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Schools in Bowdre Township

Bowdre Township’s public schools

Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 and Oakland Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowdre Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 99% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
18%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 16% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306
Students per teacher
10.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
955 students on the public path
In brief

Bowdre Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bowdre Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Oakland High School places highest (better than 46%); Arcola High School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bowdre Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Arcola High School and Oakland 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bowdre Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306.

Two districts serve Bowdre Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 709 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,130IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Oakland Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 246 students · 8.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,194IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 30618%
State average 29.9% · 329 students tested
Math · PK–12, Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 30615%
State average 25.8% · 336 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Oakland Community Unit School District 522%
State average 29.9% · 122 students tested
Math · PK–12, Oakland Community Unit School District 517%
State average 25.8% · 117 students tested

Bowdre Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bowdre Township—Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 PK–12 · Oakland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
Sargent—Oakland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Shiloh Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
CamargoC+Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302
Arcola—Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306
Seven Hickory—Charleston Community Unit School District 1
Morgan—Charleston Community Unit School District 1
Murdock—Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 PK–12 · Shiloh Community Unit School District 1 PK–12

Every school in Bowdre Township

4 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).

Also serving Bowdre Townshipin other towns
Arcola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Arcola
C+
410 students13:1Rate it →
Lake Crest Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Oakland
C+
185 students10:1Rate it →
Arcola High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Arcola
C
299 students11:1Rate it →
Oakland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oakland
B−
61 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Bowdre Township’s schools

Are Bowdre Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bowdre Township. Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 and Oakland Community Unit School District 5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bowdre Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bowdre Township in?

Arcola Consolidated Unit School District 306 and Oakland Community Unit School District 5.

Where do Bowdre Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Arcola High School and Oakland High School.

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What Bowdre 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). Stars are from neighbors.