Wonder Lake’s public schools outscore 73% of Illinois districts
In Wonder Lake, 37% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Wonder Lake, 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.
Wonder Lake’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1191 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wonder Lake’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 37% and math 23% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
McHenry Community High School District 156 spends $19,440 per student and Harrison School District 36 $18,438, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools
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 Wonder Lake’s grade
B+: better than 73% of Illinois school districts, #238 of 768 Illinois towns. 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 Wonder Lake, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Wonder Lake · depends on your address
Creekside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 736 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Harrison Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 447 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Wonder Lake · depends on your address
Creekside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 736 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Harrison Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 447 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Wonder Lake · depends on your address
McHenry Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,214 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mchenry
Woodstock High School
Grades 9–12 · 988 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Woodstock North High School
Grades 8–12 · 915 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
10th grade in Wonder Lake · depends on your address
McHenry Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,214 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mchenry
Woodstock High School
Grades 9–12 · 988 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Woodstock North High School
Grades 8–12 · 915 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
11th grade in Wonder Lake · depends on your address
McHenry Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,214 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mchenry
Woodstock High School
Grades 9–12 · 988 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Woodstock North High School
Grades 8–12 · 915 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
12th grade in Wonder Lake · depends on your address
McHenry Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,214 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mchenry
Woodstock High School
Grades 9–12 · 988 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Woodstock North High School
Grades 8–12 · 915 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Wonder Lake
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
Wonder Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Wonder Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wonder Lake | B+ | Harrison School District 36 PK–8 · Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| Greenwood | — | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 |
| Bull Valley | B+ | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| McHenry | B− | McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| Johnsburg | B | Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| Ringwood | — | Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share McHenry Community High School District 156 with Wonder Lake for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Wonder Lake
10 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 Wonder Lake’s schools
Are Wonder Lake’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wonder Lake children attend outscore 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #238 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wonder Lake in?
McHenry Community High School District 156, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,214 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Wonder Lake kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: McHenry Community High School, Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School.
What is Wonder Lake’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in McHenry Community High School District 156 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Wonder Lake spend per student?
$19,440 in McHenry Community High School District 156, $18,438 in Harrison School District 36 and $19,827 in Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Wonder Lake 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.