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Schools in Modesto

Modesto’s public schools

Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Modesto. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 103% 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
17%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.4K
▲ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
323 students on the public path
In brief

Modesto’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Modesto’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Northwestern Elem School places highest (better than 31%); Northwestern High School lowest (22%). 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 Modesto, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Northwestern Elem Schoolin PalmyraC
7–8Northwestern Jr High Schoolin PalmyraC−
9–12Northwestern High Schoolin PalmyraC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northwestern Community Unit School District 2.

The district

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

Northwestern Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 323 students · 9.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,403IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 29.9% · 156 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 146 students tested

Modesto vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Modesto—Northwestern Community Unit School District 2

Every school in Modesto

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).

Also serving Modestoin other towns
Northwestern Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palmyra
C
189 students11:1Rate it →
Northwestern Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Palmyra
C−
40 students8:1Rate it →
Northwestern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palmyra
C−
94 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Modesto’s schools

Are Modesto’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Modesto. Northwestern Community Unit School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Modesto. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Modesto in?

Northwestern Community Unit School District 2.

Where do Modesto kids go to high school?

Northwestern 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.