Lakewood’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts
In Lakewood, 35% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lakewood, 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.
Lakewood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 156 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lakewood’s, its schools beat 46%, lower than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 33% and math 35% across both 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
Community High School District 155 spends $25,105 per student and Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 $17,506, 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 Lakewood’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts, #252 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 Lakewood, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Lakewood · depends on your address
Indian Prairie Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 496 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Glacier Ridge Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 360 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
6th grade in Lakewood · depends on your address
Hannah Beardsley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 829 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Lundahl Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 797 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 737 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
7th grade in Lakewood · depends on your address
Hannah Beardsley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 829 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Lundahl Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 797 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 737 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
8th grade in Lakewood · depends on your address
Hannah Beardsley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 829 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Lundahl Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 797 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 737 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Lakewood runs its own schools through grade 8 (Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47). From grade 9, students attend the Community High School District 155, shared with Algonquin, Bull Valley, Cary, Crystal Lake, Cuba, Dorr, Fox River Grove, Grafton, Lake in the Hills, Nunda, Oakwood Hills, Prairie Grove and Trout Valley. Its elementary school is in Crystal Lake. Parts of Lakewood (17% and 8% of its land) are served by Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 and Huntley Consolidated School District 158 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Lakewood
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Lakewood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lakewood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | B+ | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Crystal Lake | B+ | Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
Every school in Lakewood
16 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 Lakewood’s schools
Are Lakewood’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lakewood children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #252 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lakewood in?
Two districts: Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 runs grades PK–8, and Community High School District 155 runs grades 9–12, shared with Algonquin, Bull Valley, Cary, Crystal Lake, Cuba, Dorr, Fox River Grove, Grafton, Lake in the Hills, Nunda, Oakwood Hills, Prairie Grove and Trout Valley.
Where do Lakewood kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, Crystal Lake South High School and Prairie Ridge High School.
What is Lakewood’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 155 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Lakewood spend per student?
$25,105 in Community High School District 155 and $17,506 in Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lakewood 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.