Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5Byron’s public schools outscore 83% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 45% of Byron’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Byron, 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.
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.
Byron’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1463 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Byron’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 43% and math 45% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,169 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 Byron Middle School, then Byron High School 9-12. 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.
What’s behind Byron’s grade
A−: better than 83% of Illinois school districts, #134 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Byron, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Byron
Mary Morgan Elem Sch
Grades PK–5 · 631 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Byron’s public schools are run by Byron Community Unit School District 226, which also serves Byron and Rockvale. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Byron vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Byron’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Byron | A− | Byron Community Unit School District 226 |
Every school in Byron
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).
Questions about Byron’s schools
Are Byron’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Byron children attend outscore 83% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #134 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Byron in?
Byron Community Unit School District 226, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,461 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Byron kids go to high school?
Byron High School 9-12, with 464 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Byron’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Byron Community Unit School District 226 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Byron spend per student?
$21,169 in Byron Community Unit School District 226 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Byron 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.