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Schools in Freedom Township

Freedom Township’s public schools

Ottawa Township High School District 140 and Serena CUSD 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Freedom Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
25%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 13% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Ottawa Township High School District 140
Students per teacher
13.1
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,699 students on the public path
In brief

Freedom Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Freedom Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Harding Grade School places highest (better than 80%); Serena High School lowest (6%). 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 Freedom Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Harding Grade SchoolSerena CUSD 2A−
5–8Serena Middle Schoolin SerenaB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ottawa Township High School District 140.

Two districts serve Freedom Township

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

Ottawa Township High School District 140Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,223 students, down 6% since 2021–22 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,784IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Serena CUSD 2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 611 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,344IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14025%
State average 29.9% · 265 students tested
Math · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14017%
State average 25.8% · 269 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Serena CUSD 231%
State average 29.9% · 319 students tested
Math · PK–12, Serena CUSD 221%
State average 25.8% · 294 students tested

Freedom Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Freedom Township—Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
EarlCEarlville Community Unit School District 9
SerenaCSerena CUSD 2
DaytonC+Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Wallace—Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Ophir—Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Serena CUSD 2 with Freedom Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Freedom Township

4 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 Freedom Townshipby address
Harding Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Earlville
A−
130 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Freedom Townshipin other towns
Serena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Serena
B
184 students12:1Rate it →
Ottawa Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ottawa
B−
1,223 students14:1Rate it →
Serena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Serena
D
162 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Freedom Township’s schools

Are Freedom Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Freedom Township. Ottawa Township High School District 140 and Serena CUSD 2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Freedom Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Freedom Township in?

Ottawa Township High School District 140 and Serena CUSD 2.

Where do Freedom Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ottawa Township High School and Serena High School.

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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.