Crystal Lake South High School
Crystal Lake, IL · CHSD 155
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large
190th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 68%▼ Declining
1200 S McHenry Ave, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815)455-3860NCES ID 171137001368Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Crystal Lake South High School 190th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 68% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 89th in 2019 to 68th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2024), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2024), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2024) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 1,291 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 83.6% | 68.1% | ▼ 15.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 9.4% | 24.1% | ▲ 14.7 pts | |
| Asian | 3.2% | 3.8% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 2.9% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 0.9% | ▼ 1.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $371K in zip 60014 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Crystal Lake South High School
- #198Crystal Lake Central High SchoolCHSD 155 · 2 mi away198th of 601
ELA 59% ▼2 · Math 41% =Compare - #197Harry D Jacobs High SchoolCUSD 300 · 3 mi away197th of 601
ELA 61% = · Math 40% ▼1Compare - #62Prairie Ridge High SchoolCHSD 155 · 4.3 mi away62nd of 601
ELA 75% ▲14 · Math 58% ▲17Compare - #101Cary-Grove Community High SchoolCHSD 155 · 5.1 mi away101st of 601
ELA 66% ▲5 · Math 57% ▲16Compare - #457Dundee-Crown High SchoolCUSD 300 · 6.4 mi away457th of 601
ELA 38% ▼23 · Math 23% ▼18Compare - #95Huntley High SchoolHuntley Community School District 158 · 7.2 mi away95th of 601
ELA 68% ▲7 · Math 56% ▲15Compare - #116Woodstock High SchoolWoodstock CUSD 200 · 9.1 mi away116th of 601
ELA 65% ▲4 · Math 54% ▲13Compare - #294McHenry Community High SchoolMcHenry CHSD 156 · 9.8 mi away294th of 601
ELA 46% ▼15 · Math 39% ▼2Compare
What school district is Crystal Lake South High School in?
Crystal Lake South High School is part of the CHSD 155 district in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Is Crystal Lake South High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Crystal Lake South High School 190th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 68% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Crystal Lake South High School?
White 68%, Hispanic 24%, Asian 4%, Black 3% (1,291 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Crystal Lake South High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60014 is $371K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.