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Hampshire High School

Q: Is Hampshire High School a good school?

Hampshire High School ranks 194 th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 69% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Hampshire High School serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 2,046 students in Hampshire, Illinois, where it is one of eight nearby high schools compared here. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 97%, above the Cusd 300 rate of 95% and the state rate of 90%. The main concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism reached 25%, above the district’s 22% and the state’s 24%, and up 4 percentage points since 2023–2024. The strongest overall message is that graduation is high, but rising absenteeism deserves attention.

Hampshire’s 11th-grade ACT proficiency was above state and district levels in all three subjects, but results were more mixed among nearby schools. ELA was 56%, essentially matching the nearby-school average of 56%; math was 43%, just below the peer average of 44%; and science was 54%, below the peer average of 58%, with six of seven nearby schools scoring higher. The school’s state advantages were 6 percentage points in ELA, 3 in math, and 6 in science. In grades 9 and 10, ELA results were above state levels and ranked in the middle of the local group, while math and science ranked toward the lower end locally. These comparisons show that being above the state does not always mean Hampshire is among the stronger nearby schools.

Results have moved in different directions: 11th-grade ACT ELA and math proficiency fell from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while PreACT math improved in both grades with scores reported. SchoolDigger placed Hampshire at the 69th percentile statewide with 3 stars in 2025–2026, fourth among the eight nearby schools and below its 87th-percentile peak in 2018–2019. Its student-teacher ratio was 16.8 in 2024–2025, the highest among nearby schools with reported figures. Hampshire reported 32% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, close to the nearby-school average of 35%. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings also flag a notable gap in group outcomes: Special Education Students ranked at the 21st percentile and Disabled Students at the 20th, compared with the school’s overall 69th percentile.

2,046

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,017

Per pupil spending ?

32.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.4%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1600 Big Timber Rd
Hampshire, IL 60140-8374

(847) 792-3500

District: Cusd 300

Feeder schools for Hampshire High School:

Elementary:	Big Timber Elementary School
	Gary D Wright Elementary School
	Gilberts Elementary School
	Hampshire Elementary School
Middle:	Hampshire Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2019 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)

✓Above the Illinois median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2019) to 69th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg45%

Illinois avg47%

194^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Cusd 300

470^th of 738Cusd 300 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	194 of 620	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	187 of 698	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	148 of 697	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	138 of 699	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	150 of 699	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	147 of 688	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	94 of 701	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	125 of 647	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	75.8	124 of 642	80.7%	★★★★☆
2016	46.9	320 of 643	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.7	182 of 614	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	75.0	153 of 670	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	68.8	218 of 670	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	215 of 665	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.9	238 of 655	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.3	231 of 643	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.6	320 of 632	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.9	245 of 624	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.9	282 of 612	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.5	121 of 596	79.7%	★★★★☆
2005	46.9	364 of 590	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.0	200 of 592	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.5	198 of 586	66.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	43 of 187	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	49 of 323	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	71 of 299	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.6	128 of 301	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.0	27 of 294	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	55.5	81 of 281	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	36 of 299	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	35 of 253	86.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	98 of 124	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	110 of 148	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	81 of 137	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	107 of 134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.4	64 of 141	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	92 of 135	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	68 of 130	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	91 of 132	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	94 of 117	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.0	158 of 491	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	136 of 429	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	141 of 428	67.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	83 of 150	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	205 of 284	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	94 of 248	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.1	201 of 217	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	70 of 205	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.6	14 of 151	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	203 of 545	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.0	175 of 685	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	149 of 664	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	121 of 656	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	167 of 658	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	185 of 639	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	100 of 665	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	105 of 620	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	124 of 268	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	155 of 366	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	96 of 336	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	94 of 333	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	48.8	150 of 335	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	93 of 317	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	69 of 317	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	100 of 291	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	175 of 478	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	149 of 672	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	170 of 639	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	113 of 644	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	179 of 626	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	42.2	315 of 611	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.9	66 of 639	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	237 of 585	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	214 of 521	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.5	200 of 685	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	162 of 668	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	153 of 668	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	134 of 664	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	115 of 653	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	88 of 675	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	155 of 619	75.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.6	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	37.8	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	11 of 26	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.2	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	87 of 130	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	115 of 211	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	109 of 182	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	107 of 163	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	85 of 170	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	83 of 160	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	58 of 165	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	73 of 154	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	189 of 238	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.7	163 of 527	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	177 of 482	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	100 of 476	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	44.5	191 of 493	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	144 of 453	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.9	45 of 473	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	59.0	87 of 374	76.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	189 of 515	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	186 of 564	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	159 of 554	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	110 of 557	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	155 of 560	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	169 of 553	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	108 of 552	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	139 of 548	74.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)77th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-48 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-48 vs school

Disabled (2026)20th percentile-49 vs school

Military Connected (2025)12th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%+6 vs state

Science54%+6 vs state

Mathematics42%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 7, 2017

This school has the WORST staff. Not all of the staff is bad, but the majority is. Parents get incorrect emails or phone calls from the staff ALL the time. Which is no big deal everyone makes small mistakes, but with all the other issues it makes it more noticeable.

If you want to talk to the school counselor to gain information about your child be it, information about colleges, special programs, expect to do all the research yourself be prepared to keep calling the counselor to see if they have followed up or what information they found out.

The website is so bad. When you do a search for Hampshire High School you can’t find it. You get the d300 website, also http://il.8to18.com/hampshire (which is their sports website) if you click home you get sports. To get to their website Google has their address with directions. You can click on the website link to get to it.
My child took summer school so she/he could finish school early. He/she took two online classes. With the online classes the kids cannot do the classes at home. They have to go to the school every morning and work on the classes. My child finished the online classes early so she/he didn’t need to do back to the school. The school called me with an automated message everyday twice a day for a week in a half to let me know my child has unexcused absences. I called the school and they were aware the system did that, and they told me to ignore it.

I could not register my child for school online because they were having some type of issue with their system. There systems are ALWAYS having issues. Going into the school to get the issue resolved was a fiasco. I am still pissed about that one.
My child needed her/his transcripts for college. I told him/her to go into the school and get them. She/he took it responsibility on his/her own to call the school and see what she/he needed to do to get his/her transcripts. (Proud mom moment!) The women on the phone said just come in to the school and get them. He/her went to the school and they said you have to order then online. Like I said before mistakes happen, but this is not the first of even the second time we have been told misinformation that wastes our time. The staff is so very nice, but all this extra stuff is annoying.

These are just a few things that have happened in the past few months and school has not even started yet! I only write this review in hopes the school reads it and fixes all their issues. I feel like without proper staff, how can the school meet your child’s needs? Very unprofessional. My biggest issue though, is the counselor would never call me back, I always had to track her down. She never gave any solutions to help my child in any way.

Oh one more thing. My child signed up for summer school. They lost the paperwork. She/he had to sign up again. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hampshire High School	Public	9-12	1600 Big Timber Rd	Hampshire	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 792-3500	2,046	121	16.8	32.1%	1,137 (55.6%)	96 (4.7%)	584 (28.5%)	137 (6.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	86 (4.2%)	62.7	194^th of 620 public high schools	68.7%		67.8	187^th of 698 public high schools	73.2%	7	63.8	58.8	40.3	37.5	48.8	54.2	55.8	42.5	54.3	98.4%		$16,017	$318	$15,699
Huntley High School	Public	9-12	13719 Harmony Rd	Huntley	60142	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 659-6600	2,804	179	15.6	19.3%	1,999 (71.3%)	88 (3.1%)	363 (12.9%)	206 (7.3%)	17 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	120 (4.3%)	86.4	65^th of 620 public high schools	89.5%		88.4	62^nd of 698 public high schools	91.1%	3	78.6	73.3	59.7	49.4	59.8	67.1	63.6	57.8	72.6	98.1%		$16,983	$299	$16,684
Alop	Public	9-12	44W625 Plato Rd # R	Burlington	60109	Kane County	Kane ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 464-6000	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	44W625 Plato Rd	Burlington	60109	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 464-6030	1,575	85	18.4	17.1%	931 (59.1%)	37 (2.3%)	308 (19.6%)	233 (14.8%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (3.9%)	89.9	48^th of 620 public high schools	92.3%		92.2	45^th of 698 public high schools	93.6%	3	76.2	73.4	59.9	57.1	65.2	66.9	74.7	62.3	72.5	98%		$16,466	$279	$16,186
Harry D Jacobs High School	Public	9-12	2601 Bunker Hill Dr	Algonquin	60102	McHenry County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 532-6100	2,056	141	14.6	40.3%	1,163 (56.6%)	90 (4.4%)	536 (26.1%)	162 (7.9%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	93 (4.5%)	67.4	163^rd of 620 public high schools	73.7%		72.9	155^th of 698 public high schools	77.8%	8	66.8	59.6	45.5	39.9	53.6	54.6	57.7	41.7	56.4	98.8%		$18,392	$308	$18,084
Marengo High School	Public	9-12	110 Franks Rd	Marengo	60152	McHenry County	Marengo CHSD 154	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 568-6511	685	47	14.4	31.7%	461 (67.3%)	7 (1.0%)	198 (28.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	72.3	130^th of 620 public high schools	79.0%		75.9	135^th of 698 public high schools	80.7%	5	72.7	58.6	50.3	45.0	56.5	62.9	52.3	43.3	58.5	97.5%		$23,674	$480	$23,195
Crystal Lake South High School	Public	9-12	1200 S McHenry Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 455-3860	1,279	78	16.4	32.1%	830 (64.9%)	35 (2.7%)	329 (25.7%)	55 (4.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.0%)	73.2	125^th of 620 public high schools	79.8%		78.6	118^th of 698 public high schools	83.1%	7	71.0	69.0	40.5	37.1	56.6	63.6	60.3	46.8	62.8	98.3%		$22,440	$333	$22,108
Haber Oaks Campus	Public	9-12	1200 S Mchenry Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 893-5300	0	10	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										99.1%
Larkin High School	Public	9-12	1475 Larkin Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5200	2,174	142	15.3	65.0%	226 (10.4%)	184 (8.5%)	1,616 (74.3%)	28 (1.3%)	37 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (3.8%)	10.3	549^th of 620 public high schools	11.5%		18.1	569^th of 698 public high schools	18.5%	20	32.7	24.8	18.6	12.2	21.2	22.1	28.1	17.7	25.8	98.9%		$21,952	$659	$21,293
Genoa-Kingston High School	Public	9-12	980 Park Ave	Genoa	60135	DeKalb County	Genoa Kingston CUSD 424	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 784-5111	485	35	13.8	39.4%	345 (71.1%)	5 (1.0%)	119 (24.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	52.6	267^th of 620 public high schools	56.9%		62.4	228^th of 698 public high schools	67.3%	39	61.5	52.3	35.9	37.6	41.9	39.4	53.4	36.9	56.3	96.5%		$17,277	$252	$17,025

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampshire High School

Is Hampshire High School a good school?

Hampshire High School ranks 194^th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Hampshire High School?

Hampshire High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Big Timber Elementary School
Elementary : Gary D Wright Elementary School
Elementary : Gilberts Elementary School
Elementary : Hampshire Elementary School
Middle : Hampshire Middle School

How many students attend Hampshire High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,046 students attended Hampshire High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hampshire High School?

Students at Hampshire High School are 56% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Hampshire High School in?

Cusd 300

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