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Schools in Danforth

Danforth’s public schools

Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Danforth. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 99% 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
28%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
750 students on the public path
In brief

Danforth’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Danforth’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Iroquois West Elem School/Gilman places highest (better than 97%); Iroquois West High School lowest (37%). 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 Danforth, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KIroquois West Elem Sch/DanforthIroquois West Community Unit School District 10No scores
1–3Iroquois West Elem School/Gilmanin GilmanA+
6–8Iroquois West Middle Schoolin OnargaB−
9–12Iroquois West High Schoolin GilmanC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10.

The district

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

Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 854 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,614IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 29.9% · 439 students tested
Math29%
State average 25.8% · 454 students tested

Danforth vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Danforth—Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10

Every school in Danforth

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 Danforthin other towns
Iroquois West Elem Sch/Danforth
Elementary · Grades PK–K
92 students11:1Rate it →
Iroquois West Elem School/Gilman
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Gilman
A+
159 students10:1Rate it →
Iroquois West Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Onarga
B−
215 students12:1Rate it →
Iroquois West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gilman
C+
284 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Danforth’s schools

Are Danforth’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Danforth. Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Danforth. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Danforth in?

Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10.

Where do Danforth kids go to high school?

Iroquois West High 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.