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Schools in Metamora · Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1, County of Woodford School

Metamora’s public schools outscore 88% of Illinois districts

42% of students in Metamora’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Metamora, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#85of 768 Illinois townsK–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
47%
▲ 18 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · County of Woodford School
Students per teacher
15.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,725 students on the public path
In brief

Metamora’s schools, in brief

Metamora runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Metamora Grade School (PK–8) is Metamora’s own. From grade 9, students attend the County of Woodford School with Bay View Gardens, Cazenovia, Germantown Hills, Metamora, Partridge, Spring Bay, Spring Bay and Worth: Metamora High School in Metamora. The high school’s own results earn an A, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 spends $11,177 per student and County of Woodford School $17,388, 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 Metamora’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 88% of Illinois school districts, #85 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 88%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (570)Better than 89%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 747 test results and a graduating class of 236 could put Metamora anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Metamora’s students in the tested grades sat them (725 in math, 770 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Metamora Grade SchoolMetamora Community Consolidated School District 1A
9–12Metamora High SchoolCounty of Woodford SchoolA

Metamora runs its own schools through grade 8 (Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1). From grade 9, students attend the County of Woodford School, shared with Bay View Gardens, Cazenovia, Germantown Hills, Metamora, Partridge, Spring Bay, Spring Bay and Worth. Its school is in Metamora. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Metamora

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

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Metamora Community Consolidated School District 151%
State average 29.9% · 539 students tested
Math · PK–8, Metamora Community Consolidated School District 139%
State average 25.8% · 478 students tested
Reading · 9–12, County of Woodford School39%
State average 29.9% · 231 students tested
Math · 9–12, County of Woodford School47%
State average 25.8% · 247 students tested

Metamora vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MetamoraAMetamora Community Consolidated School District 1 PK–8 · County of Woodford School 9–12

Every school in Metamora

2 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).

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Questions about Metamora’s schools

Are Metamora’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Metamora children attend outscore 88% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #85 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Metamora in?

Two districts: Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 runs grades PK–8, and County of Woodford School runs grades 9–12, shared with Bay View Gardens, Cazenovia, Germantown Hills, Metamora, Partridge, Spring Bay, Spring Bay and Worth.

Where do Metamora kids go to high school?

Metamora High School, with 896 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Metamora’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in County of Woodford School graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Metamora spend per student?

$11,177 in Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 and $17,388 in County of Woodford School (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.