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Schools in Abingdon · Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

Abingdon’s public schools score below 63% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Abingdon’s districts is 12%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Abingdon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B#536of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
906 students on the public path
In brief

Abingdon’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1328 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Abingdon’s, its schools beat 44%, higher than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Abingdon’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,276 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Abingdon-Avon Middle Sch, then Abingdon-Avon High Sch. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Abingdon’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Illinois school districts, #536 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1328)Better than 44%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 444 test results and a graduating class of 59 could put Abingdon anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Abingdon’s students in the tested grades sat them (456 in math, 433 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Abingdon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–8Abingdon-Avon Middle Schin AvonC
9–12Abingdon-Avon High SchAbingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276C

Abingdon’s public schools are run by Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276, which also serves Avon, Berwick, Cedar and Chestnut and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 906 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,276IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 433 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 456 students tested

Abingdon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Abingdon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AbingdonC+Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

Every school in Abingdon

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Abingdonin other towns
Hedding Grade Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
376 students11:1Rate it →
Avon Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Avon
C
48 students10:1Rate it →
Abingdon-Avon Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Avon
C
204 students15:1Rate it →
Abingdon-Avon High Sch
High · Grades 9–12
C
278 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Abingdon’s schools

Are Abingdon’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Abingdon children attend score below 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #536 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Abingdon in?

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 906 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Abingdon kids go to high school?

Abingdon-Avon High Sch, with 278 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Abingdon’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Abingdon spend per student?

$16,276 in Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.