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Schools in Burritt Township · Winnebago Community Unit School District 323, Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321

Burritt Township’s public schools outscore 66% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 40% of Burritt Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Burritt 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.

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
40%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Winnebago Community Unit School District 323
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,904 students on the public path
In brief

Burritt Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1066 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Burritt Township’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 33% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 spends $20,345 per student and Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 $16,923, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Burritt Township’s grade

A− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1066)Better than 61%
Towns in Winnebago County (14)Better than 43%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,091 test results and a graduating class of 118 could put Burritt Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Burritt Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,078 in math, 1,105 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Burritt Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Winnebago Community Unit School District 323). From grade PK, students attend the Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321, shared with Pecatonica, Pecatonica, Ridott and Seward. Its elementary school is in Pecatonica. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Burritt Township

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

Winnebago Community Unit School District 323Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,267 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,345IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 889 students · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,923IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Winnebago Community Unit School District 32338%
State average 29.9% · 666 students tested
Math · PK–12, Winnebago Community Unit School District 32329%
State average 25.8% · 643 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pecatonica Community Unit School District 32143%
State average 29.9% · 439 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pecatonica Community Unit School District 32139%
State average 25.8% · 435 students tested

Burritt Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Burritt TownshipB+Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 · Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 PK–12
PecatonicaB+Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321
Harrison—Durand Community Unit School District 322 PK–12 · Rockton School District 140 PK–8 · Hononegah Community High School District 207 9–12
WinnebagoB+Winnebago Community Unit School District 323

Every school in Burritt Township

6 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 Burritt Townshipin other towns
Pecatonica Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pecatonica
A−
307 students12:1Rate it →
Dorothy Simon Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Winnebago
297 students14:1Rate it →
Pecatonica Comm Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pecatonica
A
269 students14:1Rate it →
Winnebago Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winnebago
A−
296 students11:1Rate it →
Winnebago High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winnebago
B+
422 students12:1Rate it →
Pecatonica High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pecatonica
A
313 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Burritt Township’s schools

Are Burritt Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Burritt Township children attend outscore 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Burritt Township in?

Two districts: Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 runs grades PK–12, and Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 runs grades PK–12, shared with Pecatonica, Pecatonica, Ridott and Seward.

Where do Burritt Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Winnebago High School and Pecatonica High School.

What is Burritt Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Burritt Township spend per student?

$20,345 in Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 and $16,923 in Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 (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.