Summary:
The city of Lake in the Hills, Illinois is home to 6 schools, including 5 elementary schools and 1 middle school, all part of the Huntley Community School District 158 and CUSD 300. While the schools show a range of performance, a few stand out as exceptional.
Marlowe Middle School, part of the highly-ranked Huntley Community School District 158, has consistently ranked in the top 15% of Illinois middle schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its test scores, particularly in English Language Arts, are significantly above the state averages. Similarly, Lincoln Prairie Elementary School, part of CUSD 300, outperforms the district and state averages across multiple metrics, with a 4-star rating and top 20% ranking among Illinois elementary schools.
In contrast, some schools, such as Lake in the Hills Elementary, lag behind, with proficiency rates 10-20 percentage points lower than the state. Additionally, all schools report a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which warrants further investigation. The range in free/reduced lunch rates, from 19.56% at Marlowe Middle School to 57.98% at Lake in the Hills Elementary, suggests differences in the socioeconomic demographics of the student populations, which may be a factor in the performance disparities observed.
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