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Schools in Annawan Township · Annawan Community Unit School District 226

Annawan Township’s public schools outscore 61% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Annawan 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
32%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
342 students on the public path
In brief

Annawan Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 27% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,364 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Annawan 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 Annawan Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 61% 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 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1352)Better than 63%
Towns in Henry County (24)Better than 33%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 176 test results could put Annawan Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Annawan Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (170 in math, 181 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Annawan Grade SchoolAnnawan Community Unit School District 226B+
9–12Annawan High SchoolAnnawan Community Unit School District 226B−

Annawan Township’s public schools are run by Annawan Community Unit School District 226, which also serves Alba, Annawan, Gold and Hooppole 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.

Annawan Community Unit School District 226Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 342 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,364IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.9% · 181 students tested
Math27%
State average 25.8% · 170 students tested

Annawan Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Annawan TownshipBAnnawan Community Unit School District 226
Alba—Annawan Community Unit School District 226
KewaneeCKewanee Community Unit School District 229
Cornwall—Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
Mineral—Annawan Community Unit School District 226 PK–12 · Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340 PK–12
Annawan (town)—Annawan Community Unit School District 226

3 of the 5 neighbors share Annawan Community Unit School District 226 with Annawan Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Annawan 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 Annawan Townshipby address
Annawan Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Annawan
B+
243 students13:1Rate it →
Annawan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Annawan
B−
99 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Annawan Township’s schools

Are Annawan Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Annawan Township children attend outscore 61% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Annawan Township in?

Annawan Community Unit School District 226, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 342 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Annawan Township kids go to high school?

Annawan High School in Annawan, with 99 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Annawan Township spend per student?

$17,364 in Annawan Community Unit School District 226 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Annawan Township families are saying about school.

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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.