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Schools in Cazenovia Township · County of Woodford School, Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21

Cazenovia Township’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

In Cazenovia Township, 38% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cazenovia 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
36%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · County of Woodford School
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
2
313 students on the public path
In brief

Cazenovia Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1506 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cazenovia Township’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 36% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

County of Woodford School spends $17,388 per student and Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 $16,438, 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 Cazenovia Township’s grade

A− Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1506)Better than 92%
Towns in Woodford County (17)Better than 41%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 397 test results and a graduating class of 236 could put Cazenovia Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Cazenovia Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (396 in math, 397 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lowpoint-Washburn Elem SchoolLowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21B
6–12Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High SchLowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21C+

Cazenovia Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21). From grade 9, students attend the County of Woodford School, shared with Bay View Gardens, Germantown Hills, Metamora, Metamora, Partridge, Spring Bay, Spring Bay and Worth. Parts of Cazenovia Township (10% of its land) are served by Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cazenovia Township

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

County of Woodford SchoolGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 896 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,388IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 313 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,438IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, County of Woodford School39%
State average 29.9% · 231 students tested
Math · 9–12, County of Woodford School47%
State average 25.8% · 247 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 2132%
State average 29.9% · 166 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 2122%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested

Cazenovia Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cazenovia TownshipA−Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · County of Woodford School 9–12
Richland—Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · Midland Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
Partridge—Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 PK–8 · Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · County of Woodford School 9–12
Linn—Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 PK–12
Metamora—Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 PK–8 · County of Woodford School 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 with Cazenovia Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cazenovia Township

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).

District schools in Cazenovia Townshipby address
Lowpoint-Washburn Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washburn
B
157 students11:1Rate it →
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch
High · Grades 6–12 · Washburn
C+
156 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Cazenovia Township’s schools

Are Cazenovia Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cazenovia Township children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− 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 Cazenovia Township in?

Two districts: Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 runs grades PK–12, and County of Woodford School runs grades 9–12, shared with Bay View Gardens, Germantown Hills, Metamora, Metamora, Partridge, Spring Bay, Spring Bay and Worth.

What is Cazenovia Township’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in County of Woodford School graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Cazenovia Township spend per student?

$17,388 in County of Woodford School and $16,438 in Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 (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.