Tower Lakes’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts
46% of students in Tower Lakes’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Tower Lakes, 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.
Tower Lakes’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 265 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tower Lakes’s, its schools beat 84%, lower than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 46% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,068 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Eight 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 Tower Lakes’s grade
A: better than 90% 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 Tower Lakes, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Tower Lakes
Barrington Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 194 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
6th grade in Tower Lakes · depends on your address
Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps
Grades 6–8 · 980 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
Barrington Middle Sch Station
Grades 6–8 · 886 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
7th grade in Tower Lakes · depends on your address
Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps
Grades 6–8 · 980 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
Barrington Middle Sch Station
Grades 6–8 · 886 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
8th grade in Tower Lakes · depends on your address
Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie Cmps
Grades 6–8 · 980 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
Barrington Middle Sch Station
Grades 6–8 · 886 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
9th grade in Tower Lakes
Barrington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,718 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
10th grade in Tower Lakes
Barrington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,718 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
11th grade in Tower Lakes
Barrington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,718 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
12th grade in Tower Lakes
Barrington High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,718 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Barrington
Tower Lakes’s public schools are run by Barrington Community Unit School District 220, which also serves Barrington Hills, Barrington, Barrington and Cuba 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
Tower Lakes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Tower Lakes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Tower Lakes | A | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 |
| Lake Barrington | A | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 |
Every school in Tower Lakes
11 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 Tower Lakes’s schools
Are Tower Lakes’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Tower Lakes children attend outscore 90% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Tower Lakes in?
Barrington Community Unit School District 220, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,936 students in 12 schools (2024–25).
Where do Tower Lakes kids go to high school?
Barrington High School in Barrington, with 2,718 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Tower Lakes’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Tower Lakes spend per student?
$26,068 in Barrington Community Unit School District 220 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Tower Lakes families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Tower Lakes → 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.