Summary:
The city of Sugar Grove, Illinois is home to two schools - Kaneland Harter Middle School and Kaneland John Shields Elementary School, both part of the Kaneland CUSD 302 district. These schools are performing relatively well, with both ranking in the top half of their respective school types statewide.
Kaneland Harter Middle School has a statewide ranking between 381-619 out of 1,363-1,368 Illinois middle schools over the past 3 years, placing it in the top half of middle schools in the state. It has also maintained a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger. Kaneland John Shields Elementary School has a statewide ranking between 643-876 out of 2,056-2,077 Illinois elementary schools over the past 3 years, also placing it in the top half of elementary schools in the state. It has maintained a 3 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Both schools outperform the state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across most grade levels. Kaneland Harter Middle School had 61.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 39.2% in Math for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively. Kaneland John Shields Elementary School had 64.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and 44.3% in Math for the 2024-2025 school year, also exceeding the state averages. However, both schools have a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is an area that could use improvement.
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