Fox River Grove Cons School District 3

The Fox River Grove Cons School District 3 in Illinois serves students from two schools - Algonquin Road Elementary School and Fox River Grove Middle School. While both schools have their strengths, Algonquin Road Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top half of Illinois elementary schools and outperforming the district and state in academic proficiency.

Algonquin Road Elementary boasts a 4-star rating and impressive test scores, with students exceeding the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. In contrast, Fox River Grove Middle School has a more mixed performance, with stronger results in 5th and 8th grade Science but lower proficiency in Math compared to the district and state. However, the middle school does rank in the top half of Illinois middle schools and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.9, suggesting a more personalized learning environment.

Interestingly, the two schools differ in their spending per student and free/reduced lunch rates, with Algonquin Road Elementary having a lower per-student spending of $15,527 and a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students at 27.05%. Meanwhile, Fox River Grove Middle School has a higher per-student spending of $16,729 and a lower free/reduced lunch rate of 22.16%. These differences in resource allocation and student demographics may contribute to the varying academic performances observed between the two schools.