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Schools in Cambridge · Cambridge Community Unit School District 227

Cambridge’s public schools outscore 74% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Cambridge’s districts is 43%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cambridge, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
43%
▲ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
28%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
459 students on the public path
In brief

Cambridge’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1411 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cambridge’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 28% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,839 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Cambridge Jr/Sr 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 Cambridge’s grade

A− Test scores

B+: better than 74% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1411)Better than 92%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 224 test results could put Cambridge anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Cambridge’s students in the tested grades sat them (215 in math, 234 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cambridge Comm Grade SchoolCambridge Community Unit School District 227A
6–12Cambridge Jr/Sr High SchoolCambridge Community Unit School District 227B−

Cambridge’s public schools are run by Cambridge Community Unit School District 227, which also serves Andover, Cambridge, Munson and Osco. 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.

Cambridge Community Unit School District 227Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 459 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,839IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 29.9% · 234 students tested
Math28%
State average 25.8% · 215 students tested

Cambridge vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CambridgeB+Cambridge Community Unit School District 227

Every school in Cambridge

2 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 Cambridgein other towns
Cambridge Comm Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
222 students13:1Rate it →
Cambridge Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12
B−
237 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Cambridge’s schools

Are Cambridge’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cambridge children attend outscore 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cambridge in?

Cambridge Community Unit School District 227, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 459 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Cambridge spend per student?

$15,839 in Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Cambridge 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.