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Dwight Common School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

801 S Columbia St, Dwight, IL 60420 · (815) 584-6221 · Part of Dwight Common School District 232

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Directions
Students
519
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Dwight Common School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dwight Township kids: Dwight High School

On the path

Where Dwight Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Dwight Common SchoolYou are here
9–12Dwight High Schoolin Dwight

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

801 S Columbia St, Dwight

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K80
Kindergarten38
Grade 163
Grade 246
Grade 341
Grade 450
Grade 557
Grade 651
Grade 743
Grade 850
Enrollment over time
453’20
514’21
545’22
539’23
519’24

Up 14.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dwight Common School from Dwight Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Dwight Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.