The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in English language arts. The lowest is 54% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Algonquin Road Elem School
Algonquin Road Elementary serves prekindergarten through fourth grade in Fox River Grove, a small residential village northwest of Chicago along the Fox River. The school is part of Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3, a PreK-8 district with a sustained commitment to Project Lead The Way (PLTW) curriculum across both buildings, recognized as a Distinguished District in back-to-back years. For families considering the area, this signals a deliberate pedagogical focus on hands-on STEM learning in the early grades.
The school enrolls a small cohort, with roughly equal numbers across kindergarten through fourth grade. The student body is predominantly white, with a meaningful Hispanic population of about one-fifth of enrollment. Racial and ethnic diversity overall is modest; counts for Black, Asian, and multiracial students are very small. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and special education or English learner enrollment were not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the proportion of students receiving services and support.
On state testing in Illinois, Algonquin Road's results show mixed performance. In grade three, roughly half of students met or exceeded proficiency in math; English language arts slightly higher, closer to the midpoint. Fourth grade shows a dip in math proficiency to about half of students, while English language arts gains measurably to closer to two-thirds. The school reports full participation in both subjects across both tested grades. State testing data for grades five and above were not reported; this school serves only through fourth grade, so no results exist for higher grades. Relative to other elementary and middle schools in McHenry County, Algonquin Road's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile among the county's districts.
Fox River Grove itself is a tight-knit village of modest size centered along Route 14/Northwest Highway. The town is car-oriented but has a compact civic core near the Metra station with the library, municipal center, and riverfront parks within walking distance. Housing values in the zip code have appreciated modestly over the past year. The community is undergoing its first major redevelopment push in decades: a flagship mixed-use Block B project with apartments and ground-floor commercial is approved for construction, new rental apartments are under way near Route 22, and a significant Lions Park upgrade is planned for 2026 with new courts, playground, and trails. This represents a shift in a village that has been quiet for a long time, and the property-tax levy adopted in 2023 included a modest increase request that will affect the cost of living for families in the district.
Algonquin Road is a small, neighborhood-focused elementary school in a community in early-stage transition. The PLTW designation and modest but real test results suggest a school with intentional curriculum and reasonable academic grounding for its grade band. Families drawn to a small, early-grades setting with deliberate STEM pedagogy and a quiet, family-oriented village environment will find it a fit; those seeking higher proficiency benchmarks or more racial and socioeconomic diversity may want to explore further.
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