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Schools in Indian Point Township · Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

Indian Point Township’s public schools score below 63% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Indian Point Township’s districts is 12%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Indian Point 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
906 students on the public path
In brief

Indian Point Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1352 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Indian Point Township’s, its schools beat 43%, higher than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% 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

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Indian Point Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,276 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Abingdon-Avon Middle Sch, then Abingdon-Avon High Sch. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Indian Point Township’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1352)Better than 43%
Towns in Knox County (21)Better than 38%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 444 test results and a graduating class of 59 could put Indian Point Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Indian Point Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (456 in math, 433 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–8Abingdon-Avon Middle Schin AvonC
9–12Abingdon-Avon High SchAbingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276C

Indian Point Township’s public schools are run by Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276, which also serves Abingdon, Avon, Berwick and Cedar 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.

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 906 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,276IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 433 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 456 students tested

Indian Point Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Indian Point TownshipC+Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276
Berwick—Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 PK–12 · Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238 PK–12
CedarC−Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 PK–12 · Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 PK–12
Chestnut—Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 PK–12
Union—Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276

All 4 neighbors share Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 with Indian Point Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Indian Point 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 Indian Point Townshipby address
Abingdon-Avon High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Abingdon
C
278 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Indian Point Townshipin other towns
Hedding Grade Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abingdon
C+
376 students11:1Rate it →
Avon Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Avon
C
48 students10:1Rate it →
Abingdon-Avon Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Avon
C
204 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Indian Point Township’s schools

Are Indian Point Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Indian Point Township children attend score below 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Indian Point Township in?

Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 906 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Indian Point Township kids go to high school?

Abingdon-Avon High Sch in Abingdon, with 278 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Indian Point Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Indian Point Township spend per student?

$16,276 in Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276 (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.