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Schools in Harwood Township

Harwood Township’s public schools

Rantoul Township High School District 193, Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10, Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142 and Armstrong Township High School District 225 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harwood Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 97% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
12%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▼ 21% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10
Students per teacher
12.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,160 students on the public path
In brief

Harwood Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Harwood Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Gifford Grade School places highest (better than 73%); Ludlow Elementary School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Harwood Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Rantoul Twp High School, Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and Armstrong 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Harwood Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rantoul Township High School District 193.

Five districts serve Harwood Township

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

Rantoul Township High School District 193Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 901 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,210IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 151 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,292IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,230 students, down 4% since 2021–22 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,055IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 52 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 5.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$36,417IL $21,567 · FY2024
Armstrong Township High School District 225Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 114 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,184IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Rantoul Township High School District 19312%
State average 29.9% · 197 students tested
Math · 9–12, Rantoul Township High School District 1938%
State average 25.8% · 182 students tested
Reading · K–8, Gifford Community Consolidated School District 18827%
State average 29.9% · 110 students tested
Math · K–8, Gifford Community Consolidated School District 18837%
State average 25.8% · 110 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 1026%
State average 29.9% · 675 students tested
Math · PK–12, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 1033%
State average 25.8% · 600 students tested
Reading · K–8, Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 1425%
State average 29.9% · 36 students tested · the state reports 0–10%
Math · K–8, Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 1425%
State average 25.8% · 38 students tested · the state reports 0–10%
Reading · 9–12, Armstrong Township High School District 22515%
State average 29.9% · 36 students tested
Math · 9–12, Armstrong Township High School District 22510%
State average 25.8% · 29 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Harwood Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harwood Township—Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 K–8 · Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142 K–8
LudlowC−Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142 K–8 · Rantoul Township High School District 193 9–12
Kerr—Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 K–8 · Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 K–8 · Armstrong Township High School District 225 9–12

Every school in Harwood Township

6 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 Harwood Townshipin other towns
Clara Peterson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Paxton
B
564 students13:1Rate it →
Gifford Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Gifford
B+
151 students11:1Rate it →
Ludlow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ludlow
D
52 students6:1Rate it →
Rantoul Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rantoul
C−
901 students14:1Rate it →
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Paxton
B+
378 students11:1Rate it →
Armstrong High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Armstrong
B−
114 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Harwood Township’s schools

Are Harwood Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Harwood Township. Rantoul Township High School District 193, Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10, Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142 and Armstrong Township High School District 225 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harwood Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Harwood Township in?

Rantoul Township High School District 193, Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188, Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10, Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142 and Armstrong Township High School District 225.

Where do Harwood Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Rantoul Twp High School, Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and Armstrong 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.