Looking Glass’s public schools beat 59% of Illinois districts
The public schools Looking Glass’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Looking Glass’s schools, in brief
Average for Illinois, but last among its neighbors
Statewide, Looking Glass sits near the middle. Locally it’s a different story: every town that borders it scores higher. Germantown (A) is the strongest, followed by Mascoutah (A). Compare ↓
Average results for less money
Looking Glass spends 23% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Classes aren’t bigger for it: each teacher has about 12 students, compared with 14 statewide. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With two elementary and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Looking Glass compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Illinois’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2018.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Illinois only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Looking Glass (some depend on your address).
Parts of Looking Glass are served by Albers School District 63.
Three districts serve Looking Glass
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Looking Glass vs. its neighbors
Looking Glass’s schools rank 6th of 6 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Illinois districts.
Every school in Looking Glass
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Looking Glass families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Looking Glass
There’s no college in Looking Glass, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is McKendree University in Lebanon, 11.1 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Looking Glass. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.