Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFlora’s public schools outscore 52% of Illinois districts
On the state reading tests, 46% of Flora’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Flora, 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.
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.
Flora’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 612 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Flora’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 46% and math 17% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,933 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Floyd Henson Jr High Sch, then Flora High School. 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.
What’s behind Flora’s grade
B−: better than 52% of Illinois school districts, #434 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Flora, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Flora
Flora Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 672 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Flora
Flora High School
Grades 9–12 · 353 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Flora
Flora High School
Grades 9–12 · 353 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Flora
Flora High School
Grades 9–12 · 353 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Flora
Flora High School
Grades 9–12 · 353 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Flora’s public schools are run by Flora Community Unit School District 35, which also serves Garden Hill, Harter, Keith and Songer and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Flora vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Flora’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Flora | B− | Flora Community Unit School District 35 |
Every school in Flora
3 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).
Questions about Flora’s schools
Are Flora’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Flora children attend outscore 52% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #434 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Flora in?
Flora Community Unit School District 35, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,320 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Flora kids go to high school?
Flora High School, with 353 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Flora’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Flora Community Unit School District 35 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Flora spend per student?
$10,933 in Flora Community Unit School District 35 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Flora families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Flora → They have their own page.
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.