Sunnyland’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Sunnyland’s districts is 37%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sunnyland, 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.
Sunnyland’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1287 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sunnyland’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 37% and math 26% across both districts 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
Lockport Township High School District 205 spends $20,557 per student and Plainfield School District 202 $17,046, 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 Sunnyland’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts. 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 Sunnyland, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Sunnyland
Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr
Grades PK · 757 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Plainfield
Sunnyland runs its own schools through grade 12 (Plainfield School District 202). From grade 9, students attend the Lockport Township High School District 205, shared with Crest Hill, Du Page, Homer Glen, Homer, Lockport, Lockport and Romeoville. Its elementary school is in Plainfield. Parts of Sunnyland (13% of its land) are served by Richland School District 88A instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Sunnyland
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
Sunnyland vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Sunnyland’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyland | B+ | Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12 |
| Joliet | C− | Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Crest Hill | B+ | Richland School District 88A PK–8 · Chaney-Monge School District 88 K–8 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12 |
Every school in Sunnyland
30 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 Sunnyland’s schools
Are Sunnyland’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sunnyland children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sunnyland in?
Two districts: Plainfield School District 202 runs grades PK–12, and Lockport Township High School District 205 runs grades 9–12, shared with Crest Hill, Du Page, Homer Glen, Homer, Lockport, Lockport and Romeoville.
Where do Sunnyland kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Lockport Township High Sch East, Plainfield North High School, Plainfield South High School, Plainfield East High School and Plainfield High School.
What is Sunnyland’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Plainfield School District 202 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Sunnyland spend per student?
$20,557 in Lockport Township High School District 205 and $17,046 in Plainfield School District 202 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Sunnyland 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.