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Schools in Lynn Township

Lynn Township’s public schools

Orion Community Unit School District 223 and Alwood Community Unit School District 225 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lynn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% 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
45%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Orion Community Unit School District 223
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,034 students on the public path
In brief

Lynn Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lynn Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Orion Middle School places highest (better than 85%); AlWood Middle/High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lynn Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Orion Middle School and AlWood Middle/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 Lynn Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Orion Community Unit School District 223.

Two districts serve Lynn Township

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

Orion Community Unit School District 223Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 963 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,268IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Alwood Community Unit School District 225Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 356 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,152IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Orion Community Unit School District 22345%
State average 29.9% · 530 students tested
Math · PK–12, Orion Community Unit School District 22339%
State average 25.8% · 497 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Alwood Community Unit School District 22527%
State average 29.9% · 180 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alwood Community Unit School District 22517%
State average 25.8% · 170 students tested

Lynn Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lynn Township—Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12 · Alwood Community Unit School District 225 PK–12
WesternA−Orion Community Unit School District 223
OxfordC+Alwood Community Unit School District 225
Andover—Cambridge Community Unit School District 227
Richland GroveB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
Osco—Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12 · Geneseo Community Unit School District 228 PK–12 · Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Orion Community Unit School District 223 with Lynn Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lynn Township

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 Lynn Townshipin other towns
C R Hanna Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orion
A−
434 students14:1Rate it →
AlWood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alpha
B−
172 students9:1Rate it →
Orion Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orion
A
244 students14:1Rate it →
AlWood Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Woodhull
B−
184 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Lynn Township’s schools

Are Lynn Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lynn Township. Orion Community Unit School District 223 and Alwood Community Unit School District 225 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lynn Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Lynn Township in?

Orion Community Unit School District 223 and Alwood Community Unit School District 225.

Where do Lynn Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Orion Middle School and AlWood Middle/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.