Rutland Township’s public schools outscore 75% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rutland Township, 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.
Rutland Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 32% and math 28% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Community Unit School District 300 spends $18,172 per student and Huntley Consolidated School District 158 $18,513, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Cambridge Lakes Charter School is in town. Every school ↓
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 Rutland Township’s grade
A−: better than 75% of Illinois school districts, #218 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 Rutland Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rutland Township
Gilberts Elem Sch
Grades PK–5 · 729 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gilberts
Kindergarten in Rutland Township
Gilberts Elem Sch
Grades PK–5 · 729 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gilberts
1st grade in Rutland Township
Gilberts Elem Sch
Grades PK–5 · 729 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gilberts
2nd grade in Rutland Township
Gilberts Elem Sch
Grades PK–5 · 729 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gilberts
3rd grade in Rutland Township
Gilberts Elem Sch
Grades PK–5 · 729 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gilberts
4th grade in Rutland Township
Gilberts Elem Sch
Grades PK–5 · 729 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gilberts
5th grade in Rutland Township
Gilberts Elem Sch
Grades PK–5 · 729 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Gilberts
Rutland Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Community Unit School District 300). From grade PK, students attend the Huntley Consolidated School District 158, shared with Coral, Grafton, Huntley and Lake in the Hills. Its middle school is in Algonquin. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rutland Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Rutland Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Rutland Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland Township | A− | Community Unit School District 300 PK–12 · Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 |
| Hampshire | — | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Dundee | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Grafton | A− | Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Plato | A | Central Community Unit School District 301 |
| Hampshire (village) | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Elgin | — | School District U-46 |
| Algonquin | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
| Huntley | A | Huntley Consolidated School District 158 |
| Gilberts | B+ | Community Unit School District 300 |
5 of the 9 neighbors share Community Unit School District 300 with Rutland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Rutland Township
13 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 Rutland Township’s schools
Are Rutland Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rutland Township children attend outscore 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #218 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rutland Township in?
Two districts: Community Unit School District 300 runs grades PK–12, and Huntley Consolidated School District 158 runs grades PK–12, shared with Coral, Grafton, Huntley and Lake in the Hills.
Where do Rutland Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Huntley High School, Dundee-Crown High School, Harry D Jacobs High School and Hampshire High School.
What is Rutland Township’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Community Unit School District 300 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Rutland Township spend per student?
$18,172 in Community Unit School District 300 and $18,513 in Huntley Consolidated School District 158 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rutland Township 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.