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Carpentersville
C−
245 students9:1Rate it →
Hough Street Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Barrington
A+
244 students10:1Rate it →
Plum Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rolling Meadows
A
1,128 students17:1Rate it →
Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Barrington
A−
980 students14:1Rate it →
Barrington Middle Sch Station
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Barrington
A−
886 students12:1Rate it →
Winston Campus Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palatine
C+
847 students13:1Rate it →
Walter R Sundling Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palatine
B+
679 students11:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hoffman Est
621 students15:1Rate it →
Carl Sandburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rolling Meadows
B−
468 students12:1Rate it →
Barrington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Barrington
A+
2,718 students16:1Rate it →
Wm Fremd High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palatine
A+
2,689 students17:1Rate it →
J B Conant High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hoffman Estates
A
2,633 students16:1Rate it →
Palatine High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palatine
B
2,535 students14:1Rate it →
Schaumburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Schaumburg
A
2,416 students16:1Rate it →
Hoffman Estates High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hoffman Estates
A−
2,185 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Inverness’s schools

Are Inverness’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Inverness children attend outscore 80% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #152 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Inverness in?

Township High School District 211, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 12,458 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Inverness kids go to high school?

One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Barrington High School, Wm Fremd High School, J B Conant High School, Palatine High School, Schaumburg High School and Hoffman Estates High School.

What is Inverness’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Township High School District 211 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Inverness spend per student?

$27,540 in Township High School District 211, $20,542 in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 and $26,068 in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 (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.