Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Colona’s public schools outscore 62% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Colona, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 18% of Colona’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). 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.
Colona’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1455 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Colona’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
United Township High School District 30 spends $15,130 per student and Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 $14,444, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Colona’s grade
B: better than 62% of Illinois school districts, #355 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Colona, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Colona · depends on your address
Colona Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 371 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Northside Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 334 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Geneseo
6th grade in Colona · depends on your address
Geneseo Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 573 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Geneseo
Colona Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 371 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Colona · depends on your address
Geneseo Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 573 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Geneseo
Colona Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 371 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Colona · depends on your address
Geneseo Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 573 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Geneseo
Colona Grade School
Grades PK–8 · 371 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Colona · depends on your address
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
Geneseo High School
Grades 9–12 · 794 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Geneseo
10th grade in Colona · depends on your address
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
Geneseo High School
Grades 9–12 · 794 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Geneseo
11th grade in Colona · depends on your address
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
Geneseo High School
Grades 9–12 · 794 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Geneseo
12th grade in Colona · depends on your address
United Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,862 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in East Moline
Geneseo High School
Grades 9–12 · 794 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Geneseo
Parts of Colona (11% of its land) are served by Orion Community Unit School District 223 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Colona
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Colona vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Colona’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Colona | B | Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 PK–12 · Colona School District 190 PK–8 · United Township High School District 30 9–12 |
| Hanna | A− | Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 |
| Edford | — | Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 |
All 2 neighbors share Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 with Colona for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Colona
7 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 Colona’s schools
Are Colona’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Colona children attend outscore 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #355 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Colona in?
United Township High School District 30, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,862 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Colona are served by Orion Community Unit School District 223.
Where do Colona kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: United Twp High School and Geneseo High School.
What is Colona’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in United Township High School District 30 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Colona spend per student?
$15,130 in United Township High School District 30, $14,444 in Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 and $13,540 in Colona School District 190 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Colona 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.