Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY 2.5Lena’s public schools outscore 85% of Illinois districts
On the state reading tests, 56% of Lena’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lena, 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.
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.
Lena’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1497 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lena’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 29% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,436 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Lena-Winslow Jr High School, then Lena-Winslow 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.
What’s behind Lena’s grade
A: better than 85% of Illinois school districts, #120 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lena, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lena
Lena-Winslow Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 412 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Lena’s public schools are run by Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202, which also serves Erin, Kent, Waddams and West Point 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.
Well above the state in reading
Lena vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lena’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lena | A | Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 |
| Kent | — | Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 |
| Erin | — | Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 with Lena, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Lena
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).
Questions about Lena’s schools
Are Lena’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lena children attend outscore 85% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #120 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lena in?
Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 817 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Lena kids go to high school?
Lena-Winslow High School, with 232 students; its own test results earn a B−.
How much does Lena spend per student?
$14,436 in Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lena families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.