Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Cosmo1976 assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domainWoodstock’s public schools outscore 78% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Woodstock’s districts is 41%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Woodstock, 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.
Woodstock’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1415 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Woodstock’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 24% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,827 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and two 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 Woodstock’s grade
A−: better than 78% of Illinois school districts, #180 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Woodstock, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Woodstock · depends on your address
Verda Dierzen Early Learning Ctr
Grades PK–2 · 675 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Dean Street Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 302 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Greenwood Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 290 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Woodstock · depends on your address
Creekside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 736 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Woodstock · depends on your address
Creekside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 736 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Woodstock · depends on your address
Woodstock North High School
Grades 8–12 · 915 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Creekside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 736 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Woodstock · depends on your address
Woodstock High School
Grades 9–12 · 988 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Woodstock North High School
Grades 8–12 · 915 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Woodstock · depends on your address
Woodstock High School
Grades 9–12 · 988 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Woodstock North High School
Grades 8–12 · 915 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Woodstock · depends on your address
Woodstock High School
Grades 9–12 · 988 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Woodstock North High School
Grades 8–12 · 915 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Woodstock · depends on your address
Woodstock High School
Grades 9–12 · 988 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Woodstock North High School
Grades 8–12 · 915 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Woodstock’s public schools are run by Woodstock Community Unit School District 200, which also serves Bull Valley, Dorr, Greenwood and Greenwood 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
Woodstock vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Woodstock’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | A− | 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 |
| Greenwood | A− | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · McHenry Community High School District 156 9–12 |
| Dorr | A− | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
All 3 neighbors share Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 with Woodstock, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Woodstock
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).
Questions about Woodstock’s schools
Are Woodstock’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Woodstock children attend outscore 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #180 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Woodstock in?
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,097 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Woodstock kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Woodstock High School and Woodstock North High School.
What is Woodstock’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Woodstock spend per student?
$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 Woodstock families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Woodstock → 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.