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Schools in Dixon Township

Dixon Township’s public schools

Dixon Unit School District 170 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dixon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 95% 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
21%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
6
2,436 students on the public path
In brief

Dixon Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dixon Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Dixon High School places highest (better than 60%); Jefferson Elem School lowest (31%). 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 Dixon Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Washington Elem SchoolDixon Unit School District 170No scores
2–3Jefferson Elem SchoolDixon Unit School District 170C
6–8Reagan Middle SchoolDixon Unit School District 170C+
9–12Dixon High SchoolDixon Unit School District 170B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dixon Unit School District 170.

The district

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

Dixon Unit School District 170Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,436 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,626IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 29.9% · 1271 students tested
Math15%
State average 25.8% · 1224 students tested

Dixon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dixon Township—Dixon Unit School District 170
Grand Detour—Dixon Unit School District 170
South Dixon—Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · Amboy Community Unit School District 272 PK–12
PalmyraB−Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · Sterling Community Unit District 5 PK–12
Taylor—Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12 · Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Dixon Unit School District 170 with Dixon Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dixon 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).

District schools in Dixon Townshipby address
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Dixon
424 students16:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Dixon
C
344 students14:1Rate it →
Madison School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Dixon
C+
323 students15:1Rate it →
Reagan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dixon
C+
585 students16:1Rate it →
Dixon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dixon
B
760 students17:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Anne School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dixon
Private · Catholic
70 students8:1Rate it →

Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Lee Cty SpEd-ECE, Lee Cty SpEd-Life Skills (2-5 Gra, Lee Cty SpEd-Life Skills (9-12 Gr, Lee Cty SpEd-Transitions and Lee Cty SpEd-Life Skills (6-8 Gra).

Questions about Dixon Township’s schools

Are Dixon Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dixon Township. Dixon Unit School District 170 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dixon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dixon Township in?

Dixon Unit School District 170.

Where do Dixon Township kids go to high school?

Dixon High School.

Are there private schools in Dixon Township?

Yes: St. Anne School (grades PK–5, 70 students).

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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.