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Schools in Raleigh

Raleigh’s public schools

Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 and Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Raleigh. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% 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
19%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
12.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,378 students on the public path
In brief

Raleigh’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Raleigh’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Eldorado Middle School places highest (better than 54%); Eldorado Elem School lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Raleigh, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Harrisburg High School and Eldorado 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 Raleigh, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Eldorado Community Unit School District 4.

Two districts serve Raleigh

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

Eldorado Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,105 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,482IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,781 students · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,341IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Eldorado Community Unit School District 419%
State average 29.9% · 515 students tested
Math · PK–12, Eldorado Community Unit School District 411%
State average 25.8% · 477 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Harrisburg Community Unit School District 335%
State average 29.9% · 829 students tested
Math · PK–12, Harrisburg Community Unit School District 35%
State average 25.8% · 844 students tested

Raleigh vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Raleigh—Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 PK–12

Every school in Raleigh

6 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 Raleighin other towns
Eldorado Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eldorado
C−
550 students14:1Rate it →
West Side Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Harrisburg
400 students11:1Rate it →
Harrisburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harrisburg
C+
382 students12:1Rate it →
Eldorado Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eldorado
B−
246 students12:1Rate it →
Harrisburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrisburg
C
491 students12:1Rate it →
Eldorado High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eldorado
C
309 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Raleigh’s schools

Are Raleigh’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Raleigh. Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 and Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Raleigh. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Raleigh in?

Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 and Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3.

Where do Raleigh kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Harrisburg High School and Eldorado High School.

Parents talk

What Raleigh 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). Stars are from neighbors.