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Schools in Cedar Township · Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276, Galesburg Community Unit School District 205

Cedar Township’s public schools score below 80% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Cedar Township’s districts is 13%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cedar 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.

#639of 768 Illinois townsK–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
21%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▼ 21% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Students per teacher
13.6
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
2,534 students on the public path
In brief

Cedar Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 spends $16,276 per student and Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 $16,983, 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 Cedar Township’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 20% of Illinois school districts, #639 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 20%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1437)Better than 18%
Towns in Knox County (21)Better than 14%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,218 test results and a graduating class of 333 could put Cedar Township anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Cedar Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,098 in math, 2,340 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hedding Grade SchAbingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276C+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Cedar Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276). From grade PK, students attend the Galesburg Community Unit School District 205, shared with Coldbrook, Galesburg, Galesburg City, Galesburg, Henderson, Henderson and Kelly. Its middle school is in Galesburg. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cedar Township

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

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 906 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,276IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,863 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,983IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 27627%
State average 29.9% · 433 students tested
Math · PK–12, Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 27612%
State average 25.8% · 456 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Galesburg Community Unit School District 20520%
State average 29.9% · 1907 students tested
Math · PK–12, Galesburg Community Unit School District 20513%
State average 25.8% · 1642 students tested

Cedar Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cedar TownshipC−Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 PK–12 · Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 PK–12
Floyd—United Community School District 304 PK–12 · Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 PK–12
Orange—Knoxville Community Unit School District 202
Galesburg—Galesburg Community Unit School District 205
Indian PointC+Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

2 of the 4 neighbors share Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 with Cedar Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cedar Township

5 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 Cedar Townshipby address
Hedding Grade Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abingdon
C+
376 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Cedar Townshipin other towns
Abingdon-Avon Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Avon
C
204 students15:1Rate it →
Galesburg Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Galesburg
B−
518 students16:1Rate it →
Galesburg Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Galesburg
B−
1,158 students15:1Rate it →
Abingdon-Avon High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Abingdon
C
278 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Cedar Township’s schools

Are Cedar Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cedar Township children attend score below 80% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #639 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cedar Township in?

Two districts: Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 runs grades PK–12, and Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 runs grades PK–12, shared with Coldbrook, Galesburg, Galesburg City, Galesburg, Henderson, Henderson and Kelly.

Where do Cedar Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Galesburg Senior High School and Abingdon-Avon High Sch.

What is Cedar Township’s graduation rate?

78% of the class of 2023 in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Cedar Township spend per student?

$16,276 in Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 and $16,983 in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 (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.