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Ashton IL USA Spring 2009Photo: Uoila1 · Public domain
C−
Schools in Ashton Township · Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275

Ashton Township’s public schools score below 77% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Ashton Township’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ashton 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
17%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$18.7K
▼ 13% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
434 students on the public path
In brief

Ashton Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,678 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Ashton-Franklin Center HS. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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 Ashton Township’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 23% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1505)Better than 19%
Towns in Lee County (22)Better than 0%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 256 test results could put Ashton Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ashton Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (243 in math, 270 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Ashton-Franklin Center Elem Schin Franklin GroveB−
7–12Ashton-Franklin Center HSAshton-Franklin Center CUSD 275C+

Ashton Township’s public schools are run by Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275, which also serves Ashton, Bradford, Franklin Grove and Franklin Grove 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.

Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 434 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,678IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 29.9% · 270 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 243 students tested

Ashton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ashton TownshipC−Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275
Reynolds—Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12 · Steward Elementary School District 220 K–8 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
Franklin GroveC−Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275
Lafayette—Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
Taylor—Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12 · Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12
Bradford—Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12

All 5 neighbors share Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 with Ashton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ashton 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 Ashton Townshipby address
Ashton-Franklin Center HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Ashton
C+
216 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Ashton Townshipin other towns
Ashton-Franklin Center Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Franklin Grove
B−
218 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Ashton Township’s schools

Are Ashton Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ashton Township children attend score below 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ashton Township in?

Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 434 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Ashton Township spend per student?

$18,678 in Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Ashton 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.