Coventry Elem School, Crystal Lake IL

Original Research by School Decision on Coventry Elem School

Coventry Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Crystal Lake, a suburban community in McHenry County about northwest of Chicago. The school enrolls a population that is roughly half white, with a substantial Hispanic enrollment, plus smaller Asian, Black, and multiracial populations. Low-income data was not available in the district records. The school sits in a moderately active housing market where home values have stayed relatively flat and modest rental increases continue; residents are in a car-oriented suburb with good access to rail commuting and recreational amenities.

Academic performance in math across tested grades is weak. In third grade, less than a majority of students reached proficiency; in fourth and fifth grade, the share testing at proficiency drops further. Performance in English language arts shows somewhat more variation: third grade sits near third-grade math, fourth grade improves measurably, but fifth grade shows notably stronger results, with a meaningful majority of students reaching proficiency. Science testing occurs only in fifth grade, where proficiency falls below that grade's English performance. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among districts across McHenry County.

The student body includes small numbers of students qualifying for special education services, though exact counts were not provided. English learner enrollment data was also not reported. Kindergarten through fifth grade means the school serves younger elementary ages and does not administer state tests in grades one and two, so no baseline from those grades appears in this data.

Crystal Lake CCSD 47 faces three parent-relevant financial and program headwinds as of the 2025-2026 school year. The district announced staff reductions affecting about three dozen positions, with cuts specifically to elementary band instruction and the Extended Curriculum enrichment program, shrinking the music and advanced-learning offerings families had relied on. A federal mental health services grant was also terminated, removing significant funding for counseling and student support staff that had been in place. Middle school attendance boundaries were redrawn in 2024 and took effect this year, shifting which secondary school students from various neighborhoods attend; for families considering this school as part of a long-term housing decision, that boundary change is worth confirming does not affect your area.

The broader context is a growing suburb. Crystal Lake is in active housing development with mixed-use projects underway along the Route 14 corridor, including the large Water's Edge project, new apartment and townhome communities, and continued retail expansion. The downtown has a functioning Main Street district and two Metra commuter rail stations connecting to Chicago. Three Oaks Recreation Area, a reclaimed quarry turned public park with trails, beach, and water recreation, anchors the community's leisure life. A parent evaluating Coventry should weigh the modest test results, the current staffing transitions, and the school's place among county peers against whatever strengths the school and district offer in classroom experience, school culture, or community fit.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 50% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 42% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 42% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 49% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 59% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 63% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 46% · ▼ 9 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

This schoolCrystal Lake CCSD 47, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.