Ephraim Smith House · Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0Sugar Grove’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts
In Sugar Grove, 33% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sugar Grove, 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.
Sugar Grove’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 687 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sugar Grove’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 30% and math 33% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,339 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
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 Sugar Grove’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Illinois school districts, #331 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 Sugar Grove, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Sugar Grove · depends on your address
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 822 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kaneland IgKnight Academy
Grades 3–8 · 100 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Maple Park
7th grade in Sugar Grove · depends on your address
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 822 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kaneland IgKnight Academy
Grades 3–8 · 100 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Maple Park
8th grade in Sugar Grove · depends on your address
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 822 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kaneland IgKnight Academy
Grades 3–8 · 100 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Maple Park
9th grade in Sugar Grove
Kaneland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Maple Park
10th grade in Sugar Grove
Kaneland Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,201 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Maple Park
Sugar Grove’s public schools are run by Kaneland Community Unit School District 302, which also serves Blackberry, Cortland, Elburn and Kaneville and others. Parts of Sugar Grove (11% and 4% of its land) are served by Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 and Aurora West Unit School District 129 instead. 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.
Close to the state in reading
Sugar Grove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Sugar Grove’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar Grove | B+ | Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 |
| Big Rock | B | Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 |
| Aurora | B+ | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 · Aurora East Unit School District 131 PK–12 |
Every school in Sugar Grove
7 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 Sugar Grove’s schools
Are Sugar Grove’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sugar Grove children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #331 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sugar Grove in?
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,908 students in 7 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Sugar Grove are served by Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 and Aurora West Unit School District 129.
Where do Sugar Grove kids go to high school?
Kaneland Senior High School in Maple Park, with 1,201 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Sugar Grove’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Sugar Grove spend per student?
$21,339 in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Sugar Grove 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.