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Schools in Marrowbone Township · Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302

Marrowbone Township’s public schools score below 76% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 11% of Marrowbone Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Marrowbone 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
23%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
456 students on the public path
In brief

Marrowbone Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 656 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marrowbone Township’s, its schools beat 30%, higher than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,257 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 5 the district’s path is Okaw Valley Middle School, then Okaw Valley High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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 Marrowbone Township’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 24% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (656)Better than 30%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 226 test results could put Marrowbone Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Marrowbone Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (228 in math, 225 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Okaw Valley Elementary SchoolOkaw Valley Community Unit School District 302B−
5–8Okaw Valley Middle Schoolin FindlayB−
9–12Okaw Valley High SchoolOkaw Valley Community Unit School District 302C

Marrowbone Township’s public schools are run by Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302, which also serves Bethany, Dora, Findlay and Okaw 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.

Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 456 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,257IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 29.9% · 225 students tested
Math11%
State average 25.8% · 228 students tested

Marrowbone Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marrowbone TownshipC−Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302
SullivanB−Sullivan Community Unit School District 300
Dora—Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 PK–12
Todds Point—Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302

2 of the 3 neighbors share Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 with Marrowbone Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Marrowbone 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 Marrowbone Townshipby address
Okaw Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bethany
B−
170 students11:1Rate it →
Okaw Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethany
C
162 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Marrowbone Townshipin other towns
Okaw Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Findlay
B−
124 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Marrowbone Township’s schools

Are Marrowbone Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Marrowbone Township children attend score below 76% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Marrowbone Township in?

Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 456 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Marrowbone Township kids go to high school?

Okaw Valley High School in Bethany, with 162 students; its own test results earn a C.

How much does Marrowbone Township spend per student?

$17,257 in Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 (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.