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Schools in Johnsburg · McHenry Community High School District 156, Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12

Johnsburg’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Johnsburg, 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.

#413of 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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · McHenry Community High School District 156
Students per teacher
14.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,895 students on the public path
In brief

Johnsburg’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 690 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Johnsburg’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

McHenry Community High School District 156 spends $19,440 per student and Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 $20,645, 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 Johnsburg’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 56% of Illinois school districts, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (690)Better than 36%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,310 test results and a graduating class of 563 could put Johnsburg anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Johnsburg’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,193 in math, 1,429 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Ringwood School Primary Ctrin RingwoodNo scores
3–5Johnsburg Elementary SchoolJohnsburg Community Unit School District 12C
6–8Johnsburg Jr High SchoolJohnsburg Community Unit School District 12B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Johnsburg runs its own schools through grade 12 (Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12). From grade 9, students attend the McHenry Community High School District 156, shared with Bull Valley, Greenwood, Holiday Hills, Island Lake, Lakemoor, McCullom Lake, McHenry, McHenry, Nunda, Ringwood and Wonder Lake. Its elementary school is in Ringwood. Parts of Johnsburg (5% of its land) are served by McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Johnsburg

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
Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,681 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,645IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below 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, Johnsburg Community Unit School District 1229%
State average 29.9% · 854 students tested
Math · PK–12, Johnsburg Community Unit School District 1222%
State average 25.8% · 691 students tested

Johnsburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
JohnsburgBJohnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
LakemoorB−McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12
McHenryB−McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
Ringwood—Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
Wonder LakeB+Harrison School District 36 PK–8 · Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
McCullom Lake—McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12

All 5 neighbors share McHenry Community High School District 156 with Johnsburg for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Johnsburg

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).

Also serving Johnsburgin other towns
Ringwood School Primary Ctr
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ringwood
420 students14:1Rate it →
Johnsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C
386 students14:1Rate it →
Johnsburg Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
373 students15:1Rate it →
McHenry Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mchenry
2,214 students15:1Rate it →
Johnsburg High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
502 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Johnsburg’s schools

Are Johnsburg’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Johnsburg children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #413 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Johnsburg in?

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

Where do Johnsburg kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: McHenry Community High School and Johnsburg High School.

What is Johnsburg’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 Johnsburg spend per student?

$19,440 in McHenry Community High School District 156 and $20,645 in Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 (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.