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Schools in Lyndon

Lyndon’s public schools

Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lyndon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 97% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
2020–21
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
738 students on the public path
In brief

Lyndon’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lyndon’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Prophetstown Elem School places highest (better than 73%); Tampico Elem School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lyndon, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Prophetstown 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lyndon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–8PLT Middle Schoolin ProphetstownC+
9–12Prophetstown High Schoolin ProphetstownB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3.

The district

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

Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 738 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,473IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 29.9% · 378 students tested
Math16%
State average 25.8% · 382 students tested

Lyndon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lyndon—Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3

Every school in Lyndon

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 Lyndonin other towns
Prophetstown Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Prophetstown
B+
229 students15:1Rate it →
Tampico Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tampico
C+
156 students13:1Rate it →
PLT Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prophetstown
C+
148 students11:1Rate it →
Prophetstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Prophetstown
B−
205 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Lyndon’s schools

Are Lyndon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lyndon. Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lyndon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lyndon in?

Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3.

Where do Lyndon kids go to high school?

Prophetstown High 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). Stars are from neighbors.