Photo: Otherbeach · CC BY 3.0Wayne Township’s public schools score below 55% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Wayne Township, 21% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Wayne Township, 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.
Wayne Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 465 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wayne Township’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Community High School District 94 spends $19,365 per student and School District U-46 $21,472, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then eight middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Friendship Corner (private) and Greenbrook Montessori School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Wayne Township’s grade
B−: better than 45% of Illinois school districts, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wayne Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Wayne Township · depends on your address
Spring Trail Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 486 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Carol Stream
Horizon Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 436 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hanover Park
Sycamore Trails Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 424 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bartlett
9th grade in Wayne Township
Bartlett High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,037 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bartlett
10th grade in Wayne Township
Bartlett High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,037 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bartlett
11th grade in Wayne Township
Bartlett High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,037 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bartlett
12th grade in Wayne Township
Bartlett High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,037 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bartlett
Parts of Wayne Township (12%, 12%, 10% and 6% of its land) are served by St. Charles Community Unit School District 303, Benjamin School District 25, West Chicago School District 33 and Community Consolidated School District 93 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Wayne Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Wayne Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Wayne Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Township | B− | School District U-46 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Bloomingdale | B+ | Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 · Lake Park Community High School District 108 9–12 |
| Hanover | C+ | School District U-46 |
| Carol Stream | B+ | Community Consolidated School District 93 PK–8 · Glenbard Township High School District 87 9–12 |
| Winfield | B+ | West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
| St. Charles | A | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 |
| Elgin | C+ | School District U-46 |
| Bartlett | C+ | School District U-46 |
| West Chicago | A− | West Chicago School District 33 PK–8 · St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 PK–12 · Community High School District 94 9–12 |
3 of the 8 neighbors share School District U-46 with Wayne Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Wayne Township
22 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 Wayne Township’s schools
Are Wayne Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wayne Township children attend score below 55% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #488 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wayne Township in?
Community High School District 94, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,040 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Wayne Township are served by St. Charles Community Unit School District 303, Benjamin School District 25, West Chicago School District 33 and Community Consolidated School District 93.
Where do Wayne Township kids go to high school?
Bartlett High School in Bartlett, with 2,037 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Wayne Township’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in School District U-46 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Wayne Township spend per student?
$19,365 in Community High School District 94, $21,472 in School District U-46 and $25,306 in Glenbard Township High School District 87 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Wayne Township?
Yes: Friendship Corner (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 33 students) and Greenbrook Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades K, 12 students).
Parents talk
What Wayne Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wayne Township → 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.