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20150911 01 U S 66 McCook, Illinois (26051009222)Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0
Schools in McCook

McCook’s public schools

Lyons Township High School District 204, Lyons School District 103, LaGrange School District 105 and J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McCook. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/14schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 102% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2020–21
Math proficiency
49%
2020–21
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 11% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201
Students per teacher
13.6
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
13,728 students on the public path
In brief

McCook’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of McCook’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Spring Ave Elem School places highest (better than 94%); J W Robinson Jr Elem School lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Nine elementary schools serve McCook, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and three high schools: Lyons Twp High Sch, J Sterling Morton East High Sch and J Sterling Morton West High Sch. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in McCook, with each school’s own grade.

9 schools teach K in McCook’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookfield
C−
366 students9:1Rate it →
Spring Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
317 students14:1Rate it →
Edison Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stickney
B−
282 students10:1Rate it →
Ideal Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Countryside
B−
258 students9:1Rate it →
Home Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stickney
C
256 students11:1Rate it →
J W Robinson Jr Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lyons
D
251 students9:1Rate it →
Costello School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lyons
C−
228 students9:1Rate it →
Seventh Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
194 students9:1Rate it →
Hodgkins Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hodgkins
B+
165 students9:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lyons Township High School District 204.

Four districts serve McCook

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lyons Township High School District 204Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 3,706 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,424IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Lyons School District 103Grades PK–8 · 6 schools · 2,042 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,396IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
LaGrange School District 105Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 1,212 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,348IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 7,709 students, down 5% since 2021–22 · 16.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,103IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lyons Township High School District 20449%
State average 29.9% · 966 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lyons Township High School District 20449%
State average 25.8% · 1059 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Lyons School District 10318%
State average 29.9% · 1365 students tested
Math · PK–8, Lyons School District 1037%
State average 25.8% · 861 students tested
Reading · PK–8, LaGrange School District 10541%
State average 29.9% · 797 students tested
Math · PK–8, LaGrange School District 10539%
State average 25.8% · 620 students tested
Reading · 9–12, J. Sterling Morton High School District 20113%
State average 29.9% · 1860 students tested
Math · 9–12, J. Sterling Morton High School District 2019%
State average 25.8% · 1881 students tested

McCook vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share McCook’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McCook—Lyons School District 103 PK–8 · LaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12
LyonsDLyons School District 103 PK–8 · J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 9–12
SummitC−Summit School District 104 PK–8 · Argo Community High School District 217 9–12
HodgkinsALaGrange School District 105 PK–8 · Lyons Township High School District 204 9–12

Every school in McCook

14 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).

Also serving McCookin other towns
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookfield
C−
366 students9:1Rate it →
Edison Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stickney
B−
282 students10:1Rate it →
Home Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stickney
C
256 students11:1Rate it →
J W Robinson Jr Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lyons
D
251 students9:1Rate it →
Costello School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lyons
C−
228 students9:1Rate it →
Hodgkins Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hodgkins
B+
165 students9:1Rate it →
Spring Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
317 students14:1Rate it →
Ideal Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Countryside
B−
258 students9:1Rate it →
Seventh Ave Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Grange
A
194 students9:1Rate it →
Washington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lyons
C−
659 students11:1Rate it →
Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · La Grange
A−
278 students8:1Rate it →
Lyons Twp High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · La Grange
A
3,706 students14:1Rate it →
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Berwyn
C
3,374 students15:1Rate it →
J Sterling Morton East High Sch
High · Grades 10–12 · Cicero
C−
3,394 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about McCook’s schools

Are McCook’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McCook. Lyons Township High School District 204, Lyons School District 103, LaGrange School District 105 and J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McCook. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is McCook in?

Lyons Township High School District 204, Lyons School District 103, LaGrange School District 105 and J. Sterling Morton High School District 201.

Where do McCook kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Lyons Twp High Sch, J Sterling Morton East High Sch and J Sterling Morton West High Sch.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.