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Schools in Afton Township

Afton Township’s public schools

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 and Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Afton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/14schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 104% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
16%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
2020–21
Graduate on time
79%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 0% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
Students per teacher
13.6
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
7,240 students on the public path
In brief

Afton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Afton Township’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Indian Creek Elementary School places highest (better than 86%); Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Nine elementary schools serve Afton Township, graded from D− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: DeKalb High School and Indian Creek High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Afton Township, with each school’s own grade.

9 schools teach K in Afton Township’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.
Founders Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C−
565 students15:1Rate it →
Cortland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortland
C−
523 students13:1Rate it →
Littlejohn Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · DeKalb
D
362 students15:1Rate it →
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
D−
328 students14:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C
308 students11:1Rate it →
Malta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Malta
C+
293 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · DeKalb
C
272 students16:1Rate it →
Indian Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Shabbona
A
269 students10:1Rate it →
Tyler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · De Kalb
C−
265 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the DeKalb Community Unit School District 428.

Two districts serve Afton Township

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

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428Grades PK–12 · 12 schools · 6,771 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,601IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Indian Creek Community Unit District 425Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 750 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,266IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, DeKalb Community Unit School District 42816%
State average 29.9% · 3488 students tested
Math · PK–12, DeKalb Community Unit School District 42811%
State average 25.8% · 1919 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Indian Creek Community Unit District 42527%
State average 29.9% · 356 students tested
Math · PK–12, Indian Creek Community Unit District 42529%
State average 25.8% · 342 students tested

Afton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Afton Township—DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 PK–12 · Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 PK–12
ClintonB−Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
Milan—Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
DeKalb—DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
Pierce—Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 PK–12 · Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 PK–12
ShabbonaB−Indian Creek Community Unit District 425

3 of the 5 neighbors share Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 with Afton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Afton Township

15 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 Afton Townshipin other towns
Indian Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Shabbona
A
269 students10:1Rate it →
Founders Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C−
565 students15:1Rate it →
Cortland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cortland
C−
523 students13:1Rate it →
Littlejohn Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · DeKalb
D
362 students15:1Rate it →
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
D−
328 students14:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dekalb
C
308 students11:1Rate it →
Malta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Malta
C+
293 students15:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · DeKalb
C
272 students16:1Rate it →
Tyler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · De Kalb
C−
265 students14:1Rate it →
Indian Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Waterman
B−
213 students12:1Rate it →
Huntley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dekalb
C
865 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Rosette Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · DeKalb
C
575 students12:1Rate it →
DeKalb High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dekalb
B−
2,134 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Shabbona
B+
268 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Mary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dekalb
Private · Catholic
228 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Afton Township’s schools

Are Afton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Afton Township. DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 and Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Afton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Afton Township in?

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 and Indian Creek Community Unit District 425.

Where do Afton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: DeKalb High School and Indian Creek High School.

Are there private schools in Afton Township?

Yes: St. Mary School (grades PK–8, 228 students).

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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). Stars are from neighbors.