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Schools in Loran Township · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200

Loran Township’s public schools outscore 75% of Illinois districts

35% of students in Loran Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Loran 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
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 18% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
418 students on the public path
In brief

Loran Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1497 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Loran Township’s, its schools beat 91%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 35% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,763 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 7 the district’s path is Pearl City Jr High School, then Pearl City 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Loran Township’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 75% 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 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1497)Better than 91%
Towns in Stephenson County (18)Better than 33%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 222 test results could put Loran Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Loran Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (232 in math, 213 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Pearl City Elementary SchoolPearl City Community Unit School District 200A−
7–8Pearl City Jr High SchoolPearl City Community Unit School District 200A−
9–12Pearl City High SchoolPearl City Community Unit School District 200B

Loran Township’s public schools are run by Pearl City Community Unit School District 200, which also serves Berreman, Erin, Florence and Jefferson and others. Parts of Loran Township (7% of its land) are served by Eastland Community Unit School District 308 instead. 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.

Pearl City Community Unit School District 200Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 418 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,763IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 29.9% · 213 students tested
Math35%
State average 25.8% · 232 students tested

Loran Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Loran TownshipA−Pearl City Community Unit School District 200
FlorenceC−Freeport School District 145 PK–12 · Eastland Community Unit School District 308 PK–12 · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 PK–12
Jefferson—Pearl City Community Unit School District 200
Erin—Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 PK–12
Cherry Grove-ShannonA−Eastland Community Unit School District 308
Kent—Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 with Loran Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Loran 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).

District schools in Loran Townshipby address
Pearl City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pearl City
A−
213 students11:1Rate it →
Pearl City Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pearl City
A−
58 students10:1Rate it →
Pearl City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pearl City
B
147 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Loran Township’s schools

Are Loran Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Loran Township children attend outscore 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Loran Township in?

Pearl City Community Unit School District 200, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 418 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Loran Township are served by Eastland Community Unit School District 308.

Where do Loran Township kids go to high school?

Pearl City High School in Pearl City, with 147 students; its own test results earn a B.

How much does Loran Township spend per student?

$17,763 in Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Loran Township 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.