Photo: Keybdn at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0St. Charles’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts
In St. Charles, 50% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving St. Charles, 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, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
St. Charles’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 798 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of St. Charles’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 50% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,826 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
11 elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind St. Charles’s grade
A: better than 90% of Illinois school districts, #61 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 St. Charles, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in St. Charles
Ferson Creek School
Grades PK–5 · 533 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
6th grade in St. Charles · depends on your address
Thompson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,364 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Wredling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,289 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
7th grade in St. Charles · depends on your address
Thompson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,364 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Wredling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,289 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
8th grade in St. Charles · depends on your address
Thompson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,364 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
Wredling Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,289 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
9th grade in St. Charles · depends on your address
St Charles East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
St Charles North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,903 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
10th grade in St. Charles · depends on your address
St Charles East High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
St Charles North High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,903 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Saint Charles
St. Charles’s public schools are run by St. Charles Community Unit School District 303, which also serves Campton Hills, Campton, South Elgin and St. Charles and others. 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.
Well above the state in reading
St. Charles vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share St. Charles’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| St. Charles | A | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 |
| Wayne | B | School District U-46 PK–12 · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Geneva | A | Geneva Community Unit School District 304 |
| West Chicago | A− | West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| Campton | A | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 · Central Community Unit School District 301 PK–12 |
| Campton Hills | A | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 with St. Charles, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in St. Charles
15 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 St. Charles’s schools
Are St. Charles’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools St. Charles children attend outscore 90% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #61 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is St. Charles in?
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 11,731 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do St. Charles kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: St Charles East High School and St Charles North High School.
What is St. Charles’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does St. Charles spend per student?
$21,826 in St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What St. Charles families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near St. Charles → They have their own page.
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.