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Amboy High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

11 E Hawley St, Amboy, IL 61310 · (815) 857-3632 · Part of Amboy Community Unit School District 272

Amboy Township’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
229
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Amboy High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.6% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Amboy Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–8Amboy Jr High Schoolin Amboy
9–12Amboy High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

11 E Hawley St, Amboy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 964
Grade 1059
Grade 1153
Grade 1253
Enrollment over time
209’20
225’21
220’22
236’23
229’24

Up 9.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 10%Black <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Amboy High School from Amboy Township families.

Other schools in Amboy Community Unit School District 272

The district →
Amboy Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amboy
A
283 students13:1
Amboy Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Amboy
C+
210 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Amboy Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.