McHenry County schools ranked by test score
Latest IAR + ISA year (2024-25). 18 schools in McHenry County, Illinois with reported English Language Arts scores. Illinois state average: 51.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creekside Middle School Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200 | Middle | 75.9% | +24.9pp |
| 2 | Northwood Middle School Woodstock · Woodstock CUSD 200 | Middle | 73.1% | +22.1pp |
| 3 | Marlowe Middle School Lake in the Hills · Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 | Middle | 72.6% | +21.6pp |
| 4 | Heineman Middle School Algonquin · Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 | Middle | 70.2% | +19.2pp |
| 5 | Nippersink Middle School Richmond · Nippersink SD 2 | Middle | 67.0% | +16.0pp |
| 6 | Parkland School McHenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Middle | 62.9% | +11.9pp |
| 7 | Prairie Grove Junior High School Crystal Lake · Prairie Grove CSD 46 | Middle | 59.8% | +8.8pp |
| 8 | Cary Jr High School Cary · Cary CCSD 26 | Middle | 59.7% | +8.7pp |
| 9 | Algonquin Middle School Algonquin · CUSD 300 | Middle | 58.7% | +7.7pp |
| 10 | Hannah Beardsley Middle School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Middle | 56.7% | +5.7pp |
| 11 | Alden-Hebron Middle School Hebron · Alden Hebron SD 19 | Middle | 56.3% | +5.3pp |
| 12 | Fox River Grove Middle School Fox River Grove · Fox River Grove Cons SD 3 | Middle | 56.3% | +5.3pp |
| 13 | Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Middle | 55.4% | +4.4pp |
| 14 | McHenry Middle School McHenry · McHenry CCSD 15 | Middle | 55.3% | +4.3pp |
| 15 | Marengo Comm Middle School Marengo · Marengo-Union E Cons D 165 | Middle | 52.6% | +1.6pp |
| 16 | Lundahl Middle School Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake CCSD 47 | Middle | 51.7% | +0.7pp |
| 17 | Johnsburg Jr High School Johnsburg · Johnsburg CUSD 12 | Middle | 38.4% | -12.6pp |
| 18 | Harvard Jr High School Harvard · Harvard CUSD 50 | Middle | 33.5% | -17.5pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the IAR + ISA % Proficient (Levels 4-5) threshold on the latest available IAR + ISA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in McHenry County, Illinois with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Illinois statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Illinois ranking.