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Schools in Clarion Township

Clarion Township’s public schools

Mendota Township High School District 280, La Moille Community Unit School District 303 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
905 students on the public path
In brief

Clarion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Clarion Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. La Moille Jr/Sr High School places highest (better than 46%); Allen School School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Clarion Township, graded from D to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Northbrook School and La Moille 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Clarion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mendota Township High School District 280.

Three districts serve Clarion Township

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

Mendota Township High School District 280Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 493 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,043IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
La Moille Community Unit School District 303Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 182 students, up 31% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,526IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289Grades K–8 · 3 schools · 1,042 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,892IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Mendota Township High School District 28022%
State average 29.9% · 128 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mendota Township High School District 28022%
State average 25.8% · 134 students tested
Reading · K–12, La Moille Community Unit School District 3038%
State average 29.9% · 86 students tested
Math · K–12, La Moille Community Unit School District 30312%
State average 25.8% · 104 students tested
Reading · K–8, Mendota Community Consolidated School District 28926%
State average 29.9% · 647 students tested
Math · K–8, Mendota Community Consolidated School District 28910%
State average 25.8% · 614 students tested

Clarion Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clarion Township—La Moille Community Unit School District 303 K–12 · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
Troy GroveCMendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
La Moille—La Moille Community Unit School District 303 K–12 · Ohio Community High School District 505 9–12
Sublette—Amboy Community Unit School District 272 PK–12 · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
Westfield—Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · La Moille Community Unit School District 303 K–12 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
Mendota—Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 with Clarion Township for grades K–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Clarion Township

4 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 Clarion Townshipin other towns
Blackstone Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Mendota
197 students12:1Rate it →
Allen School School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · La Moille
D
96 students10:1Rate it →
Northbrook School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mendota
C+
526 students14:1Rate it →
La Moille Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · La Moille
B−
86 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Clarion Township’s schools

Are Clarion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clarion Township. Mendota Township High School District 280, La Moille Community Unit School District 303 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clarion Township in?

Mendota Township High School District 280, La Moille Community Unit School District 303 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289.

Where do Clarion Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Northbrook School and La Moille Jr/Sr High School.

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What Clarion Township 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). Stars are from neighbors.