Sycamore High School
Sycamore, IL · Sycamore CUSD 427
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, small
135th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 78%▼ Declining
427 Spartan Trl, Sycamore, IL 60178
(815)899-8160NCES ID 173846003922Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Sycamore High School 135th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 78% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 87th in 2019 to 78th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (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.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (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.
Hispanic (last reported 2024), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (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 1,190 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 83.7% | 78.0% | ▼ 5.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 8.5% | 12.4% | ▲ 3.9 pts | |
| Black | 2.6% | 3.8% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.4% | 3.7% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Asian | 1.6% | 1.9% | ▲ 0.3 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 $321K in zip 60178 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Sycamore High School
- #469DeKalb High SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 3.5 mi away469th of 601
ELA 34% ▼30 · Math 24% ▼25Compare - #272Genoa-Kingston High SchoolGenoa Kingston CUSD 424 · 7.8 mi away272nd of 601
ELA 51% ▼13 · Math 38% ▼11Compare - #360Hiawatha Jr/Sr High SchoolHiawatha CUSD 426 · 10.1 mi away360th of 601
ELA 44% ▼20 · Math 35% ▼14Compare - #164Kaneland Senior High SchoolKaneland CUSD 302 · 11.3 mi away164th of 601
ELA 59% ▼5 · Math 47% ▼2Compare - #85Central High SchoolCentral CUSD 301 · 11.5 mi away85th of 601
ELA 70% ▲6 · Math 56% ▲7Compare - #156Hampshire High SchoolCUSD 300 · 14.2 mi away156th of 601
ELA 61% ▼3 · Math 47% ▼2Compare - #319Hinckley-Big Rock High SchoolHinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 · 15.2 mi away319th of 601
ELA 53% ▼11 · Math 30% ▼19Compare - #95Huntley High SchoolHuntley Community School District 158 · 17.4 mi away95th of 601
ELA 68% ▲4 · Math 56% ▲7Compare
What school district is Sycamore High School in?
Sycamore High School is part of the Sycamore CUSD 427 district in Sycamore, Illinois.
Is Sycamore High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Sycamore High School 135th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 78% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Sycamore High School?
White 78%, Hispanic 12%, Black 4%, Two or more races 4% (1,190 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Sycamore High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60178 is $321K 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.