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Schools in Dayton Township · Ottawa Township High School District 140, Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195

Dayton Township’s public schools score below 61% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

21% of students in Dayton Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Dayton 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
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 13% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Ottawa Township High School District 140
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,254 students on the public path
In brief

Dayton Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Ottawa Township High School District 140 spends $18,784 per student and Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 $17,088, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2021–22. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Dayton Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1487)Better than 37%
Towns in LaSalle County (37)Better than 43%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 786 test results and a graduating class of 310 could put Dayton Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Dayton Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (775 in math, 798 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Dayton Township

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

Ottawa Township High School District 140Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,223 students, down 6% since 2021–22 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,784IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 420 students, up 2% since 2021–22 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,088IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Serena CUSD 2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 611 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,344IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14025%
State average 29.9% · 265 students tested
Math · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14017%
State average 25.8% · 269 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Wallace Community Consolidated School District 19532%
State average 29.9% · 214 students tested
Math · PK–8, Wallace Community Consolidated School District 19527%
State average 25.8% · 212 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Serena CUSD 231%
State average 29.9% · 319 students tested
Math · PK–12, Serena CUSD 221%
State average 25.8% · 294 students tested

Dayton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dayton TownshipC+Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
RutlandC+Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
OttawaC+Ottawa Elementary School District 141 PK–8 · Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
SerenaCSerena CUSD 2
Wallace—Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Freedom—Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Ottawa (city)B−Ottawa Elementary School District 141 PK–8 · Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 PK–8 · Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8

5 of the 6 neighbors share Ottawa Township High School District 140 with Dayton Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dayton Township

6 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 Dayton Townshipin other towns
Wallace Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ottawa
B+
420 students15:1Rate it →
Harding Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Earlville
A−
130 students14:1Rate it →
Sheridan Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sheridan
B−
135 students10:1Rate it →
Serena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Serena
B
184 students12:1Rate it →
Ottawa Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ottawa
B−
1,223 students14:1Rate it →
Serena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Serena
D
162 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (LaSalle Co Detention Center 9-12 and LaSalle Co Detention Center 6-8).

Questions about Dayton Township’s schools

Are Dayton Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dayton Township children attend score below 61% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dayton Township in?

Ottawa Township High School District 140, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,223 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Dayton Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Ottawa Township High School and Serena High School.

What is Dayton Township’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Ottawa Township High School District 140 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Dayton Township spend per student?

$18,784 in Ottawa Township High School District 140, $17,088 in Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 and $20,344 in Serena CUSD 2 (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.