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Schools in Mazon Township · Seneca Township High School District 160, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C

Mazon Township’s public schools outscore 54% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mazon Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Reading proficiency in Mazon Township’s districts is 25%, below the Illinois average (30%). 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
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$38.6K
▲ 79% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Seneca Township High School District 160
Students per teacher
10.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
694 students on the public path
In brief

Mazon Township’s schools, in brief

Mazon Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem School (PK–4) and Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch (5–8) are Mazon Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Seneca Township High School District 160 with Brookfield, Erienna, Goodfarm, Highland, Kinsman, Manlius, Marseilles, Mazon, Miller, Nettle Creek, Norman, Seneca, Verona and Vienna: Seneca High School in Seneca. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Mazon Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Seneca Township High School District 160 spends $38,565 per student and Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C $14,156, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Mazon Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1426)Better than 56%
Towns in Grundy County (17)Better than 35%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 282 test results and a graduating class of 99 could put Mazon Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mazon Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (269 in math, 293 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem SchoolMazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2CB−
5–8Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle SchMazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2CB−
9–12Seneca High Schoolin SenecaB+

Mazon Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C). From grade 9, students attend the Seneca Township High School District 160, shared with Brookfield, Erienna, Goodfarm, Highland, Kinsman, Manlius, Marseilles, Mazon, Miller, Nettle Creek, Norman, Seneca, Verona and Vienna. Its high school is in Seneca. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Mazon Township

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

Seneca Township High School District 160Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 378 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$38,565IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2CGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 316 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,156IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16022%
State average 29.9% · 98 students tested
Math · 9–12, Seneca Township High School District 16032%
State average 25.8% · 85 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C27%
State average 29.9% · 195 students tested
Math · PK–8, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C22%
State average 25.8% · 184 students tested

Mazon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mazon TownshipB−Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
Maine—Coal City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C PK–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12
Vienna—Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
WauponseeC+Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
Goodfarm—Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C PK–8 · Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C PK–8

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C with Mazon Township for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mazon 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 Mazon Townshipby address
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mazon
B−
172 students11:1Rate it →
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mazon
B−
144 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Mazon Townshipin other towns
Seneca High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seneca
B+
378 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Mazon Township’s schools

Are Mazon Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Mazon Township children attend outscore 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mazon Township in?

Two districts: Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C runs grades PK–8, and Seneca Township High School District 160 runs grades 9–12, shared with Brookfield, Erienna, Goodfarm, Highland, Kinsman, Manlius, Marseilles, Mazon, Miller, Nettle Creek, Norman, Seneca, Verona and Vienna.

Where do Mazon Township kids go to high school?

Seneca High School in Seneca, with 378 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Mazon Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Seneca Township High School District 160 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Mazon Township spend per student?

$38,565 in Seneca Township High School District 160 and $14,156 in Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2C (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.