La Grange Park’s public schools outscore 95% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 52% of La Grange Park’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving La Grange Park, 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.
La Grange Park’s schools, in brief
La Grange Park runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Park Junior High School (7–8) is La Grange Park’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Lyons Township High School District 204 with Brookfield, Burr Ridge, Countryside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, La Grange, Lyons, McCook, Western Springs and Willow Springs: Lyons Twp High Sch in La Grange. The high school’s own results earn an A. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 52% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
LaGrange School District 102 spends $20,653 per student and Lyons Township High School District 204 $27,424, 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.
What’s behind La Grange Park’s grade
A+: better than 95% of Illinois school districts, #28 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve La Grange Park, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in La Grange Park
Barnsdale Road School
Grades PK–K · 308 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in La Grange Park
Park Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 661 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in La Grange Park
Park Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 661 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in La Grange Park
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
10th grade in La Grange Park
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
11th grade in La Grange Park
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
12th grade in La Grange Park
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
La Grange Park runs its own schools through grade 8 (LaGrange School District 102). From grade 9, students attend the Lyons Township High School District 204, shared with Brookfield, Burr Ridge, Countryside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, La Grange, Lyons, McCook, Western Springs and Willow Springs. Its school is in La Grange. Parts of La Grange Park (17% and 11% of its land) are served by Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 and Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve La Grange Park
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
La Grange Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share La Grange Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| La Grange Park | A+ | LaGrange School District 102 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| La Grange | A | LaGrange School District 102 PK–8 · LaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Lyons | A− | Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Proviso | C | Proviso Township High School District 209 |
| Brookfield | A | Riverside School District 96 PK–8 · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 K–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12 |
| Broadview | C+ | Lindop School District 92 PK–8 · Komarek School District 94 PK–8 · Proviso Township High School District 209 9–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Lyons Township High School District 204 with La Grange Park for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in La Grange Park
6 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 La Grange Park’s schools
Are La Grange Park’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools La Grange Park children attend outscore 95% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #28 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is La Grange Park in?
Two districts: LaGrange School District 102 runs grades PK–8, and Lyons Township High School District 204 runs grades 9–12, shared with Brookfield, Burr Ridge, Countryside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, La Grange, Lyons, McCook, Western Springs and Willow Springs.
Where do La Grange Park kids go to high school?
Lyons Twp High Sch in La Grange, with 3,706 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is La Grange Park’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Lyons Township High School District 204 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does La Grange Park spend per student?
$20,653 in LaGrange School District 102 and $27,424 in Lyons Township High School District 204 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What La Grange Park 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.