Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0La Grange’s public schools outscore 94% of Illinois districts
In La Grange, 49% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving La Grange, 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’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 49% across its 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
Lyons Township High School District 204 spends $27,424 per student and LaGrange School District 102 $20,653, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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 La Grange’s grade
A: better than 94% of Illinois school districts, #29 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, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in La Grange · depends on your address
Barnsdale Road School
Grades PK–K · 308 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Park
Hodgkins Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Hodgkins
7th grade in La Grange · depends on your address
Park Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 661 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Park
Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 278 students · 8:1 students per teacher
8th grade in La Grange · depends on your address
Park Junior High School
Grades 7–8 · 661 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in La Grange Park
Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 278 students · 8:1 students per teacher
9th grade in La Grange
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in La Grange
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in La Grange
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in La Grange
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Parts of La Grange (7% of its land) are served by LaGrange Highlands School District 106 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve La Grange
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 vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share La Grange’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| La Grange | A | LaGrange School District 102 PK–8 · LaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Countryside | A | LaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| La Grange Park | A+ | LaGrange School District 102 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Proviso | C | Proviso Township High School District 209 |
| Lyons | A− | Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Lyons Township High School District 204 with La Grange for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in La Grange
11 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’s schools
Are La Grange’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools La Grange children attend outscore 94% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #29 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is La Grange in?
Lyons Township High School District 204, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 3,706 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of La Grange are served by LaGrange Highlands School District 106.
Where do La Grange kids go to high school?
Lyons Twp High Sch, with 3,706 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is La Grange’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 spend per student?
$27,424 in Lyons Township High School District 204, $20,653 in LaGrange School District 102 and $27,348 in LaGrange School District 105 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What La Grange 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.