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Schools in New Lenox · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, New Lenox School District 122

New Lenox’s public schools outscore 82% of Illinois districts

In New Lenox, 42% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving New Lenox, 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.

#138of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
40%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210
Students per teacher
16.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,242 students on the public path
In brief

New Lenox’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 408 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Lenox’s, its schools beat 75%, lower than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 spends $19,546 per student and New Lenox School District 122 $15,388, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Lenox’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 82% of Illinois school districts, #138 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 82%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (408)Better than 75%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,841 test results and a graduating class of 1,588 could put New Lenox anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of New Lenox’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,706 in math, 4,977 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Lenox, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

New Lenox runs its own schools through grade 8 (New Lenox School District 122). From grade 9, students attend the Lincoln Way Community High School District 210, shared with Frankfort, Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan, Manhattan, Mokena, New Lenox, Tinley Park and Wilton. Its school is in New Lenox. Parts of New Lenox (5%, 5%, 5%, 5% and 2% of its land) are served by Union School District 81, Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C, Lockport Township High School District 205, Joliet Township High School District 204 and Manhattan School District 114 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve New Lenox

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

Lincoln Way Community High School District 210Grades 9–12 · 3 schools · 6,734 students · 17.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,546IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
New Lenox School District 122Grades PK–8 · 12 schools · 4,956 students · 16.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,388IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lincoln Way Community High School District 21050%
State average 29.9% · 1570 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lincoln Way Community High School District 21044%
State average 25.8% · 1696 students tested
Reading · PK–8, New Lenox School District 12235%
State average 29.9% · 3407 students tested
Math · PK–8, New Lenox School District 12241%
State average 25.8% · 3010 students tested

New Lenox vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New LenoxA−New Lenox School District 122 PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
JolietC−Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12
MokenaAMokena School District 159 PK–8 · Summit Hill School District 161 PK–8 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12

Every school in New Lenox

5 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 New Lenoxin other towns
Cherry Hill Elem and EC Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8
141 students9:1Rate it →
Spencer Trail
Elementary · Grades K
367 students22:1Rate it →
Lincoln-Way East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Frankfort
A
2,696 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln Way West
High · Grades 9–12
A−
2,047 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln-Way Central High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,991 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about New Lenox’s schools

Are New Lenox’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Lenox children attend outscore 82% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #138 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Lenox in?

Two districts: New Lenox School District 122 runs grades PK–8, and Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 runs grades 9–12, shared with Frankfort, Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan, Manhattan, Mokena, New Lenox, Tinley Park and Wilton.

Where do New Lenox kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lincoln-Way East High School, Lincoln Way West and Lincoln-Way Central High School.

What is New Lenox’s graduation rate?

97% of the class of 2023 in Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does New Lenox spend per student?

$19,546 in Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 and $15,388 in New Lenox School District 122 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.