George Clayson House · Photo: G LeTourneau · CC BY-SA 3.0Palatine’s public schools outscore 76% of Illinois districts
40% of students in Palatine’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Palatine, 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.
Palatine’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 36% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Township High School District 211 spends $27,540 per student and Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 $20,542, 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.
What’s behind Palatine’s grade
A−: better than 76% of Illinois school districts, #207 of 768 Illinois towns. 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 Palatine, with each school’s own grade.
Palatine runs its own schools through grade 8 (Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15). From grade 9, students attend the Township High School District 211, shared with Barrington, Barrington, Deer Park, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Schaumburg, South Barrington and Streamwood. Its elementary school is in Palatine. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Palatine
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
Palatine vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Palatine’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Palatine | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Rolling Meadows | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Inverness | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Arlington Heights | A | Arlington Heights School District 25 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Schaumburg | A | Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Deer Park | A | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 PK–12 · Barrington Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Wheeling | A− | Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21 PK–8 · Arlington Heights School District 25 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Township High School District 211 with Palatine for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Palatine
24 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 Palatine’s schools
Are Palatine’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Palatine children attend outscore 76% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #207 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Palatine in?
Two districts: Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 runs grades PK–8, and Township High School District 211 runs grades 9–12, shared with Barrington, Barrington, Deer Park, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Schaumburg, South Barrington and Streamwood.
Where do Palatine kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Wm Fremd High School, J B Conant High School, Palatine High School, Schaumburg High School and Hoffman Estates High School.
What is Palatine’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Township High School District 211 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Palatine spend per student?
$27,540 in Township High School District 211 and $20,542 in Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 (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.