Photo: Teemu08 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Lyons Township’s public schools outscore 81% of Illinois districts
Math proficiency in Lyons Township’s districts is 40%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lyons Township, 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.
Lyons Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1246 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lyons Township’s, its schools beat 91%, higher than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 38% and math 40% 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
Lyons Township High School District 204 spends $27,424 per student and Argo Community High School District 217 $26,897, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. John of the Cross Parish School (private), St. Francis Xavier School (private), St. Cletus School (private), Hinsdale Adventist Academy (private), Creative World Montessori School (private), Vine Academy (private), Acacia Academy (private), Trinity Lutheran School (private), Helping Hand School (private), Kensington School of Lagrange (private), Peckwas Preparatory Academy (private), Tallgrass Sudbury School (private) and Montessori School of Western Springs (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Lyons Township’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Illinois school districts, #142 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 Lyons Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Lyons Township · depends on your address
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
Argo Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,817 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Summit
10th grade in Lyons Township · depends on your address
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
Argo Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,817 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Summit
11th grade in Lyons Township · depends on your address
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
Argo Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,817 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Summit
12th grade in Lyons Township · depends on your address
Lyons Twp High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 3,706 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in La Grange
Argo Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,817 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Summit
Lyons Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lyons Township High School District 204). From grade 9, students attend the Argo Community High School District 217, shared with Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Justice, Summit and Willow Springs. Parts of Lyons Township (18%, 15%, 14%, 13%, 11%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 6%, 5%, 4% and 4% of its land) are served by LaGrange School District 105, Pleasantdale School District 107, Indian Springs School District 109, Summit School District 104, Lyons School District 103, LaGrange Highlands School District 106, J. Sterling Morton High School District 201, Willow Springs School District 108, LaGrange School District 102, Western Springs School District 101, Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 and Hinsdale Township High School District 86 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Lyons Township
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
Lyons Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lyons Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lyons Township | A− | Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Palos | A | Palos Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Willow Springs School District 108 PK–8 |
| Proviso | C | Proviso Township High School District 209 |
| Stickney | C− | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Riverside | A | Riverside School District 96 PK–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12 |
| 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 (village) | D | Lyons School District 103 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12 |
| Summit | C− | Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Chicago | C | Chicago Public School District 299 PK–12 · Maine Township High School District 207 9–12 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Downers Grove | A | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 PK–8 · Hinsdale Township High School District 86 9–12 · Community High School District 99 9–12 |
| Forest View | — | Central Stickney School District 110 PK–8 · Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Lyons School District 103 PK–8 |
| Bedford Park | — | Burbank School District 111 PK–8 · Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Reavis Township High School District 220 9–12 |
| Willow Springs | A | Willow Springs School District 108 PK–8 · Pleasantdale School District 107 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Bridgeview | A− | Indian Springs School District 109 PK–8 · North Palos School District 117 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12 |
| Brookfield | A | Riverside School District 96 PK–8 · Brookfield Lagrange Park SD 95 K–8 · Riverside Brookfield Township School District 208 9–12 |
| Western Springs | A+ | Western Springs School District 101 PK–8 · LaGrange Highlands School District 106 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12 |
5 of the 16 neighbors share Lyons Township High School District 204 with Lyons Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lyons Township
47 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).
Left off: 7 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Ladse Learning Center, LADSE-Phonological Program, LADSE-Comm Develop, Ladse-Ecse, LADSE-Multineeds, LADSE-Emotional Disabilities and LADSE-Project Search).
Questions about Lyons Township’s schools
Are Lyons Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lyons Township children attend outscore 81% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #142 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lyons Township in?
Two districts: Lyons Township High School District 204 runs grades 9–12, and Argo Community High School District 217 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Justice, Summit and Willow Springs.
Where do Lyons Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Lyons Twp High Sch and Argo Community High School.
What is Lyons Township’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 Lyons Township spend per student?
$27,424 in Lyons Township High School District 204 and $26,897 in Argo Community High School District 217 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Lyons Township?
Yes: St. John of the Cross Parish School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 664 students), St. Francis Xavier School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 448 students), St. Cletus School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 277 students), Hinsdale Adventist Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 184 students), Creative World Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 120 students), Vine Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 109 students), Acacia Academy (special education, grades 5–12, 85 students), Trinity Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 78 students), Helping Hand School (special education, grades K–12, 68 students), Kensington School of Lagrange (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 60 students), Peckwas Preparatory Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 59 students), Tallgrass Sudbury School (nonsectarian, grades , 34 students) and Montessori School of Western Springs (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 32 students).
Parents talk
What Lyons Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lyons Township → They have their own page.
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.