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Byron High School 9-12

PublicHighGrades 9–12

696 N Colfax St, Byron, IL 61010 · (815) 234-5491 · Part of Byron Community Unit School District 226

Byron Township’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
464
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Byron High School 9-12

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

Where Byron Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Byron Middle Schoolin Byron
9–12Byron High School 9-12You are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

696 N Colfax St, Byron

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9109
Grade 10117
Grade 11113
Grade 12125
Enrollment over time
451’20
461’21
457’22
468’23
464’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Byron High School 9-12 from Byron Township families.

Other schools in Byron Community Unit School District 226

The district →
Mary Morgan Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Byron
A
631 students12:1
Byron Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Byron
A
366 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Byron Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.