Parkland School

Parkland School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in McHenry, Illinois. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 645 students. That puts enrollment 40% larger than the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.

McHenry CCSD 15, which runs Parkland School, has 8 schools and 4,025 students.

White students are 65% of those enrolled at Parkland School. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In McHenry County overall, about 80% of residents are White. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Parkland School are from different groups.

Parkland School has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. The school has 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 35% average for public schools in McHenry County.

In Illinois, Parkland School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.3% actual against a predicted 49.8%.

The school is in McHenry County, where median household income comes to about $104,802, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. McHenry County counts 89 public schools with about 50,123 students.

Valley View Elementary School is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Parkland School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 47.3% versus a 43.9% average.

For locale, NCES codes Parkland School as Suburb: Large.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 645, from 769 in 2020-21.

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