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Schools in Pistakee Highlands · Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12

Pistakee Highlands’s public schools outscore 54% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Pistakee Highlands, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 22% of Pistakee Highlands’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#421of 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
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▼ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,681 students on the public path
In brief

Pistakee Highlands’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1010 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pistakee Highlands’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Pistakee Highlands’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,645 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Johnsburg Elementary School, then Johnsburg Jr High School, then Johnsburg 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pistakee Highlands’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Illinois school districts, #421 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1010)Better than 39%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 772 test results and a graduating class of 157 could put Pistakee Highlands anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Pistakee Highlands’s students in the tested grades sat them (691 in math, 854 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Ringwood School Primary Ctrin RingwoodNo scores
3–5Johnsburg Elementary Schoolin JohnsburgC
6–8Johnsburg Jr High Schoolin JohnsburgB−
9–12Johnsburg High Schoolin JohnsburgB+

Pistakee Highlands’s public schools are run by Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12, which also serves Johnsburg, McHenry and Ringwood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,681 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,645IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 854 students tested
Math22%
State average 25.8% · 691 students tested

Pistakee Highlands vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Pistakee Highlands’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pistakee HighlandsB−Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12
JohnsburgBJohnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12
Spring GroveA−Nippersink School District 2 PK–8 · Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 9–12

Every school in Pistakee Highlands

4 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 Pistakee Highlandsin other towns
Ringwood School Primary Ctr
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ringwood
420 students14:1Rate it →
Johnsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Johnsburg
C
386 students14:1Rate it →
Johnsburg Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Johnsburg
B−
373 students15:1Rate it →
Johnsburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Johnsburg
B+
502 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Pistakee Highlands’s schools

Are Pistakee Highlands’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Pistakee Highlands children attend outscore 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #421 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pistakee Highlands in?

Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,681 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pistakee Highlands kids go to high school?

Johnsburg High School in Johnsburg, with 502 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Pistakee Highlands’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Pistakee Highlands spend per student?

$20,645 in Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 (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.