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Schools in Pierce Township

Pierce Township’s public schools

Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 and Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pierce Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 102% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
40%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
2020–21
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.3K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,638 students on the public path
In brief

Pierce Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Pierce Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Hinckley-Big Rock High School places highest (better than 80%); Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Pierce Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Kaneland Senior High School and Hinckley-Big Rock 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 Pierce Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429.

Two districts serve Pierce Township

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

Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 730 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,661IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,908 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,339IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 42940%
State average 29.9% · 356 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 42921%
State average 25.8% · 323 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kaneland Community Unit School District 30230%
State average 29.9% · 2061 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kaneland Community Unit School District 30233%
State average 25.8% · 342 students tested

Pierce Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pierce Township—Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 PK–12 · Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 PK–12
Squaw GroveBHinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429
CortlandB−Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 PK–12 · Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 PK–12 · DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 PK–12
Afton—DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 PK–12 · Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 PK–12
KanevilleB+Kaneland Community Unit School District 302

2 of the 4 neighbors share Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 with Pierce Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pierce Township

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).

Also serving Pierce Townshipin other towns
Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elburn
B−
500 students12:1Rate it →
Kaneland McDole Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
440 students12:1Rate it →
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elburn
424 students10:1Rate it →
Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sugar Grove
421 students13:1Rate it →
Hinckley-Big Rock Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hinckley
B−
297 students12:1Rate it →
Kaneland IgKnight Academy
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Maple Park
100 students11:1Rate it →
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Big Rock
B+
216 students10:1Rate it →
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sugar Grove
B−
822 students12:1Rate it →
Kaneland Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maple Park
A−
1,201 students13:1Rate it →
Hinckley-Big Rock High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hinckley
A−
217 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Pierce Township’s schools

Are Pierce Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pierce Township. Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 and Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pierce Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pierce Township in?

Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 and Kaneland Community Unit School District 302.

Where do Pierce Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Kaneland Senior High School and Hinckley-Big Rock 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.