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Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

44W625 Plato Rd, Burilngton, IL 60109 · (847) 464-6030 · Part of Central Community Unit School District 301

Plato Township’s School Grade A better than 88% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
1,575
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 23.2% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Plato Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–7Prairie Knolls Middle Schin Elgin
9–12Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

44W625 Plato Rd, Burilngton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9411
Grade 10411
Grade 11383
Grade 12370
Enrollment over time
1,278’20
1,363’21
1,387’22
1,473’23
1,575’24

Up 23.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 59%Hispanic 20%Asian 15%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central High School from Plato Township families.

Other schools in Central Community Unit School District 301

The district →
Country Trails Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B+
751 students17:1
Howard B Thomas Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B
678 students15:1
Prairie View Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
A−
615 students15:1
Lily Lake Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Park
A+
275 students15:1
Prairie Knolls Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Elgin
A
770 students17:1
Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 8 · Burlington
A
418 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Plato Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.