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Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

410 1st St, Kirkland, IL 60146 · (815) 522-3335 · Part of Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426

Franklin Township’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
211
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

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

PK–5Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5in Kirkland
6–12Hiawatha Jr/Sr High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
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 ↗

410 1st St, Kirkland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 631
Grade 728
Grade 827
Grade 938
Grade 1024
Grade 1130
Grade 1233
Enrollment over time
229’20
229’21
213’22
211’23
211’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School from Franklin Township families.

Other schools in Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426

The district →
Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kirkland
B+
216 students12:1

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; Franklin Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.