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B+
Schools in Lake Summerset · Durand Community Unit School District 322, Dakota Community Unit School District 201

Lake Summerset’s public schools outscore 73% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Lake Summerset’s districts is 43%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lake Summerset, 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.

K–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
43%
▲ 14 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Dakota Community Unit School District 201
Students per teacher
12.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,093 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Summerset’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Durand Community Unit School District 322 spends $27,218 per student and Dakota Community Unit School District 201 $16,252, 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 Lake Summerset’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 73% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (902)Better than 72%
B−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 644 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Lake Summerset anywhere from B− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Lake Summerset’s students in the tested grades sat them (657 in math, 633 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Lake Summerset runs its own schools through grade 12 (Durand Community Unit School District 322). From grade PK, students attend the Dakota Community Unit School District 201, shared with Dakota, Dakota, Davis, Lancaster, Rock City, Rock Grove and Rock Run. Its school is in Dakota. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lake Summerset

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

Durand Community Unit School District 322Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 509 students, down 4% since 2021–22 · 10.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,218IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Dakota Community Unit School District 201Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 754 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,252IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Durand Community Unit School District 32241%
State average 29.9% · 249 students tested
Math · PK–12, Durand Community Unit School District 32231%
State average 25.8% · 248 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dakota Community Unit School District 20145%
State average 29.9% · 384 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dakota Community Unit School District 20130%
State average 25.8% · 409 students tested

Lake Summerset vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lake Summerset’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake SummersetB+Durand Community Unit School District 322 PK–12 · Dakota Community Unit School District 201 PK–12
Rock GroveA−Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 PK–12 · Dakota Community Unit School District 201 PK–12

Every school in Lake Summerset

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).

Also serving Lake Summersetin other towns
Dakota Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dakota
B
410 students13:1Rate it →
Durand Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Durand
A
281 students11:1Rate it →
Dakota Jr Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dakota
A−
344 students14:1Rate it →
Durand Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Durand
C+
58 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Summerset’s schools

Are Lake Summerset’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Summerset children attend outscore 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Summerset in?

Two districts: Durand Community Unit School District 322 runs grades PK–12, and Dakota Community Unit School District 201 runs grades PK–12, shared with Dakota, Dakota, Davis, Lancaster, Rock City, Rock Grove and Rock Run.

What is Lake Summerset’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Dakota Community Unit School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Lake Summerset spend per student?

$27,218 in Durand Community Unit School District 322 and $16,252 in Dakota Community Unit School District 201 (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.