Oakwood Hills’s public schools outscore 75% of Illinois districts
On the state reading tests, 39% of Oakwood Hills’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Oakwood Hills, 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.
Oakwood Hills’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 39% and math 33% 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 Prairie Grove Community School District 46 $19,741, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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 Oakwood Hills’s grade
A−: better than 75% 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 Oakwood Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Oakwood Hills · depends on your address
Prairie Grove Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 552 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 316 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cary
6th grade in Oakwood Hills · depends on your address
Cary Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 761 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cary
Prairie Grove Junior High School
Grades 5–8 · 357 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
7th grade in Oakwood Hills · depends on your address
Cary Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 761 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cary
Prairie Grove Junior High School
Grades 5–8 · 357 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
8th grade in Oakwood Hills · depends on your address
Cary Jr High School
Grades 6–8 · 761 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cary
Prairie Grove Junior High School
Grades 5–8 · 357 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Crystal Lake
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Oakwood Hills
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Oakwood Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Oakwood Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Hills | A− | Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8 · Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Algonquin | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 |
| Nunda | B | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Prairie Grove Community School District 46 PK–8 |
All 2 neighbors share Community High School District 155 with Oakwood Hills for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Oakwood Hills
10 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 Oakwood Hills’s schools
Are Oakwood Hills’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oakwood Hills children attend outscore 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Oakwood Hills in?
Community High School District 155, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 5,203 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Oakwood Hills kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, Crystal Lake South High School and Prairie Ridge High School.
What is Oakwood Hills’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 Oakwood Hills spend per student?
$25,105 in Community High School District 155, $19,741 in Prairie Grove Community School District 46 and $16,761 in Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Oakwood Hills 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.