Maple Park’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts
33% of students in Maple Park’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Maple 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.
Maple Park’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 936 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Maple Park’s, its schools beat 53%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 30% and math 33% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,339 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
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 Maple Park’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Illinois school districts. 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 Maple Park, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Maple Park · depends on your address
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 822 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sugar Grove
Kaneland IgKnight Academy
Grades 3–8 · 100 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Maple Park · depends on your address
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 822 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sugar Grove
Kaneland IgKnight Academy
Grades 3–8 · 100 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Maple Park · depends on your address
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 822 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sugar Grove
Kaneland IgKnight Academy
Grades 3–8 · 100 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Maple Park
Kaneland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Maple Park
Kaneland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Maple Park
Kaneland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Maple Park
Kaneland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Maple Park’s public schools are run by Kaneland Community Unit School District 302, which also serves Blackberry, Cortland, Elburn and Kaneville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Maple Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Maple Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Maple Park | B+ | Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 |
Every school in Maple Park
7 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 Maple Park’s schools
Are Maple Park’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Maple Park children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Maple Park in?
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,908 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Maple Park kids go to high school?
Kaneland Senior High School, with 1,201 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Maple Park’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Maple Park spend per student?
$21,339 in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Maple 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.