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Schools in Kingston Township · Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424, Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426

Kingston Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kingston Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Kingston Township, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#393of 768 Illinois townsK–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
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,930 students on the public path
In brief

Kingston Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1005 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kingston Township’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Kingston Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 spends $17,444 per student and Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 $17,887, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Kingston Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts, #393 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1005)Better than 45%
Towns in DeKalb County (19)Better than 58%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 927 test results and a graduating class of 148 could put Kingston Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Kingston Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (850 in math, 1,005 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Kingston Elementary SchoolGenoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424No scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Kingston Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424). From grade PK, students attend the Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426, shared with Flora, Franklin, Kirkland and South Grove. Its elementary school is in Genoa. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Kingston Township

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

Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,503 students · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,444IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 427 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,887IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 42431%
State average 29.9% · 798 students tested
Math · PK–12, Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 42421%
State average 25.8% · 640 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hiawatha Community Unit School District 42620%
State average 29.9% · 207 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hiawatha Community Unit School District 42620%
State average 25.8% · 210 students tested

Kingston Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kingston TownshipBGenoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 PK–12 · Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 PK–12
Genoa—Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424
Genoa (city)BGenoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424
FranklinC+Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426
Spring—Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100

2 of the 4 neighbors share Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 with Kingston Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Kingston 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).

District schools in Kingston Townshipby address
Kingston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Kingston
310 students11:1Rate it →
Genoa-Kingston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Genoa
B−
485 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Kingston Townshipin other towns
Hiawatha Elem Sch PreK-5
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kirkland
B+
216 students12:1Rate it →
Genoa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Genoa
B−
353 students13:1Rate it →
Genoa-Kingston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Genoa
B+
355 students12:1Rate it →
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Kirkland
C
211 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Kingston Township’s schools

Are Kingston Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Kingston Township children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #393 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kingston Township in?

Two districts: Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 runs grades PK–12, and Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 runs grades PK–12, shared with Flora, Franklin, Kirkland and South Grove.

What is Kingston Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Kingston Township spend per student?

$17,444 in Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 and $17,887 in Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 (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.