Best Public Schools in Crystal Lake, IL

Summary:

The city of Crystal Lake, Illinois is home to 17 schools across two school districts - Crystal Lake CCSD 47 and Prairie Grove Central School District 46. The district includes 10 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 3 high schools, providing education for students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Among the standout schools in the area, Prairie Ridge High School ranks 73rd out of 697 Illinois high schools and has a 4-star rating, with strong test scores and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate. At the elementary level, Woods Creek Elementary School and South Elementary School both rank in the top quarter of Illinois elementary schools and have 4-star ratings, with impressive performance in English Language Arts and Math.

The data also reveals variations in school performance across the district, with some schools like Canterbury Elementary struggling compared to the higher-performing schools. Graduation rates at the high schools are strong, ranging from 92.8% to 97.1%, and dropout rates are low, from 0.6% to 1.1%. However, chronic absenteeism rates vary, with some schools like Canterbury Elementary having a relatively high rate of 20.9%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Canterbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	875 Canterbury Dr	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-8180	469	37	12.6	53.5%	186 (39.7%)	8 (1.7%)	248 (52.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	21.9	1627^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.3%		30.5	1383^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	33.4%	244	38.0	14.7	21.7	16.5				17.6	19.1	8.7	3.8				10.2			98.5	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.7	97.1	98.2			$14,676	$1,057	$13,620
Husmann Elementary School	Public	K-5	131 W Paddock St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-7114	500	35	14.4	24.2%	392 (78.4%)	16 (3.2%)	70 (14.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	39.4	1164^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.7%		53.3	875^th of 2077 public elementary schools	57.9%	289	68.2	20.8	32.7	42.4				31.6	19.2	13.6	19.7				16.9			96.0	96.2	96.2	96.2	98.7	95.7	95.3			$14,788	$632	$14,156
Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Darlington Ln	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-4231	622	47	13.1	47.1%	325 (52.3%)	14 (2.3%)	251 (40.4%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	39	1176^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.1%		36.2	1254^th of 2077 public elementary schools	39.6%	78	50.0	24.4	31.5	31.1				29.3	28.6	21.3	10.3				19.6			97.2	97.7	97.7	97.7	100.0	97.0	97.3			$13,463	$731	$12,732
Lundahl Middle School	Public	6-8	560 Nash Rd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-5971	821	61	13.5	33.4%	499 (60.8%)	13 (1.6%)	262 (31.9%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.7%)	44.5	677^th of 1363 public middle schools	50.3%		52.9	552^nd of 1367 public middle schools	59.6%	125	69.7				44.0	32.7	45.2	40.9				20.5	24.3	14.0	19.4			98.5	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.7	98.0	98.5		98.5	$13,719	$711	$13,008
North Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 W Woodstock St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-0122	668	49	13.6	30.1%	450 (67.4%)	16 (2.4%)	180 (26.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	63.7	666^th of 2067 public elementary schools	67.8%		56.7	805^th of 2077 public elementary schools	61.2%	139	59.5	35.8	57.3	41.3				43.8	28.5	35.4	31.0				31.3			97.6	97.1	97.1	97.1	99.8	96.8	97.4			$13,563	$626	$12,936
Richard F Bernotas Middle School	Public	6-8	170 N Oak St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-9210	779	68	11.5	23.2%	567 (72.8%)	22 (2.8%)	127 (16.3%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.4%)	56.3	509^th of 1363 public middle schools	62.7%		64	400^th of 1367 public middle schools	70.7%	109	72.9				54.1	35.8	57.1	48.9				19.0	28.9	25.0	24.4			96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.7	96.0	96.5		96.5	$14,732	$672	$14,060
South Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Golf Rd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-1143	391	39	10.0	25.8%	298 (76.2%)	9 (2.3%)	61 (15.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	76.7	443^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	78.6%		65	651^st of 2077 public elementary schools	68.7%	208	62.0	48.3	55.4	51.9				52.0	55.2	32.3	34.6				39.8			95.5	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3			$15,461	$838	$14,623
West Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Briarwood Dr	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-2749	560	38	14.7	26.6%	429 (76.6%)	19 (3.4%)	76 (13.6%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)	61.1	713^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.5%		77.4	417^th of 2077 public elementary schools	79.9%	296	61.8	37.9	43.1	44.3				41.8	45.9	29.0	19.3				31.3			97.8	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6			$13,656	$698	$12,958
Hannah Beardsley Middle School	Public	6-8	515 E Crystal Lake Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 477-5897	847	59	14.3	35.1%	543 (64.1%)	19 (2.2%)	237 (28.0%)	23 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	58.9	466^th of 1363 public middle schools	65.8%		55.7	504^th of 1367 public middle schools	63.1%	38	58.1				51.2	34.4	60.2	48.8				22.9	26.3	32.7	27.5			98.2	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.7	97.3	98.1		98.1	$13,693	$640	$13,052
Woods Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Alexandra Blvd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 356-2720	549	41	13.3	19.9%	420 (76.5%)	11 (2.0%)	63 (11.5%)	28 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.6%)	71.4	529^th of 2067 public elementary schools	74.4%		78.3	399^th of 2077 public elementary schools	80.8%	130	64.4	39.5	57.3	51.1				49.4	38.4	34.8	34.4				35.8			96.4	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.8	95.8	96.2			$14,134	$579	$13,555
Glacier Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1120 Village Rd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 477-5518	399	37	10.7	23.6%	276 (69.2%)	19 (4.8%)	58 (14.5%)	37 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	73.5	498^th of 2067 public elementary schools	75.9%		63.9	674^th of 2077 public elementary schools	67.5%	176	70.7	41.5	49.3	60.4				50.0	47.7	23.9	43.1				37.6			96.1	95.9	95.9	95.9	96.1	95.9	95.9			$19,250	$806	$18,444
Indian Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	651 Village Rd	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 459-2124	504	38	13.4	33.7%	345 (68.5%)	15 (3.0%)	94 (18.7%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	54.4	828^th of 2067 public elementary schools	59.9%		67.9	597^th of 2077 public elementary schools	71.3%	231	59.2	32.2	37.3	42.3				36.8	30.0	33.9	21.1				28.2			95.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	96.1	95.0	95.0			$14,871	$832	$14,039
Crystal Lake Central High School	Public	9-12	45 W Franklin Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-2505	1,470	87	16.8	35.8%	985 (67.0%)	26 (1.8%)	406 (27.6%)	38 (2.6%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	79	116^th of 697 public high schools	83.4%		71.5	155^th of 699 public high schools	77.8%	39	46.3															33.2	37.0	97.0	97.1	97.0	97.1	97.2	96.5	97.1		95.8	$18,933	$506	$18,428
Crystal Lake South High School	Public	9-12	1200 S McHenry Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 455-3860	1,301	74	17.5	26.7%	910 (69.9%)	35 (2.7%)	291 (22.4%)	54 (4.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	77.4	128^th of 697 public high schools	81.6%		70.7	160^th of 699 public high schools	77.1%	32	49.8															28.5	40.2	98.3	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5		98.2	$20,217	$578	$19,639
Prairie Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6000 Dvorak Dr	Crystal Lake	60012	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 479-0404	1,140	71	16.0	16.8%	955 (83.8%)	14 (1.2%)	129 (11.3%)	29 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	89.4	73^rd of 697 public high schools	89.5%		85.3	82^nd of 699 public high schools	88.3%	9	72.6															39.4	45.3	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.7	97.7	97.9		97.3	$20,424	$540	$19,884
Haber Oaks Campus	Public	9-12	1200 S Mchenry Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(815) 893-5300	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		89.1
Prairie Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3223 IL Route 176	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Prairie Grove Central School District 46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-3023	492	40	12.4	18.7%	425 (86.4%)	4 (0.8%)	36 (7.3%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	85.9	254^th of 2067 public elementary schools	87.7%		81.9	340^th of 2077 public elementary schools	83.6%	86		45.1	64.1					53.8	56.1	47.6					52.0			95.3	94.7	94.7	94.7	95.3	94.7	95.3	12.8		$17,529	$425	$17,104
Prairie Grove Junior High School	Public	5-8	3225 IL Route 176	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Prairie Grove Central School District 46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-3557	321	31	10.4	18.7%	261 (81.3%)	4 (1.2%)	38 (11.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	60.8	439^th of 1363 public middle schools	67.8%		63	407^th of 1367 public middle schools	70.2%	32	68.8			47.3	68.1	49.4	42.8	52.5			26.4	31.9	27.5	18.6	26.5			96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.1	95.9	96.5		70.3	$17,050	$24	$17,026

Cities Near Crystal Lake

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mchenry	3.53 mi	11	387^th
Cary	4.11 mi	6	208^th
Island Lake	4.98 mi	2	391^st
Lake in the Hills	6.02 mi	7	204^th
Fox River Grove	6.78 mi	2	229^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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