Photo: bogdanstepniak · CC BY 3.0Schaumburg’s public schools outscore 88% of Illinois districts
On the state reading tests, 49% of Schaumburg’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Schaumburg, 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.
Schaumburg’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1143 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Schaumburg’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Township High School District 211 spends $27,540 per student and Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 $22,263, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Schaumburg’s grade
A: better than 88% of Illinois school districts, #85 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Schaumburg, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Schaumburg
The District 54 Early Lrning Ctr
Grades PK · 480 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Schaumburg runs its own schools through grade 8 (Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54). From grade 9, students attend the Township High School District 211, shared with Barrington, Barrington, Deer Park, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, South Barrington and Streamwood. Its school is in Schaumburg. Parts of Schaumburg (4% of its land) are served by Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Schaumburg
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Schaumburg vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Schaumburg’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Schaumburg | A | Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Hoffman Estates | B+ | Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 · School District U-46 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Rolling Meadows | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Palatine | A− | Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
| Elk Grove Village | A− | Community Consolidated School District 59 PK–8 · Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 · Township High School District 214 9–12 |
| Roselle | B | Roselle School District 12 PK–8 · Keeneyville School District 20 PK–8 · Lake Park Community High School District 108 9–12 |
| Hanover Park | B+ | School District U-46 PK–12 · Keeneyville School District 20 PK–8 · Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 PK–8 |
| Streamwood | B− | School District U-46 PK–12 · Township High School District 211 9–12 |
6 of the 7 neighbors share Township High School District 211 with Schaumburg for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Schaumburg
32 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 Schaumburg’s schools
Are Schaumburg’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Schaumburg children attend outscore 88% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #85 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Schaumburg in?
Two districts: Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 runs grades PK–8, and Township High School District 211 runs grades 9–12, shared with Barrington, Barrington, Deer Park, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Palatine, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, South Barrington and Streamwood.
Where do Schaumburg kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Wm Fremd High School, J B Conant High School, Palatine High School, Schaumburg High School and Hoffman Estates High School.
What is Schaumburg’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Township High School District 211 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Schaumburg spend per student?
$27,540 in Township High School District 211 and $22,263 in Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
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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.