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B+
Schools in Leaf River Township · Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221

Leaf River Township’s public schools outscore 70% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 41% of Leaf River Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Leaf River Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
41%
▲ 11 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
714 students on the public path
In brief

Leaf River Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1357 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Leaf River Township’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 41% and math 25% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,346 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary and one middle school

From grade 1 the district’s path is Forreston Grade School, then Forreston Jr/Sr 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 Leaf River Township’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 70% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 70%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1357)Better than 77%
Towns in Ogle County (24)Better than 62%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 398 test results could put Leaf River Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Leaf River Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (405 in math, 390 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–KGerman Valley Grade Schoolin ForrestonNo scores
1–5Forreston Grade Schoolin ForrestonB+
6–12Forreston Jr/Sr High Schin ForrestonB+

Leaf River Township’s public schools are run by Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221, which also serves Adeline, Brookville, Forreston and Forreston 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.

Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 714 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,346IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 29.9% · 390 students tested
Math25%
State average 25.8% · 405 students tested

Leaf River Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leaf River TownshipB+Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
Maryland—Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
RockvaleA−Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Byron Community Unit School District 226 PK–12
RidottB+Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 PK–12 · Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 PK–12
ByronA−Byron Community Unit School District 226
Seward—Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 · Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 with Leaf River Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Leaf River Township

3 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 Leaf River Townshipin other towns
German Valley Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Forreston
70 students14:1Rate it →
Forreston Grade School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Forreston
B+
238 students11:1Rate it →
Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch
High · Grades 6–12 · Forreston
B+
406 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Leaf River Township’s schools

Are Leaf River Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Leaf River Township children attend outscore 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Leaf River Township in?

Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 714 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Leaf River Township spend per student?

$16,346 in Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 (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.