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Schools in Flora Township · Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100, Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426

Flora Township’s public schools score below 78% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Flora Township, 12% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Flora 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.

#622of 768 Illinois townsK–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
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
7,950 students on the public path
In brief

Flora Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% 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

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 spends $20,291 per student and Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 $17,887, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Flora Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 22% of Illinois school districts, #622 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1000)Better than 26%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,429 test results and a graduating class of 679 could put Flora Township anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Flora Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,818 in math, 4,041 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Flora Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100). From grade PK, students attend the Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426, shared with Franklin, Kingston, Kirkland and South Grove. Its elementary school is in Belvidere. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Flora Township

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

Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100Grades PK–12 · 10 schools · 7,523 students · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,291IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 427 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,887IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 10018%
State average 29.9% · 3834 students tested
Math · PK–12, Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 10011%
State average 25.8% · 2608 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hiawatha Community Unit School District 42620%
State average 29.9% · 207 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hiawatha Community Unit School District 42620%
State average 25.8% · 210 students tested

Flora Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Flora TownshipC−Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 PK–12 · Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 PK–12
Spring—Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Belvidere—Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Cherry ValleyDRockford School District 205
FranklinC+Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426

2 of the 4 neighbors share Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 with Flora Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Flora Township

12 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 Flora Townshipin other towns
Washington Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
D
721 students12:1Rate it →
Meehan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C−
688 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
573 students14:1Rate it →
Caledonia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caledonia
C+
449 students14:1Rate it →
Perry Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belvidere
C
284 students19:1Rate it →
Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kirkland
B+
216 students12:1Rate it →
Seth Whitman Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Belvidere
B
622 students14:1Rate it →
Belvidere Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belvidere
C
911 students12:1Rate it →
Belvidere South Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Belvidere
C−
754 students11:1Rate it →
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Kirkland
C
211 students11:1Rate it →
Belvidere North High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Belvidere
B+
1,354 students14:1Rate it →
Belvidere High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belvidere
C+
1,167 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Flora Township’s schools

Are Flora Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Flora Township children attend score below 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #622 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Flora Township in?

Two districts: Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 runs grades PK–12, and Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 runs grades PK–12, shared with Franklin, Kingston, Kirkland and South Grove.

Where do Flora Township kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Belvidere North High Sch, Belvidere High School and Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School.

What is Flora Township’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Flora Township spend per student?

$20,291 in Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 and $17,887 in Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 (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.