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Schools in Nunda Township · Community High School District 155, McHenry Community High School District 156

Nunda Township’s public schools outscore 63% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the five public school districts serving Nunda Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 29% of Nunda Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#349of 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
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
8
4,036 students on the public path
In brief

Nunda Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 894 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Nunda Township’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 29% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Community High School District 155 spends $25,105 per student and McHenry Community High School District 156 $19,440, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Montessori Pathways School (private) is 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Nunda Township’s grade

B Test scoresA− Graduation

B: better than 63% of Illinois school districts, #349 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 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (894)Better than 50%
Towns in McHenry County (17)Better than 41%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 8,535 test results and a graduating class of 1,338 could put Nunda Township anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Nunda Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,409 in math, 9,662 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–12Prairie Ridge High SchoolCommunity High School District 155A

Parts of Nunda Township (6% of its land) are served by Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Five districts serve Nunda Township

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

Community High School District 155Grades 9–12 · 4 schools · 5,203 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,105IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
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+
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47Grades PK–8 · 12 schools · 6,889 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,506IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Prairie Grove Community School District 46Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 909 students, up 32% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,741IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 15539%
State average 29.9% · 1327 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 15541%
State average 25.8% · 1463 students tested
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
Reading · PK–8, Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4731%
State average 29.9% · 4624 students tested
Math · PK–8, Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 4732%
State average 25.8% · 3053 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Prairie Grove Community School District 4648%
State average 29.9% · 477 students tested
Math · PK–8, Prairie Grove Community School District 4626%
State average 25.8% · 367 students tested

Nunda Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nunda TownshipBMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8
WaucondaBWauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12 · Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 9–12
AlgonquinB+Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8
McHenryB−McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
DorrA−Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12
Oakwood HillsA−Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8 · Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12
LakemoorB−McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 · Grant Community High School District 124 9–12
Port BarringtonA−Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 PK–12 · Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12

3 of the 7 neighbors share Community High School District 155 with Nunda Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Nunda Township

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).

District schools in Nunda Townshipby address
Prairie Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Crystal Lake
B+
552 students13:1Rate it →
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crystal Lake
B
638 students13:1Rate it →
Riverwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McHenry
B−
619 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie Grove Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Crystal Lake
B+
357 students11:1Rate it →
Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crystal Lake
A−
737 students11:1Rate it →
Prairie Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
A
1,133 students16:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Nunda Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Cotton Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Island Lake
B−
580 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Montessori Pathways School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Crystal Lake
Private · Nonsectarian
65 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Evergreen Academy and Innovation Academy).

Questions about Nunda Township’s schools

Are Nunda Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Nunda Township children attend outscore 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #349 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Nunda Township in?

Community High School District 155, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,203 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Nunda Township are served by Wauconda Community Unit School District 118.

Where do Nunda Township kids go to high school?

Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, with 1,133 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Nunda Township’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Community High School District 155 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Nunda Township spend per student?

$25,105 in Community High School District 155, $19,440 in McHenry Community High School District 156, $23,286 in McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15, $17,506 in Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 and $19,741 in Prairie Grove Community School District 46 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Nunda Township?

Yes: Montessori Pathways School (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 65 students).

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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.