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, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
A few schools stand out in the district. Prairie Ridge High School is the highest ranked high school, earning a 5-star rating and ranking 63rd out of 698 Illinois high schools. It has the strongest test scores across English, math, and science. At the elementary level, South Elementary School has the highest English Language Arts and math proficiency rates, with over 68% of students proficient in ELA and 57.5% in math. It also has a 4-star rating. Another strong performer is Woods Creek Elementary School, which ranks in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools and earns a 4-star rating.
Across the district, there is a wide range in school performance and funding. The highest spending school, Prairie Ridge High School, also has the strongest academic outcomes. However, the district struggles with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4% across all schools. Additionally, there appears to be a relationship between the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and academic performance, with higher-poverty schools tending to have lower proficiency rates.
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