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Schools in Adams Township · Leland Community Unit School District 1, Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

Adams Township’s public schools outscore 70% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 38% of Adams Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Adams Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–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
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 15% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432
Students per teacher
11.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
263 students on the public path
In brief

Adams Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1458 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Adams Township’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 29% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Leland Community Unit School District 1 spends $18,270 per student and Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 $18,255, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Adams Township’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 70% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 70%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1458)Better than 86%
Towns in LaSalle County (37)Better than 97%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 490 test results could put Adams Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Adams Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (469 in math, 510 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Leland Elem SchoolLeland Community Unit School District 1C+
9–12Leland High SchoolLeland Community Unit School District 1B−

Adams Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Leland Community Unit School District 1). From grade PK, students attend the Somonauk Community Unit School District 432, shared with Northville, Somonauk, Somonauk and Victor. Parts of Adams Township (4% of its land) are served by Serena CUSD 2 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Adams Township

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

Leland Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 263 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,270IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Somonauk Community Unit School District 432Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 771 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,255IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Leland Community Unit School District 127%
State average 29.9% · 124 students tested
Math · PK–12, Leland Community Unit School District 117%
State average 25.8% · 124 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Somonauk Community Unit School District 43241%
State average 29.9% · 386 students tested
Math · PK–12, Somonauk Community Unit School District 43233%
State average 25.8% · 345 students tested

Adams Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Adams TownshipB+Leland Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12
NorthvilleB+Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12
EarlCEarlville Community Unit School District 9
SerenaCSerena CUSD 2
Victor—Leland Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 with Adams Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Adams Township

2 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).

District schools in Adams Townshipby address
Leland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Leland
C+
175 students10:1Rate it →
Leland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Leland
B−
88 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Adams Township’s schools

Are Adams Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Adams Township children attend outscore 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Adams Township in?

Two districts: Leland Community Unit School District 1 runs grades PK–12, and Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 runs grades PK–12, shared with Northville, Somonauk, Somonauk and Victor.

Where do Adams Township kids go to high school?

Leland High School in Leland, with 88 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Adams Township spend per student?

$18,270 in Leland Community Unit School District 1 and $18,255 in Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 (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.