Lakemoor’s public schools score below 55% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 20% of Lakemoor’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Lakemoor, 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.
Lakemoor’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1082 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lakemoor’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% 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 McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 $23,286, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two 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 Lakemoor’s grade
B−: better than 45% of Illinois school districts, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lakemoor, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Lakemoor
Edgebrook Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 494 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Mchenry
6th grade in Lakemoor · depends on your address
McHenry Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 695 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in McHenry
Parkland School
Grades 6–8 · 645 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in McHenry
7th grade in Lakemoor · depends on your address
McHenry Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 695 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in McHenry
Parkland School
Grades 6–8 · 645 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in McHenry
8th grade in Lakemoor · depends on your address
McHenry Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 695 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in McHenry
Parkland School
Grades 6–8 · 645 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in McHenry
9th grade in Lakemoor · depends on your address
McHenry Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,214 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mchenry
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
10th grade in Lakemoor · depends on your address
McHenry Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,214 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mchenry
Grant Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,769 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fox Lake
Parts of Lakemoor (15%, 13% and 3% of its land) are served by Wauconda Community Unit School District 118, Big Hollow School District 38 and Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Lakemoor
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Lakemoor vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lakemoor’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lakemoor | B− | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 |
| Volo | B− | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Big Hollow School District 38 PK–8 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 |
| Johnsburg | B | Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| Nunda | B | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8 |
| Wauconda | B | Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Grant Community High School District 124 with Lakemoor for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lakemoor
9 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 Lakemoor’s schools
Are Lakemoor’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lakemoor children attend score below 55% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lakemoor in?
McHenry Community High School District 156, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,214 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lakemoor are served by Wauconda Community Unit School District 118, Big Hollow School District 38 and Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12.
Where do Lakemoor kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: McHenry Community High School and Grant Community High School.
What is Lakemoor’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 Lakemoor spend per student?
$19,440 in McHenry Community High School District 156, $23,286 in McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 and $24,586 in Grant Community High School District 124 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lakemoor 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.