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Schools in Buffalo Township · Polo Community Unit School District 222

Buffalo Township’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Buffalo Township’s districts is 46%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Buffalo Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−#331of 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
46%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
3
594 students on the public path
In brief

Buffalo Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1363 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Buffalo Township’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 27% 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 $15,826 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 6 the district’s path is Aplington Middle School, then Polo Comm 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 Buffalo Township’s grade

A− Test scoresC Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Illinois school districts, #331 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1363)Better than 81%
Towns in Ogle County (24)Better than 33%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 270 test results and a graduating class of 43 could put Buffalo Township anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Buffalo Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (273 in math, 268 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Centennial Elem SchoolPolo Community Unit School District 222B+
6–8Aplington Middle SchoolPolo Community Unit School District 222A−
9–12Polo Comm High SchoolPolo Community Unit School District 222C

Buffalo Township’s public schools are run by Polo Community Unit School District 222, which also serves Brookville, Eagle Point, Lincoln and Pine Creek 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.

Polo Community Unit School District 222Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 594 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,826IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 29.9% · 268 students tested
Math27%
State average 25.8% · 273 students tested

Buffalo Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buffalo TownshipB+Polo Community Unit School District 222
Eagle Point—Polo Community Unit School District 222
Lincoln—Polo Community Unit School District 222 PK–12 · Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 PK–12
Woosung—Polo Community Unit School District 222

All 3 neighbors share Polo Community Unit School District 222 with Buffalo Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Buffalo 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 Buffalo Townshipby address
Centennial Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Polo
B+
294 students16:1Rate it →
Aplington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Polo
A−
114 students13:1Rate it →
Polo Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Polo
C
186 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Buffalo Township’s schools

Are Buffalo Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Buffalo Township children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #331 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Buffalo Township in?

Polo Community Unit School District 222, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 594 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Buffalo Township kids go to high school?

Polo Comm High School in Polo, with 186 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Buffalo Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Polo Community Unit School District 222 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Buffalo Township spend per student?

$15,826 in Polo Community Unit School District 222 (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.