Kildeer’s public schools outscore 95% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Kildeer’s districts is 63%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Kildeer, 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.
Kildeer’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 33 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kildeer’s, its schools beat 67%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 63% and math 56% 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
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 spends $31,024 per student and Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 $20,810, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then four middle and two 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.
What’s behind Kildeer’s grade
A+: better than 95% of Illinois school districts, #20 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kildeer, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Kildeer · depends on your address
May Whitney Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 677 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lake Zurich
Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr
Grades PK–K · 360 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Buffalo Grove
9th grade in Kildeer · depends on your address
Adlai E Stevenson High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lincolnshire
Lake Zurich High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,839 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lake Zurich
10th grade in Kildeer · depends on your address
Adlai E Stevenson High School
Grades 9–12 · 4,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lincolnshire
Lake Zurich High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,839 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Lake Zurich
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Kildeer
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
Kildeer vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Kildeer’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Kildeer | A+ | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12 |
| Deer Park | A | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Lake Zurich | A | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12 |
| Long Grove | A+ | Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12 |
| Hawthorn Woods | A | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Fremont School District 79 PK–8 · Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 9–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 with Kildeer for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Kildeer
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).
Questions about Kildeer’s schools
Are Kildeer’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Kildeer children attend outscore 95% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #20 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Kildeer in?
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,758 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Kildeer kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Adlai E Stevenson High School and Lake Zurich High School.
What is Kildeer’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Kildeer spend per student?
$31,024 in Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, $20,810 in Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 and $23,854 in Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Kildeer 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.