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Central CUSD 301 Schools
Central CUSD 301 is a public school district in Illinois, based in Kane County (Burlington). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Central CUSD 301 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Central CUSD 301
7 of 7 schools in Central CUSD 301 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 3C: 3
Best schools in Central CUSD 301
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Lily Lake Grade School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Central High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- B- Central Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Prairie Knolls Middle Sch (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- C+ Prairie View Grade School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Country Trails Elem (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Howard B Thomas Grade School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Central CUSD 301
High schools (1)
- B- Central High School, Burlington
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B- Central Middle School, Burlington
- B- Prairie Knolls Middle Sch, Elgin
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- C- Country Trails Elem, Elgin
- C- Howard B Thomas Grade School, Burlington
- A- Lily Lake Grade School, Maple Park
- C+ Prairie View Grade School, Elgin
Where Central CUSD 301 schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Burlington (3)
- Elgin (3)
- Maple Park (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: Kane County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,940 students with 277 full-time-equivalent teachers and 598 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1707830
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Cusd 300 (26 schools, 9 mi)
- St Charles CUSD 303 (15 schools, 9 mi)
- Kaneland CUSD 302 (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Sycamore CUSD 427 (7 schools, 11 mi)
- Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 (9 schools, 12 mi)
- Geneva CUSD 304 (10 schools, 12 mi)
- Sd U-46 (54 schools, 12 mi)
- Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 (4 schools, 12 mi)
Questions about Central CUSD 301
How many schools are in Central CUSD 301?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Central CUSD 301, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Central CUSD 301 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Burlington, Elgin, Maple Park.
How good are the schools in Central CUSD 301?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48.3%. 29% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Central CUSD 301?
4,940 students were enrolled in Central CUSD 301 in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Central CUSD 301?
Central CUSD 301 is in Illinois, based in Kane County, with its district office in Burlington. Its boundary covers about 83.3 sq mi.