Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY 2.5Amboy’s public schools outscore 50% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Amboy, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Amboy, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
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.
Amboy’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1472 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Amboy’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.
What’s behind Amboy’s grade
B−: better than 50% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Amboy, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Amboy
Amboy Central Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 283 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Amboy
Amboy High School
Grades 9–12 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Amboy
Amboy High School
Grades 9–12 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Amboy
Amboy High School
Grades 9–12 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Amboy’s public schools are run by Amboy Community Unit School District 272, which also serves Amboy, East Grove, Harmon and Harmon 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.
Close to the state in reading
Amboy vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Amboy’s borders.
Every school in Amboy
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).
Questions about Amboy’s schools
Are Amboy’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Amboy children attend outscore 50% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Amboy in?
Amboy Community Unit School District 272, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 722 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Amboy kids go to high school?
Amboy High School, with 229 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Amboy’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 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.
Parents talk
What Amboy families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Amboy → They have their own page.
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.