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Schools in Amboy Township · Amboy Community Unit School District 272

Amboy Township’s public schools outscore 50% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Amboy Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Amboy Township’s districts is 22%, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#452of 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
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
722 students on the public path
In brief

Amboy Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1474 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Amboy Township’s, its schools beat 57%, higher than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 22% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,499 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Amboy Jr High School, then Amboy 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Amboy Township’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 50% of Illinois school districts, #452 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1474)Better than 57%
Towns in Lee County (22)Better than 73%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 356 test results and a graduating class of 47 could put Amboy Township anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Amboy Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (357 in math, 356 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Amboy Central Elem SchoolAmboy Community Unit School District 272A
5–8Amboy Jr High SchoolAmboy Community Unit School District 272C+
9–12Amboy High SchoolAmboy Community Unit School District 272B−

Amboy Township’s public schools are run by Amboy Community Unit School District 272, which also serves Amboy, East Grove, Harmon and Harmon and others. Parts of Amboy Township (6% of its land) are served by Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 instead. 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.

Amboy Community Unit School District 272Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 722 students · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,499IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 29.9% · 356 students tested
Math22%
State average 25.8% · 357 students tested

Amboy Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Amboy TownshipB−Amboy Community Unit School District 272
Lee Center—Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12 · Amboy Community Unit School District 272 PK–12 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
Marion—Amboy Community Unit School District 272
May—Amboy Community Unit School District 272 PK–12 · Ohio Community High School District 505 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Amboy Community Unit School District 272 with Amboy Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Amboy Township

3 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 Amboy Townshipby address
Amboy Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amboy
A
283 students13:1Rate it →
Amboy Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Amboy
C+
210 students12:1Rate it →
Amboy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Amboy
B−
229 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Amboy Township’s schools

Are Amboy Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Amboy Township children attend outscore 50% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #452 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Amboy Township in?

Amboy Community Unit School District 272, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 722 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Amboy Township are served by Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275.

Where do Amboy Township kids go to high school?

Amboy High School in Amboy, with 229 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Amboy Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Amboy Community Unit School District 272 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Amboy Township spend per student?

$18,499 in Amboy Community Unit School District 272 (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.