Elementary Schools in Cary CCSD 26

Summary:

The Cary CCSD 26 school district in Illinois is home to four elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. These schools, including Deer Path Elementary School, Three Oaks School, Briargate Elementary School, and Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center, have shown varying levels of academic performance, with Briargate Elementary standing out as the top performer in the district.

Briargate Elementary School has the highest overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts (58.7%) and Mathematics (57.3%) across all grades, as well as the strongest 5th grade science proficiency at 65%. The school has also seen significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 706th out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 503rd out of 2,056 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Three Oaks School stands out for its strong 4th grade English Language Arts performance, with 74.7% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the district-level performance is consistently strong, with the Cary CCSD 26 schools outperforming the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, there is significant variation in proficiency rates at the grade level across the schools. Additionally, the schools have varying rates of chronic absenteeism, free/reduced lunch eligibility, and spending per student, suggesting that the district may be allocating resources differently across the schools, which could contribute to the observed performance differences.

District Detail

2115 Crystal Lake Rd
Cary, IL 60013-1426

(224) 357-5100

SchoolDigger Rank:
275^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 2,372

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Briargate Elementary School	Public	1-5	100 S Wulff St	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 357-5250	400	25	15.8	23.3%	298 (74.5%)	3 (0.8%)	72 (18.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.8%)	74.5	503^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	75.5%		51.8	891^st of 2067 public elementary schools	56.9%	388	65.0	49.4	53.9	72.8	58.7	61.2	52.0	58.2	57.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2		$13,472	$445	$13,027
Three Oaks School	Public	K-5	1514 3 Oaks Rd	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 357-5450	443	41	10.7	33.0%	278 (62.8%)	4 (0.9%)	138 (31.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	68.8	624^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.6%		57.7	765^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.0%	141	53.0	53.8	74.7	59.0	62.3	43.6	53.2	46.0	47.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		$13,064	$725	$12,339
Deer Path Elementary School	Public	K-5	2211 Crystal Lake Rd	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 357-5350	452	32	14.2	25.7%	334 (73.9%)	9 (2.0%)	86 (19.0%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	65.9	691^st of 2056 public elementary schools	66.4%		65.4	643^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	68.9%	48	39.2	60.2	62.4	59.2	60.6	59.0	52.7	35.7	48.5	97.2	96.7	96.7	96.7		96.7	96.7		$16,882	$1,074	$15,808
Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	409 1St St	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 357-5550	316	20	16.2	25.0%	236 (74.7%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (19.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)								(n/a)										96.1	95.0	95.0	95.0	98.6	95.0	95.4	43.8	$18,741	$1,857	$16,883

Districts nearby

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Chsd 155	1.2 mi	5	114^th
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Crystal Lake CCSD 47	3.42 mi	14	362^nd
Cusd 300	3.57 mi	29	433^rd
Prairie Grove Central School District 46	3.65 mi	2	244^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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