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Schools in Trout Valley

Trout Valley’s public schools

Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 and Community High School District 155 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Trout Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/7schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 97% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
2020–21
Spent per student
$25.1K
▲ 16% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Community High School District 155
Students per teacher
15.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,175 students on the public path
In brief

Trout Valley’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Trout Valley’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Prairie Ridge High School places highest (better than 93%); Three Oaks School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Trout Valley, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and four high schools: Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, Crystal Lake South High School and Prairie Ridge High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Trout Valley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–8Cary Jr High Schoolin CaryB+
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cary Community Consolidated School District 26.

Two districts serve Trout Valley

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cary Community Consolidated School District 26Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 2,372 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,761IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Community High School District 155Grades 9–12 · 4 schools · 5,203 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,105IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Cary Community Consolidated School District 2636%
State average 29.9% · 1470 students tested
Math · PK–8, Cary Community Consolidated School District 2625%
State average 25.8% · 1269 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Community High School District 15539%
State average 29.9% · 1327 students tested
Math · 9–12, Community High School District 15541%
State average 25.8% · 1463 students tested

Trout Valley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Trout Valley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Trout Valley—Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12
CaryA−Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 PK–8 · Community High School District 155 9–12

Every school in Trout Valley

8 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).

Also serving Trout Valleyin other towns
Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Cary
316 students16:1Rate it →
Deer Path Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cary
B+
452 students14:1Rate it →
Three Oaks School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cary
C+
443 students11:1Rate it →
Cary Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cary
B+
761 students12:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
B+
1,443 students17:1Rate it →
Cary-Grove Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cary
A
1,348 students18:1Rate it →
Crystal Lake South High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
A−
1,279 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crystal Lake
A
1,133 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Trout Valley’s schools

Are Trout Valley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Trout Valley. Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 and Community High School District 155 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Trout Valley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Trout Valley in?

Cary Community Consolidated School District 26 and Community High School District 155.

Where do Trout Valley kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Crystal Lake Central High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, Crystal Lake South High School and Prairie Ridge High 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). Stars are from neighbors.