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Schools in Virgil

Virgil’s public schools

Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 and Central Community Unit School District 301 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Virgil. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?9/9schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 95% 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
30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Central Community Unit School District 301
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
8,572 students on the public path
In brief

Virgil’s schools, in brief

School by school

9 of Virgil’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Lily Lake Grade School places highest (better than 96%); Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Virgil, graded from B− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Central High School and Kaneland Senior 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 Virgil, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Virgil’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B− to A+, so check the specific school.
Country Trails Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B+
751 students17:1Rate it →
Howard B Thomas Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B
678 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie View Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
A−
615 students15:1Rate it →
Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elburn
B−
500 students12:1Rate it →
Kaneland McDole Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
440 students12:1Rate it →
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elburn
424 students10:1Rate it →
Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sugar Grove
421 students13:1Rate it →
Lily Lake Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Park
A+
275 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kaneland Community Unit School District 302.

Two districts serve Virgil

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

Kaneland Community Unit School District 302Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,908 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,339IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Central Community Unit School District 301Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 5,082 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 17.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,727IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Kaneland Community Unit School District 30230%
State average 29.9% · 2061 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kaneland Community Unit School District 30233%
State average 25.8% · 342 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Central Community Unit School District 30151%
State average 29.9% · 2542 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central Community Unit School District 30138%
State average 25.8% · 2258 students tested

Virgil vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Virgil—Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 PK–12 · Central Community Unit School District 301 PK–12

Every school in Virgil

13 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 Virgilin other towns
Country Trails Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B+
751 students17:1Rate it →
Howard B Thomas Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B
678 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie View Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
A−
615 students15:1Rate it →
Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elburn
B−
500 students12:1Rate it →
Kaneland McDole Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Montgomery
440 students12:1Rate it →
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elburn
424 students10:1Rate it →
Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sugar Grove
421 students13:1Rate it →
Lily Lake Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Park
A+
275 students15:1Rate it →
Kaneland IgKnight Academy
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Maple Park
100 students11:1Rate it →
Kaneland Harter Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sugar Grove
B−
822 students12:1Rate it →
Prairie Knolls Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Elgin
A
770 students17:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Burilngton
A
1,575 students18:1Rate it →
Kaneland Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maple Park
A−
1,201 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Virgil’s schools

Are Virgil’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Virgil. Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 and Central Community Unit School District 301 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Virgil. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Virgil in?

Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 and Central Community Unit School District 301.

Where do Virgil kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Central High School and Kaneland Senior 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.