Is Harry D Jacobs High School a good school?

Harry D Jacobs High School ranks 184 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Harry D Jacobs High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,062 students attended Harry D Jacobs High School.

What is the racial makeup of Harry D Jacobs High School?

Students at Harry D Jacobs High School are 58% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Harry D Jacobs High School?

Harry D Jacobs High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Kenneth E Neubert Elementary School Elementary : Lake in the Hills Elementary School Elementary : Liberty Elementary School Elementary : Lincoln Prairie Elementary School Elementary : Westfield Community School

Harry D Jacobs High School

Summary:

Harry D Jacobs High School is a public high school located in Algonquin, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,080 students. The school is part of Community Unit School District 300, which is ranked 411 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harry D Jacobs High School has consistently ranked in the top 20-25% of Illinois high schools over the past 10 years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This places it significantly above the district's overall 2-star rating, indicating the school is performing better than the district average. The school performs particularly well for African American and Special Education students, ranking in the top 15% and top 25% of Illinois high schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school struggles more with Asian, Multi-racial, and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois high schools for these subgroups. The school has maintained a very high 4-year graduation rate, consistently above 96% in recent years, which is well above the state average, and its dropout rate is also low, ranging from 0.7% to 1.9% in the past few years.

When compared to other high schools in the area, such as Huntley High School, Cary-Grove Community High School, and the Crystal Lake high schools, Harry D Jacobs High School generally outperforms them in terms of statewide ranking, graduation rates, and test scores. However, the nearby Huntley High School and Cary-Grove Community High School both have higher statewide rankings and stronger academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

Detail:

Public 9-12

2601 Bunker Hill Dr
Algonquin, IL 60102-9780

(847) 532-6100

District: Cusd 300

SchoolDigger Rank:
184^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,838

Feeder schools for Harry D Jacobs High School:

Elementary:	Kenneth E Neubert Elementary School
	Lake in the Hills Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School
	Lincoln Prairie Elementary School
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	Westfield Community School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.7

Number of students: 2,062

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.2%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Asian:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Harry D Jacobs High School ranks better than 73.6% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Cusd 300 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.27. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Harry D Jacobs High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.2%), Hispanic (24.6%), Asian (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Harry D Jacobs High School is 14.7, which is the 2^nd best among 3 high schools in the Cusd 300 School District. (See more...)

Compare Harry D Jacobs High School employs 139.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Harry D Jacobs High School is $16,838, which is the highest among 4 high schools in the Cusd 300 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Harry D Jacobs High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Harry D Jacobs High School 184^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Harry D Jacobs High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Cusd 300:

SchoolDigger ranks Cusd 300 411^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harry D Jacobs High School

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Rank History for all students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	60.43	248^th	586	57.7%
2004	68.71	187^th	592	68.4%
2005	69.06	177^th	590	70.0%
2006	64.60	217^th	596	63.6%
2007	69.48	186^th	612	69.6%
2008	68.34	194^th	624	68.9%
2009	75.90	147^th	632	76.7%
2010	70.54	176^th	643	72.6%
2011	80.30	107^th	655	83.7%
2012	74.70	157^th	665	76.4%
2013	80.90	118^th	670	82.4%
2014	82.87	108^th	670	83.9%
2015	77.75	98^th	614	84.0%
2016	59.18	192^nd	643	70.1%
2017	81.91	92^nd	642	85.7%
2018	77.97	117^th	647	81.9%
2019	81.38	103^rd	701	85.3%
2021	79.13	117^th	688	83.0%
2022	78.03	120^th	699	82.8%
2023	78.58	125^th	699	82.1%
2024	66.27	184^th	697	73.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.89	49^th	154	68.2%
2019	68.09	50^th	165	69.7%
2021	48.49	77^th	160	51.9%
2022	76.50	38^th	170	77.6%
2023	83.78	26^th	163	84.0%
2024	30.86	120^th	182	34.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	91.31	6^th	183	96.7%
2021	65.23	23^rd	189	87.8%
2022	62.51	41^st	205	80.0%
2023	53.04	61^st	217	71.9%
2024	37.33	127^th	248	48.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.17	197^th	374	47.3%
2019	51.56	132^nd	473	72.1%
2021	57.84	115^th	453	74.6%
2022	42.96	200^th	493	59.4%
2023	89.82	48^th	476	89.9%
2024	61.44	124^th	482	74.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.72	179^th	585	69.4%
2019	68.38	136^th	639	78.7%
2021	69.66	117^th	611	80.9%
2022	73.58	103^rd	626	83.5%
2023	74.30	105^th	644	83.7%
2024	65.88	159^th	639	75.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.86	128^th	620	79.4%
2019	76.15	126^th	665	81.1%
2021	77.19	124^th	639	80.6%
2022	73.39	144^th	658	78.1%
2023	75.95	129^th	656	80.3%
2024	62.39	210^th	664	68.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.90	177^th	428	58.6%
2024	49.70	140^th	429	67.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	32.55	11^th	19	42.1%
2021	49.57	10^th	22	54.5%
2022	76.30	6^th	26	76.9%
2024	24.14	18^th	23	21.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	76.75	118^th	619	80.9%
2019	83.31	90^th	675	86.7%
2021	77.15	111^th	653	83.0%
2022	79.16	107^th	664	83.9%
2023	78.22	111^th	668	83.4%
2024	67.19	176^th	668	73.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.13	62^nd	132	53.0%
2019	55.42	66^th	130	49.2%
2021	49.21	72^nd	135	46.7%
2022	52.61	72^nd	141	48.9%
2023	45.88	80^th	134	40.3%
2024	44.91	82^nd	137	40.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.51	80^th	253	68.4%
2019	45.27	128^th	299	57.2%
2021	91.95	18^th	281	93.6%
2022	63.76	70^th	294	76.2%
2023	87.29	30^th	301	90.0%
2024	75.47	42^nd	299	86.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.05	87^th	291	70.1%
2019	65.95	75^th	317	76.3%
2021	62.62	84^th	317	73.5%
2022	55.62	126^th	335	62.4%
2023	48.17	146^th	333	56.2%
2024	46.63	150^th	336	55.4%

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Rank History for White students at Harry D Jacobs High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.60	140^th	548	74.5%
2019	73.11	123^rd	552	77.7%
2021	68.24	137^th	553	75.2%
2022	66.62	151^st	560	73.0%
2023	70.13	141^st	557	74.7%
2024	56.32	200^th	554	63.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Harry D Jacobs High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1211	7	8	23	4	n/a	n/a	0	1253
1989	1178	7	9	37	4	n/a	n/a	0	1235
1990	1124	15	17	50	4	n/a	n/a	0	1210
1991	1164	4	16	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	1234
1992	1235	6	13	42	10	n/a	n/a	0	1306
1993	1255	9	17	46	17	n/a	n/a	0	1344
1994	1369	8	17	34	12	n/a	n/a	0	1440
1995	1557	14	26	35	13	n/a	n/a	0	1645
1996	1557	14	26	35	13	n/a	n/a	0	1645
1997	1708	18	28	60	18	n/a	n/a	0	1832
1998	1803	21	31	63	18	n/a	n/a	0	1936
1999	1916	23	35	69	13	n/a	n/a	0	2056
2000	1886	19	38	64	12	n/a	n/a	0	2019
2001	1839	17	60	76	11	n/a	n/a	0	2003
2002	1766	25	89	94	10	n/a	n/a	0	1984
2003	1766	25	89	94	10	n/a	n/a	0	1984
2004	1762	24	90	122	11	n/a	n/a	0	2009
2005	1790	31	90	133	10	n/a	n/a	4	2058
2006	1921	38	107	162	12	n/a	n/a	2	2242
2007	1953	47	117	198	9	n/a	n/a	3	2327
2008	2027	63	130	234	8	n/a	n/a	23	2485
2009	1921	70	137	249	5	n/a	n/a	17	2399
2010	1807	69	136	257	8	n/a	n/a	24	2301
2011	1686	61	132	342	2	3	40	0	2266
2012	1638	59	141	350	2	2	52	0	2244
2013	1623	61	139	331	2	2	52	0	2210
2014	1622	66	149	320	2	1	53	0	2213
2015	1575	64	149	336	4	1	59	0	2188
2016	1539	67	156	354	4	2	69	0	2191
2017	1466	64	159	356	3	2	68	0	2118
2018	1460	66	172	398	4	3	66	0	2169
2019	1384	67	166	393	2	3	73	0	2088
2020	1299	67	181	417	2	2	76	0	2044
2021	1289	87	184	441	3	4	67	0	2075
2022	1194	89	178	464	3	4	74	0	2006
2023	1221	91	189	491	5	5	78	0	2080
2024	1200	96	170	508	4	4	76	4	2062

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Harry D Jacobs High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1253	58.5	21.4	n/a
1989	1235	62.9	19.6	n/a
1990	1210	57.5	21.0	n/a
1991	1234	60.0	20.5	n/a
1992	1306	63.0	20.7	n/a
1993	1344	64.3	20.9	n/a
1994	1440	70.7	20.4	n/a
1995	1645	87.2	18.9	n/a
1996	1645	87.2	18.9	n/a
1997	1832	97.0	18.9	n/a
1998	1936	110.4	17.5	n/a
1999	2056	115.3	17.8	n/a
2000	2019	114.5	17.6	n/a
2001	2003	116.1	17.3	n/a
2002	1984	117.3	16.9	1.9
2003	1984	117.3	16.9	1.9
2004	2009	97.3	20.6	5.1
2005	2058	100.7	20.4	5.9
2006	2242	108.0	20.8	6.7
2007	2327	115.0	20.2	6.7
2008	2485	117.0	21.2	8.4
2009	2399	142.7	16.8	10.2
2010	2301	140.4	16.3	14.8
2011	2266	125.3	18.0	15.8
2012	2244	121.6	18.4	17.8
2013	2210	153.1	14.4	20.8
2014	2213	131.8	16.7	24
2015	2188	128.0	17.0	26.8
2016	2191	131.0	16.7	22.6
2017	2118	130.8	16.1	24.3
2018	2169	133.6	16.2	22.7
2019	2088	134.8	15.4	22.6
2020	2044	135.3	15.1	23.9
2021	2075	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2006	135.0	14.8	21
2023	2080	138.0	15.0	30.4
2024	2062	139.9	14.7	34.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Harry D Jacobs High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1253	58.5	21.4	n/a
1989	1235	62.9	19.6	n/a
1990	1210	57.5	21.0	n/a
1991	1234	60.0	20.5	n/a
1992	1306	63.0	20.7	n/a
1993	1344	64.3	20.9	n/a
1994	1440	70.7	20.4	n/a
1995	1645	87.2	18.9	n/a
1996	1645	87.2	18.9	n/a
1997	1832	97.0	18.9	n/a
1998	1936	110.4	17.5	n/a
1999	2056	115.3	17.8	n/a
2000	2019	114.5	17.6	n/a
2001	2003	116.1	17.3	n/a
2002	1984	117.3	16.9	1.9
2003	1984	117.3	16.9	1.9
2004	2009	97.3	20.6	5.1
2005	2058	100.7	20.4	5.9
2006	2242	108.0	20.8	6.7
2007	2327	115.0	20.2	6.7
2008	2485	117.0	21.2	8.4
2009	2399	142.7	16.8	10.2
2010	2301	140.4	16.3	14.8
2011	2266	125.3	18.0	15.8
2012	2244	121.6	18.4	17.8
2013	2210	153.1	14.4	20.8
2014	2213	131.8	16.7	24
2015	2188	128.0	17.0	26.8
2016	2191	131.0	16.7	22.6
2017	2118	130.8	16.1	24.3
2018	2169	133.6	16.2	22.7
2019	2088	134.8	15.4	22.6
2020	2044	135.3	15.1	23.9
2021	2075	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2006	135.0	14.8	21
2023	2080	138.0	15.0	30.4
2024	2062	139.9	14.7	34.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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