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Mchenry CCSD 15 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,373 students in Mchenry CCSD 15 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Mchenry CCSD 15 School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
4,049 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
342 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Mchenry CCSD 15 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#523 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)17%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
26%
30%
% Black
2%
22%
% White
68%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,891 is higher than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,942 is higher than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$101 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$93 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,891
$21,990
Spending / Student
$22,942
$21,244
Best Mchenry CCSD 15 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mchenry Middle School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2120 W Lincoln Rd
Mchenry, IL 60051
(779) 244-1600
Mchenry, IL 60051
(779) 244-1600
Grades: 6-8
| 695 students
Rank: #22.
Parkland School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1802 N Ringwood Rd
Mchenry, IL 60050
(779) 244-1700
Mchenry, IL 60050
(779) 244-1700
Grades: 6-8
| 678 students
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