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What's something Woodstock High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
988
High
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODSTOCK CUSD 200·NCES 174333004335
Woodstock High School
501 W South St, Woodstock, IL 60098 · (815) 338-4370 · McHenry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL988 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
440 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 253 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 251 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 225 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 259 | 26% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Woodstock CUSD 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Woodstock High School
Woodstock High School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock High School this school | 988 | 44.5% | 51.7% |
| Belvidere North High School Belvidere | 1,354 | 45.6% | 34.7% |
| Woodstock North High School Woodstock | 915 | 40.3% | 42.8% |
| Grant Community High School Fox Lake | 1,769 | 48.2% | 39.3% |
| La Salle-Peru Twp High School La Salle | 1,167 | 47.3% | 37.7% |
| Sterling High School Sterling | 999 | 54.1% | 37.3% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Woodstock High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #78 of 573 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 988 | #225 of 708 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #367 of 528 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #131 of 537 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #351 of 578 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #357 of 358 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
988
-34 (-3%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,120
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 988 | 63.8 | 15.5:1 | 45% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 1,037 | 64.1 | 16.2:1 | 47% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 1,021 | 65.6 | 15.6:1 | 42% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 1,022 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 991 | 66.1 | 15.0:1 | 39% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 985 | 64 | 15.4:1 | 36% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 1,000 | 62 | 16.1:1 | 36% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 1,480 | 79 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,120 | 63 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodstock High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (991 to 988); teachers down 3% (66.1 to 63.8).
About Woodstock High School
Woodstock High School is the name of a medium-sized high school in Woodstock, Illinois. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 988 students.
Woodstock High School is part of a district of 11 schools: Woodstock CUSD 200, with 6,097 students.
A majority of students at Woodstock High School, 52%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 39% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 80%. The chance that two students picked at random at Woodstock High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.5:1, with 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 45% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in McHenry County average 35%.
allk12 grades Woodstock High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Woodstock High School's results are 5.9 points above predicted: 51.7% against 45.8%.
Census estimates describe McHenry County this way: median household income is about $104,802, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of McHenry County number 89 and enroll about 50,123.
Dean Street Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Woodstock High School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.7% against a local average of 49.8%.
The federal government classifies Woodstock High School's location as Town: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 1,022 to 988.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodstock CUSD 200
- Woodstock North High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Verda Dierzen Early Learning CenterElementary · 675 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Mary Endres Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Olson Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other schools in Woodstock
- Woodstock North High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Verda Dierzen Early Learning CenterElementary · 675 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- Mary Endres Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Olson Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other Woodstock High schools
One other US public school is named Woodstock High. Woodstock High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Woodstock High SchoolWoodstock, GA · 2,006 students
Nearby schools
- Dean Street Elementary School0.2 mi · 302
- Olson Elementary School0.4 mi · 425
- Westwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 385
- Verda Dierzen Early Learning Center2.0 mi · 675
- Mary Endres Elementary School2.0 mi · 431
- Northwood Middle School2.0 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Woodstock High SchoolHow many students attend Woodstock High School?
Woodstock High School enrolls approximately 988 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Woodstock High School serve?
Woodstock High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Woodstock High School have?
Woodstock High School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Woodstock High School?
Student demographics at Woodstock High School are roughly 52% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Woodstock High School in?
Woodstock High School is part of Woodstock CUSD 200.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.