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Schools in McCullom Lake

McCullom Lake’s public schools

McHenry Community High School District 156 and McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McCullom Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools above Illinois’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
24%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.3K
▲ 8% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,806 students on the public path
In brief

McCullom Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of McCullom Lake’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Edgebrook Elem School places highest (better than 60%); Parkland School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve McCullom Lake, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: McHenry Community High School. 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 McCullom Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–12McHenry Community High Schoolin MchenryNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McHenry Community High School District 156.

Two districts serve McCullom Lake

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

McHenry Community High School District 156Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 2,214 students · 15.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,440IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15Grades PK–8 · 8 schools · 4,025 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,286IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, McHenry Community High School District 15624%
State average 29.9% · 575 students tested
Math · 9–12, McHenry Community High School District 15627%
State average 25.8% · 502 students tested
Reading · PK–8, McHenry Community Consolidated School District 1526%
State average 29.9% · 2659 students tested
Math · PK–8, McHenry Community Consolidated School District 1517%
State average 25.8% · 2024 students tested

McCullom Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McCullom Lake—McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
McHenryB−McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
JohnsburgBJohnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12

All 2 neighbors share McHenry Community High School District 156 with McCullom Lake for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in McCullom Lake

8 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 McCullom Lakein other towns
Edgebrook Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Mchenry
B
494 students11:1Rate it →
Riverwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McHenry
B−
619 students13:1Rate it →
Valley View Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mchenry
B
526 students12:1Rate it →
Hilltop Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · McHenry
B−
424 students13:1Rate it →
Landmark Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McHenry
B
189 students14:1Rate it →
McHenry Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McHenry
B−
695 students12:1Rate it →
Parkland School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McHenry
C+
645 students11:1Rate it →
McHenry Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mchenry
2,214 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about McCullom Lake’s schools

Are McCullom Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McCullom Lake. McHenry Community High School District 156 and McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McCullom Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is McCullom Lake in?

McHenry Community High School District 156 and McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15.

Where do McCullom Lake kids go to high school?

McHenry Community High 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). Stars are from neighbors.