Is Cary-Grove Community High School a good school?

Cary-Grove Community High School ranks 70 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cary-Grove Community High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,413 students attended Cary-Grove Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cary-Grove Community High School?

Students at Cary-Grove Community High School are 75% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Cary-Grove Community High School?

Cary-Grove Community High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Algonquin Road Elementary School Elementary : Briargate Elementary School Elementary : Deer Path Elementary School Elementary : Three Oaks School Middle : Cary Junior High School Middle : Fox River Grove Middle School

Cary-Grove Community High School

Summary:

Cary-Grove Community High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Cary, Illinois, part of the highly-ranked Community High School District 155. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking of 70 out of 697 schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cary-Grove Community High School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, 37% of 11th-graders were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 34.4% for the district and 26.1% for the state. The school also had an impressive 77.7% proficiency rate in the ISA Science assessment, well above the district (60.9%) and state (53.2%) averages. Additionally, Cary-Grove maintains excellent graduation rates at 89.8%, higher than the district (96.3%) and state (95.6%) averages, and a low dropout rate of 0.8%, better than the district (1.1%) and state (1.0%).

While Cary-Grove Community High School's performance is generally stronger than other high schools in the district, such as Prairie Ridge High School, Crystal Lake South High School, and Crystal Lake Central High School, it does face some challenges. The school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.1% in 2019-2020 to 18.1% in 2023-2024. Additionally, Barrington High School, which is in a different district, outperforms Cary-Grove Community High School in several metrics, including higher test scores and graduation rates.

Detail:

Public 9-12

2208 3 Oaks Rd
Cary, IL 60013-1627

(847) 639-3825

District: Chsd 155

SchoolDigger Rank:
70^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,309

Feeder schools for Cary-Grove Community High School:

Elementary:	Algonquin Road Elementary School
	Briargate Elementary School
	Deer Path Elementary School
	Three Oaks School
Middle:	Cary Junior High School
	Fox River Grove Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.1

Number of students: 1,413

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Asian:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cary-Grove Community High School ranks better than 90% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Chsd 155 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.66. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Cary-Grove Community 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 (74.9%), Hispanic (19%), Asian (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cary-Grove Community High School is 17.1. 2 high schools in the Chsd 155 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Cary-Grove Community High School employs 82.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cary-Grove Community High School is $19,309. 2 high schools in the Chsd 155 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cary-Grove Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cary-Grove Community High School 70^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Cary-Grove Community High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Chsd 155:

SchoolDigger ranks Chsd 155 107^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cary-Grove Community High School

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Rank History for all students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	87.16	42^nd	586	92.8%
2004	85.26	60^th	592	89.9%
2005	86.73	47^th	590	92.0%
2006	92.97	22^nd	596	96.3%
2007	86.96	49^th	612	92.0%
2008	88.19	49^th	624	92.1%
2009	90.64	37^th	632	94.1%
2010	84.88	72^nd	643	88.8%
2011	90.91	34^th	655	94.8%
2012	89.68	49^th	665	92.6%
2013	92.42	31^st	670	95.4%
2014	90.71	46^th	670	93.1%
2015	31.45	417^th	614	32.1%
2016	43.94	357^th	643	44.5%
2017	91.73	42^nd	642	93.5%
2018	89.68	52^nd	647	92.0%
2019	90.88	53^rd	701	92.4%
2021	90.41	67^th	688	90.3%
2022	90.05	50^th	699	92.8%
2023	89.45	57^th	699	91.8%
2024	89.66	70^th	697	90.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	94.23	10^th	154	93.5%
2019	86.53	20^th	165	87.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	52.16	48^th	183	73.8%
2022	62.81	39^th	205	81.0%
2023	43.97	98^th	217	54.8%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.90	55^th	374	85.3%
2019	57.88	102^nd	473	78.4%
2021	63.81	96^th	453	78.8%
2022	49.23	147^th	493	70.2%
2023	83.28	60^th	476	87.4%
2024	89.74	50^th	482	89.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.50	152^nd	585	74.0%
2019	58.01	218^th	639	65.9%
2021	58.94	181^st	611	70.4%
2022	70.69	124^th	626	80.2%
2023	82.20	67^th	644	89.6%
2024	69.22	137^th	639	78.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.66	51^st	620	91.8%
2019	89.58	57^th	665	91.4%
2021	83.58	91^st	639	85.8%
2022	86.83	65^th	658	90.1%
2023	82.42	96^th	656	85.4%
2024	89.93	69^th	664	89.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	84.17	36^th	428	91.6%
2024	80.34	54^th	429	87.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.23	57^th	619	90.8%
2019	89.80	61^st	675	91.0%
2021	92.49	55^th	653	91.6%
2022	90.51	51^st	664	92.3%
2023	92.34	44^th	668	93.4%
2024	86.42	80^th	668	88.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	71.25	38^th	135	71.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.21	80^th	291	72.5%
2019	50.24	131^st	317	58.7%
2021	45.68	134^th	317	57.7%
2022	60.05	102^nd	335	69.6%
2023	56.94	109^th	333	67.3%
2024	57.12	105^th	336	68.8%

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Rank History for White students at Cary-Grove Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.40	70^th	548	87.2%
2019	88.56	58^th	552	89.5%
2021	86.51	72^nd	553	87.0%
2022	86.26	63^rd	560	88.8%
2023	87.20	51^st	557	90.8%
2024	87.19	70^th	554	87.4%

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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 Cary-Grove Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	885	1	4	24	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	914
1990	854	4	3	26	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	887
1991	883	4	5	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	910
1992	952	4	6	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	982
1993	1040	4	6	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	1068
1994	1160	6	5	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	1187
1995	1301	6	12	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	1349
1996	1301	6	12	30	0	n/a	n/a	0	1349
1997	1396	6	14	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	1465
1998	1352	4	9	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	1404
1999	1398	4	12	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	1451
2000	1412	2	9	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	1475
2001	1404	3	6	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	1468
2002	1544	7	13	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	1635
2003	1544	7	13	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	1635
2004	1656	5	12	84	0	n/a	n/a	0	1757
2005	1679	9	15	100	0	n/a	n/a	1	1804
2006	1750	8	14	99	1	n/a	n/a	13	1885
2007	1770	11	15	107	2	n/a	n/a	10	1915
2008	1707	13	24	114	2	n/a	n/a	27	1887
2009	1701	8	16	114	3	n/a	n/a	48	1890
2010	1682	8	19	116	3	n/a	n/a	54	1882
2011	1571	9	18	161	2	1	49	0	1811
2012	1561	12	24	173	6	1	46	0	1823
2013	1579	13	41	162	9	1	41	0	1846
2014	1510	10	41	212	13	0	27	0	1813
2015	1558	11	44	161	14	0	15	0	1803
2016	1499	12	36	191	10	0	39	0	1787
2017	1424	15	17	224	7	0	60	0	1747
2018	1401	15	19	214	2	0	54	0	1705
2019	1346	12	16	217	1	1	51	0	1644
2020	1306	6	21	224	5	1	28	0	1591
2021	1293	11	32	235	8	3	9	0	1591
2022	1200	14	34	250	7	2	9	0	1516
2023	1167	23	29	257	9	3	6	0	1494
2024	1059	24	27	268	7	4	24	0	1413

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

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cary-Grove Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	914	46.3	19.7	n/a
1990	887	52.2	16.9	n/a
1991	910	53.5	17.0	n/a
1992	982	59.8	16.4	n/a
1993	1068	63.3	16.9	n/a
1994	1187	69.0	17.2	n/a
1995	1349	76.7	17.6	n/a
1996	1349	76.7	17.6	n/a
1997	1465	79.8	18.4	n/a
1998	1404	77.8	18.0	n/a
1999	1451	81.0	17.9	n/a
2000	1475	85.6	17.2	n/a
2001	1468	84.0	17.5	n/a
2002	1635	91.4	17.9	3.5
2003	1635	91.4	17.9	3.5
2004	1757	98.5	17.8	4.4
2005	1804	102.5	17.6	5.7
2006	1885	100.3	18.8	5.6
2007	1915	101.0	19.0	5.9
2008	1887	97.0	19.5	6.7
2009	1890	104.6	18.1	7.3
2010	1882	105.0	17.9	10
2011	1811	101.5	17.8	10.4
2012	1823	104.0	17.5	12.3
2013	1846	61.3	30.0	12.5
2014	1813	104.5	17.3	11.1
2015	1803	105.0	17.1	16.5
2016	1787	101.0	17.6	14.5
2017	1747	99.5	17.5	17.3
2018	1705	94.4	18.0	18.7
2019	1644	93.0	17.6	17
2020	1591	88.2	18.0	17.1
2021	1591	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1516	82.4	18.3	16
2023	1494	83.3	17.9	23
2024	1413	82.2	17.1	26.8

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 Cary-Grove Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	914	46.3	19.7	n/a
1990	887	52.2	16.9	n/a
1991	910	53.5	17.0	n/a
1992	982	59.8	16.4	n/a
1993	1068	63.3	16.9	n/a
1994	1187	69.0	17.2	n/a
1995	1349	76.7	17.6	n/a
1996	1349	76.7	17.6	n/a
1997	1465	79.8	18.4	n/a
1998	1404	77.8	18.0	n/a
1999	1451	81.0	17.9	n/a
2000	1475	85.6	17.2	n/a
2001	1468	84.0	17.5	n/a
2002	1635	91.4	17.9	3.5
2003	1635	91.4	17.9	3.5
2004	1757	98.5	17.8	4.4
2005	1804	102.5	17.6	5.7
2006	1885	100.3	18.8	5.6
2007	1915	101.0	19.0	5.9
2008	1887	97.0	19.5	6.7
2009	1890	104.6	18.1	7.3
2010	1882	105.0	17.9	10
2011	1811	101.5	17.8	10.4
2012	1823	104.0	17.5	12.3
2013	1846	61.3	30.0	12.5
2014	1813	104.5	17.3	11.1
2015	1803	105.0	17.1	16.5
2016	1787	101.0	17.6	14.5
2017	1747	99.5	17.5	17.3
2018	1705	94.4	18.0	18.7
2019	1644	93.0	17.6	17
2020	1591	88.2	18.0	17.1
2021	1591	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1516	82.4	18.3	16
2023	1494	83.3	17.9	23
2024	1413	82.2	17.1	26.8

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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